Hadith 278

وعن عبد الرحمن بن عوف رضي الله عنه قال : سجد النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فأطال السجود ثم رفع رأسه فقال : « إن جبريل أتاني فبشرني فسجدت لله شكرا ». رواه أحمد وصححه الحاكم.
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf (RA): The Prophet (ﷺ) prostrated and prolonged the Sajda, he then raised his head and said, "Jibrael (Gabriel) had come and given me glad tidings, thereafter I prostrated in gratitude to Allah." [Ahmad reported it and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Hadith Reference بلوغ المرام / 278
Hadith Grading محدثین: حسن
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه أحمد:1 /191، والحاكم: 1 /550، وصححه، ووافقه الذهبي.»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أحمد:1 /191، والحاكم: 1 /550، وصححه، ووافقه الذهبي.»©

Explanation:
The aforementioned narration is transmitted through multiple chains of transmission, and in one of these narrations, there is also this detail: the glad tidings and good news were that whoever sends blessings (salat) upon the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam once, Allah, the Exalted, will send ten mercies upon him, and ten of his sins will be forgiven. (Al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah: 11/506) Upon receiving this pleasing news, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam fell into prostration and expressed gratitude. Therefore, when someone attains a blessing or happiness, or is saved from a calamity, he should also perform the prostration of gratitude (sujud ash-shukr).

© Hadith Narrator:
«حضرت عبدالرحمن بن عوف رضی اللہ عنہ » His kunyah was Abu Muhammad. He belonged to the Zuhrah clan of the Quraysh. He was among the earliest to accept Islam. He participated in both migrations to Abyssinia. He was present in all the battles, including Badr and Uhud, etc. He is counted among those ten fortunate individuals who were given the glad tidings of Paradise in this world by the blessed tongue of the Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. He was one of the six individuals whom the second Caliph, Umar al-Faruq radi Allahu anhu, nominated for the selection of the Caliph. During the Prophetic era, he once gave four thousand and then forty thousand dinars in charity; then he presented five hundred horses and five hundred camels for jihad. He made a bequest regarding one of his gardens that it be dedicated to the Mothers of the Believers radi Allahu anhun; later, its value was assessed at four hundred thousand dinars. He passed away in the year 34 Hijri and was buried in Baqi'.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 278