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Sunan Ibn Majah 1394 — Sujood Shukr for Happy News
What was narrated concerning Prayer and prostration at times of gratitude
Sujood Shukr Hadith for Happy News
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1394
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1394
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُزَاعِيُّ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ السُّلَمِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ بَكَّارِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ إِذَا أَتَاهُ أَمْرٌ يَسُرُّهُ أَوْ يُسَرُّ بِهِ خَرَّ سَاجِدًا شُكْرًا لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى .
Abu Bakra Narrated from:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) heard news that made him happy, or for which one should be happy, he would fall down prostrate in gratitude to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1394In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 592English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1394
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1394
This sujood shukr hadith gives a clear general practice. Abu Bakrah narrated that when news came to the Prophet that made him happy, or news for which one should be happy, he would fall down prostrate in gratitude to Allah. The wording makes the reason plain: gratitude belongs to Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. The narration does not give a set dua or a number of prostrations in this text. It focuses on the act itself and the feeling behind it. When good news arrives, the Prophet's response was not only happiness, but humble thanks. This makes the hadith highly relevant for searches about prostration of gratitude in Islam.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet prostrated when happy news came to him.
- The prostration was done in gratitude to Allah.
- The hadith connects joy with humility before Allah.
- The narration does not mention a fixed verbal formula.
