Supplications During Prayer
When Rising from Bowing (Ruku’):
It is narrated from Rifa‘ah ibn Rafi‘ رضي الله عنه that one day we were praying behind the Prophet ﷺ. When he raised his head from bowing, he said:
سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ
A man behind him said:
رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ
. “Our Lord, and to You belongs all praise, abundant, pure, and blessed praise.” When the Prophet ﷺ finished the prayer, he said: “Who just said that in the prayer?” The man replied, “It was I, O Messenger of Allah Almighty.” The Messenger of Allah Almighty ﷺ said: “I saw over thirty angels racing to be the first to record it.”
Supplication During Prostration (Sujood):
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الأَعْلَى
(Glory is to my Lord, the Most High and Exalted.) سبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ المَلاَئِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ
(Pure and Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit.)
سُبْحَانَ ذِيْ الْجَبَرُوْتِ، وَالْمَلَكُوْتِ، وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ، وَالْعَظَمَةِ
(Glory be to the One Who possesses majesty, dominion, greatness, and might.)
It is narrated from Aisha رضي الله عنها that she said: One night I did not find the Messenger of Allah Almighty ﷺ beside me, so I searched for him and found him in the state of bowing or prostration, saying:
سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، لا إلهَ إِلاَّ أنتَ
(You are Glorified, O Allah Almighty, and with Your praise. There is no deity except You.) In another narration, she said:
My hand touched his feet while he was in prostration, saying:
اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ، لا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ، أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ
(O Allah Almighty, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger, in Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot praise You enough; You are as You have praised Yourself.)
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ
(O Allah Almighty, forgive me for what I have done secretly and what I have done openly.)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ
(Glory and praise be to You, O Allah Almighty our Lord. O Allah Almighty, forgive me.)
Supplication Between Two Prostrations (Sitting):
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِـي رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِـي
(My Lord, forgive me, my Lord, forgive me.)
It is narrated from Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنهما that the Prophet ﷺ used to say between the two prostrations:
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي
(O Allah Almighty, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being, and provide for me.) Reported by Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi.