Prayer · Daily
Make du'a in sujud
- The practice
- In sujud, ask Allah for something specific you need.
- When
- While in sujud
- In daily life
- Before a voluntary prayer, pick one thing you really need: a job, your child's health, a hard conversation going well. Then ask for it in sujud, unhurried, with your whole heart.
The source
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ " .
“Abu Huraira reported:The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state)”Narrated by Abu HurayraSahih Muslim 482
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-muslim · Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui (eng-muslim), from the eng-muslim edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
More Sunnahs like this
Pray two rak'ahs of DuhaMid-morning, after the sun has risen well (e.g. on your morning break)Pray 4 rak'at after Jumu'ahAfter the Friday prayerAstaghfirullah ×3 and 'Antas-Salam' after salamRight after the salam of each obligatory prayerStay seated after Fajr until sunriseAfter Fajr on a day you pick (e.g. the weekend)Pray some voluntary prayers at homeDaily, any voluntary prayerSay the tahlil after salamAfter salam of each obligatory prayer
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.