The Method of Prostration of Gratitude and the Ruling on Ritual Purity for It

Question:
A message was received by the program from one of the female listeners from Makkah al-Mukarramah, who indicated her name with the letters (A. M. D). Our sister, in her first question, says: What is the method of the Prayer of Gratitude?

Answer:
We do not know of a prayer called the Prayer of Gratitude. It is called the Prostration of Gratitude. We do not know of anything called the Prayer of Gratitude. However, if a person prays two rak'ahs in the Duha time, or at night, or during the Dhuhr time, and he praises Allah, extols Him, and thanks Him for His blessings, that is all good. Prayer is sought in all of these, and it is all good in the times of worship. The Duha time is all a time for prayer until the sun stands still, the Dhuhr time is all a time for prayer until after the 'Asr prayer, and the night is all a time for praise, praise be to Allah. If a person prays two rak'ahs or more, thanking Allah, praising Him, supplicating to Him, and asking his Lord for good, that is all good. But we do not know in the Shari'ah a prayer called the Prayer of Gratitude.
Yes, there is a prostration called the prostration of gratitude. For example, if a man is informed that Allah has granted him a male or female child, he prostrates in gratitude for this blessing. Or if he is informed that Allah has cured his child, or cured his father of his illness, or that the people whose car overturned were safe, or that those who were in a collision were safe, and he is informed of their safety, he prostrates to Allah in gratitude. All of this is good. Or if an Islamic victory occurs, where Allah grants victory to the Muslims and helps them against their enemy in a war between the Muslims and their enemies, and he is informed that the Muslims have won, he prostrates to Allah in gratitude. This is as reported from al-Ṣiddīq (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was informed that Maslamah was killed in the Battle of Yamamah; he prostrated to Allah in gratitude. And it was narrated about him (peace and blessings be upon him) .
The point is that prostrating to Allah in gratitude is known. It is like the prostration of prayer: one prostration he makes to Allah, thanking Him for the blessing that has occurred. He says: "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la" (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High), "Subhan Rabbi al-A'la," and he praises his Lord, thanks Him, and supplicates to Him regarding the blessing that has occurred for him or for the Muslims. Yes.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. Is ritual purity a condition for it, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : It is not a condition. The correct view is that it is not a condition, just like the prostration of recitation. The correct view is that ritual purity is not a condition, while the majority hold that it is a condition. But the correct view is that it is not a condition due to the lack of evidence; because it is submission to Allah, submission to Allah, and remembrance of Him (Glorified and Exalted is He) . So it resembles tasbih and tahlil, and it resembles reciting from memory. Ritual purity is not a condition for it. Yes.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. Is this the case whether one is in a state of major or minor ritual impurity?

The Shaykh : Yes, absolutely. Yes. And Ibn 'Umar used to prostrate while not in a state of ritual purity, and al-Sha'bi did so as well, according to what is authentic from them. Yes. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the Qur'an to his Companions in their gatherings. When he would prostrate, they would prostrate with him, and he did not say to them: "Whoever is not in a state of ritual purity, do not prostrate." It is known that the gatherings include those who are in a state of wudu' and those who are not. So if ritual purity were a condition, he would have said to them when prostrating: "Whoever is not in a state of ritual purity, do not prostrate." The fact that he prostrated and they prostrated with him in their gatherings indicates that ritual purity is not a condition. For if it were a condition, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would have alerted them, because Allah sent him as a conveyor and a teacher, and clarification should not be delayed beyond the time of need. Their gathering with him in their assemblies and their prostration with him is the time of need for clarification. Yes.