What are some of the supplications reported in prostration, and what is the best supplication?
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The questioner : If you would be so kind, O honorable Shaykh, to mention to me some of the supplications reported in prostration? And what is the best supplication?
The Shaykh : Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and he did not specify, but it is reported that a person may say: "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li" (Glorified are You, O Allah, our Lord, and with Your praise, O Allah, forgive me), and he may say: "Subhan Quddus Rabb al-Mala'ikah wa al-Ruh" (Glorified and Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit), for this is a remembrance that includes supplication. As for saying "Subhan Rabi al-A'la" (Glorified is my Lord, the Most High), that is a matter that is already fulfilled because it is obligatory. He should also supplicate by saying: "O Allah, You are the Pardoner and You love pardon, so pardon me," during the ten days of Ramadan, because A'ishah asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: "O Messenger of Allah! What do you think if I encounter the Night of Decree, what should I say in it?" He said: Bulugh al-Maram 5:57 The door is open, and praise be to Allah, no one stands between you and your Lord. People's needs differ; this one needs a wife, this one needs offspring, this one needs wealth, this one needs a house, and this one needs a car. Every person supplicates for what he needs. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you and bless you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
As for prostration, increase in it your supplication, for it is likely that it will be answered for you.
أما السجود فأكثروا فيه من الدعاء فقمِن أن يُستجاب لكمSay: O Allah, You are the Pardoner and You love to pardon, so pardon me.
قولي: اللهم إنك عفو تحب العفو فاعف عنيThe questioner : May Allah reward you and bless you, O honorable Shaykh.
