Dua for sujood (Sunan an-Nasai 1051 · 19:45)

Source & authenticity

Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 19

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 Ruki' (bowing in prayer).

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Context & meaning

The whole supplication is one sentence and makes no request. It opens by declaring perfection, then attaches a title built from four nouns — power, sovereignty, magnificence and grandeur — of which only the first is qualified, as total. That qualifier is the sole intensifying word in the sentence, and the other three nouns stand unmodified. Allah is spoken about here rather than addressed directly.

When & how to recite

'Asim bin Humaid reported it, and the chapter sets it in the prostration.

Reflection

None of its length is spent on the one saying it. What it offers is not a petition but a list, and that list is the entire content of the supplication.

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

What do these words mean?

The English of it is: “How perfect He is, The Possessor of total power, sovereignty, magnificence and grandeur.” The whole supplication is one sentence and makes no request.

How is it pronounced if you cannot read Arabic?

The romanisation used on this page is: “Subhana thil-jabaroot, walmalakoot, walkibriya/, walAAathamah.”

Where does this dua come from?

Our record gives Sunan an-Nasai 1051 · 19:45.

At what point is it recited?

'Asim bin Humaid reported it, and the chapter sets it in the prostration. None of its length is spent on the one saying it.

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