Hazrat Abu Ja'far, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that a short man passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so the Prophet performed a prostration of gratitude and said: All praise is due to Allah who did not create me like a small person.

Hazrat Abu Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a short-statured man and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Seek well-being from Allah.

Hazrat Mansur (may Allah have mercy on him) says that it has been narrated to me that Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) performed the prostration of gratitude, and Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) considered it disliked.

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Hazrat Mughira (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Performing the prostration of gratitude (Sajda-e-Shukr) is an innovation (bid'ah).

Hazrat Abu Salih (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the marriage of Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) ended and Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) left, until he sought permission from Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Now what business does Zaid have with me? The narrator says: Hazrat Zaid (may Allah have mercy on him) sent a message to her that I have come as a messenger of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) granted him permission. Then he gave her the glad tidings that Allah Almighty has married you to His Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم . Upon hearing this, Hazrat Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) fell into prostration to express gratitude.

Hazrat Mughira (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) considered the prostration of joy and happiness to be disliked, and he used to say that there is neither bowing (ruku) nor prostration (sajda) in it.

Hazrat Ismail bin Zurbi, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that Hazrat Rayyan bin Sabrah Hanafi, may Allah have mercy on him, was present in the Battle of Nahrawan. He, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I was among those people who brought out Dhu al-Thadiyya. Before he reached Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, had already received news of his coming. When we reached him, he was in prostration out of happiness. So, Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was given the glad tidings of this before he left. He, may Allah have mercy on him, says that when we came to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, he was performing prostration out of extreme happiness.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in prostration. When he finished, I said: O Messenger of Allah! You performed a long prostration. He replied: I prostrated to express gratitude to Allah because He accepted the excuse of my Ummah.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Sawqah, may Allah have mercy on him, says that a man asked Hazrat Ata, may Allah have mercy on him, about a person who had been taken captive by the people of Daylam. They released him after taking an oath and covenant from him by Allah that if he sent them ransom, he would be free. They had fixed the amount of ransom. And if he did not send the ransom, then according to the oath and covenant, he would return to them. That person could not obtain the ransom money because he was poor. Now what should he do? He, may Allah have mercy on him, replied: He must fulfill the promise. The man said: Hazrat, they are polytheists! Hazrat Ata, may Allah have mercy on him, refused and said: In every case, fulfilling the promise is necessary.