Sujud al-shukr (prostration of gratitude) is one of the important and valuable commands of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them). A few examples of its hadiths regarding its importance and manner are presented, and we recommend that all of you follow up on its other narrations in the Shi'a hadith collections:

1 عَنْ أَبِی الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا قَالَ السَّجْدَةُ بَعْدَ الْفَرِیضَةِ شُکْراً لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَی مَا وَفَّقَ لَهُ الْعَبْدَ مِنْ أَدَاءِ فَرْضِهِ وَ أَدْنَی مَا یُجْزِی فِیهَا مِنَ الْقَوْلِ أَنْ یُقَالَ شُکْراً لِلَّهِ شُکْراً لِلَّهِ شُکْراً لِلَّهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قُلْتُ فَمَا مَعْنَی قَوْلِهِ شُکْراً لِلَّهِ قَالَ یَقُولُ هَذِهِ السَّجْدَةُ مِنِّی شُکْراً لِلَّهِ عَلَی مَا وَفَّقَنِی لَهُ مِنْ خِدْمَتِهِ وَ أَدَاءِ فَرْضِهِ وَ الشُّکْرُ مُوجِبٌ لِلزِّیَادَةِ فَإِنْ کَانَ فِی الصَّلَاةِ تَقْصِیرٌ لَمْ یَتِمَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ تَمَّ بِهَذِهِ السَّجْدَةِ

📚 Uyun Akhbar al-Ridha, Vol. 1, p. 281

Imam Ridha (peace be upon him) said: 'The prostration after the obligatory prayer is gratitude to Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, for what He granted him success to perform the obligation, and the least amount of words that are sufficient in it is to say three times: 'Shukran lillah, shukran lillah, shukran lillah' (Thanks be to Allah, thanks be to Allah, thanks be to Allah).'' He said: 'I said: 'What is the meaning of 'Shukran lillah'?' He said: 'In reality, the servant is saying: 'This prostration of mine is gratitude to Allah for what He granted me success in His service and the performance of His obligation,' and gratitude causes increase. So if there is any shortcoming or deficiency in the prayer that has not been completed by the supererogatory prayers, it is completed by this prostration.'

2 عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَجْدَةُ الشُّکْرِ وَاجِبَةٌ عَلَی کُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ تُتِمُّ بِهَا صَلَاتَکَ وَ تُرْضِی بِهَا رَبَّکَ وَ تَعْجَبُ الْمَلَائِکَةُ مِنْکَ

📚 Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 333

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'The prostration of gratitude is obligatory for every Muslim. With the prostration of gratitude, you complete your prayer, and you make your Lord satisfied and pleased, and the angels are amazed by you...''

3 Sulaiman said: 'Imam Ridha (peace be upon him) wrote to me: 'In the prostration of gratitude, say a hundred times: 'Shukran, shukran' (Thanks, thanks), and if you wish, say a hundred times: 'Afwan, afwan' (Forgiveness, forgiveness).' '

📚 Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 332

4 مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ أَنَّ الصَّادِقَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا یَسْجُدُ الْمُصَلِّی سَجْدَةً بَعْدَ الْفَرِیضَةِ لِیَشْکُرَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَی ذِکْرُهُ فِیهَا عَلَی مَا مَنَّ بِهِ عَلَیْهِ مِنْ أَدَاءِ فَرْضِهِ وَ أَدْنَی مَا یُجْزِی فِیهَا شُکْراً لِلَّهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ

📚 Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 333

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'Indeed, the prayer-performer performs a prostration after the obligatory prayer to thank his Lord, may His remembrance be exalted, for what He has bestowed upon him from the performance of His obligation, and the least amount that is sufficient in it is to say three times: 'Shukran lillah.'

5 عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ کَانَ مُوسَی بْنُ عِمْرَانَ إِذَا صَلَّی لَمْ یَنْفَتِلْ حَتَّی یُلْصِقَ خَدَّهُ الْأَیْمَنَ بِالْأَرْضِ وَ خَدَّهُ الْأَیْسَرَ بِالْأَرْضِ

📚 Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 332

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'Musa ibn Imran, when he would pray, would not turn away from the prayer until he placed his right cheek and his left cheek on the ground.'

6 جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ قَالَ رَأَیْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ وَ قَدْ سَجَدَ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ فَبَسَطَ ذِرَاعَیْهِ عَلَی الْأَرْضِ وَ أَلْصَقَ جُؤْجُؤَهُ بِالْأَرْضِ فِی دُعَائِهِ

📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, p. 324

Ja'far ibn Ali said: 'I saw Imam Kadhim (peace be upon him) prostrate after the prayer and he spread his forearms on the ground and during the supplication, he pressed his chest to the ground.'

7 ذَرِیحٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَیُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ سَجَدَ سَجْدَةً لِشُکْرِ نِعْمَةٍ فِی غَیْرِ صَلَاةٍ کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِهَا عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَ مَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَیِّئَاتٍ وَ رَفَعَ لَهُ عَشْرَ دَرَجَاتٍ فِی الْجِنَانِ

📚 Thawab al-A'mal, p. 35

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'Any believer who prostrates to Allah for gratitude for a blessing, not during prayer, Allah writes for him ten good deeds, erases ten sins from him, and raises him ten degrees in the gardens.'

8 Imam Baqir said: 'My father, Imam Sajjad, would not remember any blessing from Allah upon him except that he would prostrate... and he would not finish the obligatory prayer except that he would prostrate.'

📚 Ilal al-Shara'i, Vol. 1, p. 233

9 Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) said: 'The most beloved word to Allah, the Most High, is that the servant says three times while prostrating:

إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي

📚 Mustadrak, Vol. 5, p. 135

10 Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'Whoever performs the prostration of gratitude for a blessing while he has wudu', Allah writes for him ten prayers because of it and erases ten great mistakes of his.'

📚 Al-Faqih, Vol. 1, p. 332