ON THE SUBJECT OF 211 PROSTRATION OF GRATITUDE FOR DIVINE FAVORS; BLESSINGS WE RECEIVE THROUGH OUR BELOVED PROPHET, praise and peace be upon him H 1182 "We set off from Mecca for Medina in the company of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him. As we approached Azwara, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, dismounted and raised his hands in supplication for a while, then prostrated and remained like this for a long time. Then he stood up and raised his hands in supplication and prayed for a while and then prostrated. He did this three times and then explained to us: 'I supplicated my Lord in intercession for my nation and He granted me one third of them, thereupon I fell prostrate before my Lord, thanking Him. Then I raised my head and supplicated my Lord for my nation, and He granted me another third of them, whereupon I fell prostrate before my Lord, thanking Him. Again I raised my head and supplicated my Lord for my nation and He granted me the last third of them, upon which I fell prostrate before my Lord.'" R 1182 Abu Daud with a chain up to Sa'ad the son of Abi Wakkas who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
باب استحباب سجود الشكر عِنْدَ حصول نعمة ظاهرة أَو اندفاع بلية ظاهرة 1159- عن سعد بن أَبي وقاص رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رسولِ الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم مِنْ مَكّةَ نُريدُ المَدِينَةَ ، فَلَمَّا كُنَّا قَرِيباً مِنْ عَزْوَرَاءَ نَزَلَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَدَعَا الله سَاعَةً ، ثُمَّ خَرَّ سَاجِداً ، فَمَكَثَ طَويلاً ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ سَاعَةً ، ثُمَّ خَرَّ سَاجِداً - فَعَلَهُ ثَلاثَاً - وقال : "إنِّي سَألتُ رَبِّي ، وَشَفَعْتُ لأُمَّتِي ، فَأعْطَانِي ثُلُثَ أُمَّتِي ، فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِداً لِرَبِّي شُكْراً ، ثُمَّ رَفَعْتُ رَأسِي ، فَسَألْتُ رَبِّي لأُمَّتِي ، فَأعْطَانِي ثُلُثَ أُمَّتِي، فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِداً لِرَبِّي شُكْراً ، ثُمَّ رَفَعْتُ رَأسِي ، فَسَألْتُ رَبِّي لأُمَّتِي ، فَأعْطَانِي الثُّلثَ الآخَرَ ، فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِداً لِرَبِّي" رواه أَبُو داود .