Al-Kafi · Hadith 1

The Book of Prayer · Salah (prayer) for Thanksgiving · Volume 3, book 4, chapter 98, Hadith 1

Original Arabic text

1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ السَّرَّاجِ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ فِي صَلاَةِ الشُّكْرِ إِذَا أَنْعَمَ الله عَلَيْكَ بِنِعْمَةٍ فَصلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي الأولَى بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَقُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ وَتَقْرَأُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَقُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَتَقُولُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأولَى فِي رُكُوعِكَ وَسُجُودِكَ الْحَمْدُ لله شُكْراً شُكْراً وَحَمْداً وَتَقُولُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فِي رُكُوعِكَ وَسُجُودِكَ الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي اسْتَجَابَ دُعَائِي وَأَعْطَانِي مَسْأَلَتِي.

Published English translation

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Isma’il from Abu Isma’il al-Sarraj from Harun ibn Kharijah that Abi 'Abdillah (al-Saduq) (as) said regarding Salat al-Shukr (prayer of gratitude): "When Allah grants you a bounty, you should perform a two Rak'ah (unit) prayer. In the first Rak'ah recite Surah al-Fatiha and Surah al-Ikhlas. In the second Rak'ah, recite Sura al-Fatiha and Surah al-Kafiroon. In Ruku’ (bowing) and sajdah (prostration) of the first Rak'ah say: 'Praise be to God with, thanks (be to Him), thanks (be to Him) and praise (be to Him).' In Ruku' and Sujood of your second Rak'ah, you should say: 'Praise be to God who answered my prayer and gave me what I asked of Him.'"

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: صحيح

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/466)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: صحيح

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī, vol. 1, pp. 346, 347

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