Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ
Chapter: What A Person Should Say In His Ruku’ And Prostration.
6 hadith · references 869–874
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Abu Dawud · 869لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ سورة الواقعة آية 74 ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : اجْعَلُوهَا فِي رُكُوعِكُمْ ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى سورة الNarrated Uqbah ibn Amir: When "Glorify the name of your mighty Lord" was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Use it when bowing, and when "Glorify the name of your most high Lord" was revealed, he said: Use it when 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 870فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا رَكَعَ ، قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، ثَلَاثًا وَإِذَا سَجَدَ ، قَالَ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، ثَلَاثًاNarrated Uqbah ibn Amir: The above (No 868) tradition has also been reported through a different chain of narrators by Uqbah ibn Amir to the same effect. This version adds: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bowed, he said: "5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 871فَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ ، وَفِي سُجُودِهِ : سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى ، وَمَا مَرَّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَا فَسَأَلَ ، وَلَا بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ عِنْدَهَHudhaifah said that he prayed along with the Prophet ﷺ, and that he said when bowing, “Glory be to my mighty Lord, “ and when prostrated himself, “Glory be to my most high Lord, “ and when prostrated himself, “ Glory be 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 872كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ : سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِAishah said that the prophet ﷺ used to say when bowing and prostrating, “All-Glorious, All-Holy, Lord of the angels and spirit.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 873فَقَامَ فَقَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ لَا يَمُرُّ بِآيَةِ رَحْمَةٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ فَسَأَلَ ، وَلَا يَمُرُّ بِآيَةِ عَذَابٍ إِلَّا وَقَفَ فَتَعَوَّذَ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ رَكَعَ بِقَدْرِ قِيَامِهِ يَقُولُ فِي رُكُوعِهِ : سُبْحَاNarrated Awf ibn Malik al-Ashjai: I stood up to pray along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; he got up and recited Surat al-Baqarah (Surah 2). When he came to a verse which spoke of mercy, he stopped and made supplication, 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 874يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ، فَكَانَ يَقُولُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثَلَاثًا ذُو الْمَلَكُوتِ وَالْجَبَرُوتِ وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ ، ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ فَقَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَكَانَ رُكُوعُهُ نَحْوًا مِنْ Narrated Hudhayfah: Hudhayfah saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying at night. He said: Allah is most great" three times, "Possessor of kingdom, grandeur, greatness and majesty. " He then began (his prayer) and recited Sur7 narrators