Is it correct to say certain supplications during the prayer, such as after the bowing, saying: “Hear Allah from those who praise Him. Our Lord, to You belongs all praise. Glory to You, filling the heavens and the earth…”
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The questioner : This is a message received from a listener of the program. The listener used the initials K.M. as a code for his name, from Ha’il. He asks: Is it correct to say certain supplications during the prayer, O honorable Shaykh, such as after the bowing, saying “Hear Allah from those who praise Him. Our Lord, to You belongs all praise. Glory to You, filling the heavens and the earth and filling whatever You will of anything”, and after the prostration, saying “The Exalted, the Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit”?
The Shaykh : Yes. It is permissible for a person in his prayer to supplicate to Allah the Exalted with whatever he wishes.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : However, he should strive to supplicate during the prostration, due to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to do so, where he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:179 He should also supplicate after the final tashahhud, and he should supplicate between the two prostrations.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : As for when he raises his head from the bowing, he says “Hear Allah from those who praise Him” at the time of raising. Then, when he stands upright, he says “Our Lord, to You belongs all praise”, without saying “Glory to You,” because I do not know that “Glory to You” was reported in this position.
Likewise, the questioner says that when one rises from the prostration, he says “The Exalted, the Holy”, but that is not the case. Rather, he says “The Exalted, the Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit” during the bowing and during the prostration as well, as the Sunnah came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : Thank you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you for what you have clarified for us and for our honorable brother listeners.
Our honorable brothers, the honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at the College of Sharia in Qassim and preacher, has answered your questions.
The Shaykh : Yes. It is permissible for a person in his prayer to supplicate to Allah the Exalted with whatever he wishes.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : However, he should strive to supplicate during the prostration, due to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to do so, where he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"I have been forbidden to recite the Qur'an while bowing or prostrating; so while in the bowing (position) glorify (the Perfection of) the Rabb (Lord), and while in the prostrating (position) be earnest in supplication, for it is fitting that your supplications may be answered."
ألا وإني نهيت أن أقرأ القرءان راكعا أو ساجدا فأما الركوع فعظموا فيه الرب وأما السجود فاجتهدوا فيه في الدعاء فقمن أن يستجاب لكمThe questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : As for when he raises his head from the bowing, he says “Hear Allah from those who praise Him” at the time of raising. Then, when he stands upright, he says “Our Lord, to You belongs all praise”, without saying “Glory to You,” because I do not know that “Glory to You” was reported in this position.
Likewise, the questioner says that when one rises from the prostration, he says “The Exalted, the Holy”, but that is not the case. Rather, he says “The Exalted, the Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit” during the bowing and during the prostration as well, as the Sunnah came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : Thank you, O honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you for what you have clarified for us and for our honorable brother listeners.
Our honorable brothers, the honorable Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, professor at the College of Sharia in Qassim and preacher, has answered your questions.