282 – ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Prophet ﷺ went into prostration and stayed there for a long time. Then he raised his head and said, ‘Gabriel came to me and gave me glad tidings, so I prostrated to Allah in gratitude.’ ” Reported by Aḥmad, and al-Ḥākim declared it sound. ⦗1⦘

Hadith grading:
Al-Ḥākim said: “It meets the conditions set by the two Shaykhs,” and al-Dhahabī agreed with him.
In al-Talkhīṣ it is noted: Aḥmad, al-Bazzār, al-ʿUqaylī and al-Ḥākim all transmitted it through the chain of Muḥammad ibn Jubayr ibn Muṭʿim from ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf, yet Muḥammad never heard directly from him. Imām Aḥmad also narrated it through ʿAbd al-Wāḥid ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf, and the only critic to deem ʿAbd al-Wāḥid reliable was Ibn Ḥibbān. The following hadith will lend it further support.

Points derived from the hadith:
1 – The recommendation of performing a prostration of gratitude when a new blessing is received.
2 – The recommendation to prolong that prostration, out of thanks to Allah Most High, acknowledgment of His favors, praise of Him, and a plea for yet more of His bounty and generosity.
3 – The glad tidings Gabriel, peace be upon him, brought to the Prophet ﷺ: he told him that whenever someone invokes one blessing upon him ﷺ, Allah will grant that person ten blessings. The Prophet ﷺ rejoiced at this bounty for two reasons:
First: Allah Most High thereby exalted his rank, raised his renown, and multiplied his reward by inspiring the Muslims to invoke blessings upon him ﷺ and to supplicate for him.
Second: the immense reward granted to his community when they send blessings upon their Prophet, for indeed Allah