What to say when something that pleases you happens

كَانَ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَتَاهُ أَمرٌ يَسُرُّهُ أَو يُسَرُّ بِهِ خَرَّ سَاجِداً شُكراً لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى

Approximate Arabic reading aid

Kāna an-nabiyyu ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam idhā atāhu amrun yasurruhu aw yusarru bihi kharra sājidan shukran lillāhi tabāraka wata'ālā

English meaning

The Prophet PBUH would prostrate in gratitude to Allah upon receiving news which pleased him or which caused pleasure.

Explanation (Tafseer)

This passage describes responding to pleasing news with a prostration of gratitude to Allah. Joy is expressed physically as worship and thanks to Him. The action connects the happiness caused by the news with immediate acknowledgment of Allah rather than leaving the response only as an inward feeling.

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What to say when something that pleases you happens

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 242

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