The ruling on prostration of gratitude after eating
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if I eat food, is it prescribed that I prostrate in gratitude to Allah the Exalted for this blessing?
Answer:
No, this is not prescribed. You would end up prostrating at lunch, at dinner, and at every meal, prostrating every time you eat something. This was also not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would prostrate in gratitude when he ate food. We say that this is a blessing that is not new; it is a recurring one, and one does not prostrate for recurring blessings.
Honorable Shaykh, if I eat food, is it prescribed that I prostrate in gratitude to Allah the Exalted for this blessing?
Answer:
No, this is not prescribed. You would end up prostrating at lunch, at dinner, and at every meal, prostrating every time you eat something. This was also not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would prostrate in gratitude when he ate food. We say that this is a blessing that is not new; it is a recurring one, and one does not prostrate for recurring blessings.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب سجود السهو وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:03:13)
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