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'''Shukr Prayer''' is a [[recommended prayer]] performed to thank and express gratitude to [[God]]. Shukr prayer does not have a special form, time or conditions and is performed as a normal "two [[rak'a]] prayer". Like other recommended prayers, it can be performed sitting, standing, walking, inside a vehicle, etc. But, it is better to be performed standing. | '''Thankfulness Prayer''' or '''Shukr Prayer''' (Arabic: {{ia|صلاة الشکر}}) is a [[recommended prayer]] performed to thank and express gratitude to [[God]]. Shukr prayer does not have a special form, time or conditions and is performed as a normal "two [[rak'a]] prayer". Like other recommended prayers, it can be performed sitting, standing, walking, inside a vehicle, etc. But, it is better to be performed standing. | ||
However, a Shukr prayer is narrated from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] with a special instruction as below: | However, a Shukr prayer is narrated from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] with a special instruction as below: | ||
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:"When you are blessed by a [[blessing]] of God, perform two rak'as of prayer. In the first rak'a, recite [[Qur'an 2]] (Sura al-Fatiha) and then [[Qur'an 112]] (Sura al-Ikhlas) and in the second rak'a, recite Sura al-Fatiha first and then recite [[Qur'an 109]] (Sura al-Kafirun). In [[ruku']] and [[sajda]] of the first rak'a say, "al-hamd-u lillah shukr-an wa hamd-an" (Arabic: {{ia| اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ شُکْراً شُکْراً وَ حَمْداً}}) (praise belongs to God, such a praise and gratitude); and, in ruku' and sajda of the second rak'a, say, "al-hamd-u lillah al-ladhi-stajab-a du'a-'i wa a'tani mas'alati" (Arabic: {{ia|اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِی اسْتَجَابَ دُعَائِی وَ أَعْطَانِی مَسْأَلَتِی}}) (praise belongs to God who fulfilled my [[du'a]] and granted me my request). | :"When you are blessed by a [[blessing]] of God, perform two rak'as of prayer. In the first rak'a, recite [[Qur'an 2]] (Sura al-Fatiha) and then [[Qur'an 112]] (Sura al-Ikhlas) and in the second rak'a, recite Sura al-Fatiha first and then recite [[Qur'an 109]] (Sura al-Kafirun). In [[ruku']] and [[sajda]] of the first rak'a say, "al-hamd-u lillah shukr-an wa hamd-an" (Arabic: {{ia| اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ شُکْراً شُکْراً وَ حَمْداً}}) (praise belongs to God, such a praise and gratitude); and, in ruku' and sajda of the second rak'a, say, "al-hamd-u lillah al-ladhi-stajab-a du'a-'i wa a'tani mas'alati" (Arabic: {{ia|اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِی اسْتَجَابَ دُعَائِی وَ أَعْطَانِی مَسْأَلَتِی}}) (praise belongs to God who fulfilled my [[du'a]] and granted me my request). | ||
In some sources, it is instructed to recite the du'a of "al-hamd-u lillah shukr-an shukr-an lillah wa hamd-an" (Arabic: {{ia|اَلحَمدُ لِلهِ شُکراً شُکراً لله وَ حَمداً}}) in ruku' and sajda of both rak'as and to recite the du'a of "al-hamdu lillah al-ladhi qada hajati wa a'tani mas'alati" (Arabic: {{ia|اَلحمدُ للهِ الَّذی قَضا حَاجَتی وَ أعطانی مَسأَلَتی}}) after the end of [[prayer]]. | In some sources, it is instructed to recite the du'a of "al-hamd-u lillah shukr-an shukr-an lillah wa hamd-an" (Arabic: {{ia|اَلحَمدُ لِلهِ شُکراً شُکراً لله وَ حَمداً}}) [praise belongs to God, gratitude belongs to God and praise] in ruku' and sajda of both rak'as and to recite the du'a of "al-hamdu lillah al-ladhi qada hajati wa a'tani mas'alati" (Arabic: {{ia|اَلحمدُ للهِ الَّذی قَضا حَاجَتی وَ أعطانی مَسأَلَتی}}) [praise belongs to the God Who fulfilled my du'a (supplication) and granted my request] after the end of [[prayer]]. | ||
Also, it is [[recommended]] to recite du'a of [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] which is mentioned in ''[[Sahifat al-Sajjadiyya]]'' after shukr prayer. | Also, it is [[recommended]] to recite du'a of [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] which is mentioned in ''[[Sahifat al-Sajjadiyya]]'' after shukr prayer. | ||