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Gratitude (Shukr) — The Quranic Framework

INTENSITY MARKERS:
[M] = Fard / Wajib (Obligatory — must do)  |  [1] = Sunnah Mu'akkadah / Highly Recommended  |  [2] = Sunnah / Recommended  |  [3] = Mustahab / Virtuous / Commendable  |  [H] = Haram (Forbidden — must not do)  |  [h] = Makruh (Discouraged — should not do)  |  [P] = Mubah (Permissible — neutral)

✅ What to Do

[M]Remember Allah and He will remember you — be grateful and do not
be ungrateful. (Qur'an 2:152 — https://quran.com/2:152)
[M]If you are grateful, Allah will surely increase you. (Qur'an 14:7 — https://quran.com/14:7)
[1]Eat from the good things Allah has provided — and be grateful. (Qur'an 2:172 — https://quran.com/2:172; Qur'an 16:114 — https://quran.com/16:114)
[M]He gave you hearing, sight, and hearts — so that you may be
grateful. (Qur'an 16:78 — https://quran.com/16:78)
[1]Say "Alhamdulillah" in every circumstance — praise is Allah's due. (Qur'an 1:2 — https://quran.com/1:2)
[2]Prostrate in gratitude (sujud al-shukr) when receiving unexpected
blessings. (Abu Dawud 2774 — https://sunnah.com/abudawud:2774)
[1]Thank people — whoever does not thank people does not thank Allah. (Abu Dawud 4811 — https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4811)
[1]Use Allah's blessings in obedience to Him — this is the essence of shukr. (Qur'an 2:172 — https://quran.com/2:172)
[1]Like Sulayman, say: "My Lord, inspire me to be grateful for Your
blessings." (Qur'an 27:19 — https://quran.com/27:19)
[1]Know that gratitude preserves blessings; ingratitude removes them.
(Qur'an 34:15-16 — https://quran.com/34:15-16)
[1]Be grateful to your parents — for their care and sacrifice. (Qur'an 31:14 — https://quran.com/31:14)

🚫 What Not to Do

What to Do ↑ As You Wish ↓
[H]Be ungrateful (kafur) — ingratitude is a form of disbelief. (Qur'an 14:7 — https://quran.com/14:7)
[h]Attribute blessings to your own effort and forget Allah.
Qarun said "I earned this by my own knowledge" and was destroyed. (Qur'an 28:78 — https://quran.com/28:78)
[h]Complain about what you lack — this is ingratitude. (Qur'an 16:114 — https://quran.com/16:114)
[h]Use Allah's blessings to disobey Him — this is the worst ingratitude. (Qur'an 2:172 — https://quran.com/2:172)
[h]Forget that shukr is a purpose of your creation. (Qur'an 2:185 — https://quran.com/2:185)

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