Dua for ruku (Sunan an-Nasai 1051 · 17:37)

Source & authenticity

Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 17

Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution

The same wording is also listed in this library under Invocations during Sujood.

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Context & meaning

One declaration of perfection, followed by a single title that carries four nouns: power, sovereignty, magnificence and grandeur. The title is possessive — He is named as the One who possesses these, not as one who displays them. The four are not ordered toward a climax, and none is marked as greater than the others. He is referred to throughout in the third person, and nothing is asked for.

When & how to recite

Nasa'i records this from 'Asim bin Humaid, said in the bowing.

Reflection

Two of the four nouns name authority and two name stature. The wording keeps them inside one title rather than separating what He commands from what He is.

About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.

Common questions

Which collection records it?

Carried in our data as Sunan an-Nasai 1051 · 17:37.

What is being said in English?

Translated, it says: “How perfect He is, The Possessor of total power, sovereignty, magnificence and grandeur.” One declaration of perfection, followed by a single title that carries four nouns: power, sovereignty, magnificence and grandeur.

What is the transliteration?

Read without Arabic letters it is: “Subhana thil-jabaroot, walmalakoot, walkibriya/, walAAathamah.”

When is this said?

Nasa'i records this from 'Asim bin Humaid, said in the bowing. Two of the four nouns name authority and two name stature.

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