What is the form of prostration of gratitude and what are its conditions?
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The questioner : He says: What is the form of prostration of gratitude and its rulings regarding ritual purity, facing the qiblah, the closing salam, the takbir, and so on, with evidence?
The Shaykh : The form of prostration of gratitude is like the form of prostration of recitation. A person says takbir, prostrates, and says: "Subhan Rabi al-A'la, Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika, Allahumma ighfir li, Subuhun Quddus Rabb al-Mala'ikah wa al-Ruh." He thanks Allah for His blessing and specifies it, saying: "O Allah, to You belongs all praise for this blessing. O Allah, grant me the ability to be grateful for it," and similar appropriate supplications. The evidence for this is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when something that pleased him came to him, would fall down in prostration to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The time has ended.
The Shaykh : The form of prostration of gratitude is like the form of prostration of recitation. A person says takbir, prostrates, and says: "Subhan Rabi al-A'la, Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika, Allahumma ighfir li, Subuhun Quddus Rabb al-Mala'ikah wa al-Ruh." He thanks Allah for His blessing and specifies it, saying: "O Allah, to You belongs all praise for this blessing. O Allah, grant me the ability to be grateful for it," and similar appropriate supplications. The evidence for this is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when something that pleased him came to him, would fall down in prostration to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The time has ended.