Duas in Prostration :Dua in Sujood
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
“The closest a servant comes to his Lord is while he is in prostration, so increase your supplication [therein]” — this hadith, recorded in Sahih Muslim (1/350),
1. Dua in Sujud (Fardh/obligatory to say this)
Arabic: سُبْحانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلى (ثلاث مرات)
Transliteration: Subḥāna Rabbiya-l-a’lā (three times)
Translation: “Glory is to my Lord, the Most High.”
Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 41; Sunan Abu Dawud; Sunan Ibn Majah; Sunan an-Nasa’i; Jami’ at-Tirmidhi; Musnad Ahmad.
The counterpart to ruku’s “Subhana Rabbiyal-‘Azim,” this is the tasbih taught first and considered obligatory or emphasized Sunnah, depending on the madhab, in every sujood.
2. Duas we can add in sujud(nafil salah)
Arabic: سُبْحانَكَ اللّهُمَّ رَبَّنا وَبِحَمْدِكَ، اللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي
Translation: “Glory is to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise is Yours. O Allah, forgive me.”
Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 42; recorded in both Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
Identical in wording to the ruku narration covered previously, A’ishah (RA) reported the Prophet ﷺ reciting this abundantly in both positions during the final period of his life, tying it to the Qur’anic command of Surah An-Nasr.
3. Duas we can add in sujud(nafil salah)
Arabic: سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوس، رَبُّ الملائِكَةِ وَالرُّوح
Translation: “Glory (to You), Most Holy (are You), Lord of the angels and the Spirit.”
Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 43; Sahih Muslim 1/533.
4. Dua Prostrating the Face to Its Creator (nafil salah)
Arabic: اللّهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْت وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْت، سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذي خَلَقَهُ وَصَوَّرَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَه…
Translation: “O Allah, to You I prostrate myself and in You I believe. To You I have submitted. My face is prostrated to the One Who created it, fashioned it, and gave it hearing and sight. Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators.”
Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 44; Sahih Muslim 1/534.
This narration is notable for its specificity: it is not the worshipper as a whole who is said to prostrate, but the face particularly (sajada wajhī), the part of the body physically nearest the ground in this position, described in relation to its Creator’s specific acts of forming it and granting it hearing and sight.
5. Dua Glory to Master of Power, Sovereignty and Majesty (nafil salah)
Arabic: سُبْحانَ ذِي الْجَبَروتِ والمَلَكوتِ والكِبْرِياءِ وَالعَظَمَةِ
Translation: “Glory is to the Master of power, sovereignty, of majesty and greatness.”
Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 45; Sunan Abu Dawud 1/230; Sunan an-Nasa’i; Musnad Ahmad; graded authentic by Al-Albani, Sahih Abu Dawud 1/166.
6. Dua for Comprehensive Forgiveness (nafil salah)
Arabic: اللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي ذَنْبي كُلَّه، دِقَّهُ وَجِلَّه، وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَه، وَعَلانِيَّتَهُ وَسِرَّه
Translation: “O Allah, forgive me all my sins, great and small, the first and the last, those that are apparent and those that are hidden.”
Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 46; Sahih Muslim 1/350.
This narration is recorded in the same hadith as the “closest to your Lord” statement quoted at the start of this article, making it one of the direct examples the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have used of the “increased supplication” he encouraged in sujood.
7. Anothee Du’a of Sujood (nafil salah)
Arabic: اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعوذُ بِرِضاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِك، وَبِمُعافاتِكَ مِنْ عُقوبَتِك، وَأَعوذُ بِكَ مِنْك، لا أُحْصي ثَناءً عَلَيْك، أَنْتَ كَما أَثْنَيْتَ عَلى نَفْسِك
Translation: “O Allah, I seek protection in Your pleasure from Your anger, and I seek protection in Your forgiveness from Your punishment. I seek protection in You from You. I cannot count Your praises. You are as You have praised Yourself.”
Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 47; Sahih Muslim 1/352.