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'''Thankfulness Prayer''' or '''Shukr Prayer''' (Arabic: {{ia|صلاة الشکر}}) is a [[recommended prayer]] performed to thank and express gratitude to [[God]]. | '''Thankfulness Prayer''' or '''Shukr Prayer''' (Arabic: {{ia|صلاة الشکر}}) is a [[recommended prayer]] performed to thank and express gratitude to [[God]]. Thankfulness 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 | However, a Thankfulness Prayer is narrated from [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] with a special instruction as below: | ||
:"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). | ||
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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 and praise belongs to God) 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]]. | 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 and praise belongs to God) 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 | Also, it is [[recommended]] to recite du'a of [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] which is mentioned in ''[[Sahifat al-Sajjadiyya]]'' after Thankfulness Prayer. | ||
In addition to this prayer mentioned in [[Shi'a]] sources, [[Sunni]]s too have transmitted a prayer from the [[Prophet (s)]], reporting that after the [[conquest of Mecca]] and to thank God for it, the Prophet (s) performed four "two rak'a prayers" as a | In addition to this prayer mentioned in [[Shi'a]] sources, [[Sunni]]s too have transmitted a prayer from the [[Prophet (s)]], reporting that after the [[conquest of Mecca]] and to thank God for it, the Prophet (s) performed four "two rak'a prayers" as a Thankfulness Prayer. Thus, some of the [[companions]] followed him and performed this prayer after their victories. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:نماز شکر|نماز شکر]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | *The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:نماز شکر|نماز شکر]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | ||