1074 - Muhammad narrated to us, he said: al-Walid narrated to us, he said: Abu Musa 'Isa ibn 'Abd Allah informed me, from al-Hajjaj ibn Artat, from Abu 'Ubaydah, from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), that he used to dislike for a man to join one of his knees to the other.

Chapter: The Prostration of Gratitude (Sajdat al-Shukr)

• I asked Ishaq about the prostration of gratitude. He said: "It is a sunnah upon victory, upon battle for the sake of good news, and for every matter pertaining to the Hereafter." He said: "And the hadith of Ibrahim that he disliked it, it only pertains to worldly matters."

1075 - al-Nadr ibn Tahir al-'Absi narrated to us, he said: Bakkar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Abi Bakrah narrated to us, from his father, from Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that when a matter came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that pleased him, he would fall down prostrate in gratitude to Allah.

1076 - Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, he said: Hushaym and Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, from Mughirah, from Ibrahim, that he disliked the prostration of relief (sajdat al-faraj).