17. Invocations during Ruku (bowing in prayer)

Dua 33

سُبْحانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ. ثلاث مرَّاتٍ

Subhaana Rabbiyal-'Adheem.

Glory to my Lord the Exalted (three times in Arabic)

Reference: Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, An-Nasa'i, At-Tirmithi, and Ahmad. See Al-Albani's Sahih At-Tirmithi 1/83.

Dua 34

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Subhaanaka Allaahumma Rabbanaa wa bihamdika Allaahum-maghfir lee.

Glory is to You , O Allah , our Lord , and praise is Yours . O Allah , forgive me.

Reference: Al-Bukhari 1/99, Muslim 1/350.

Dua 35

سُبُّوُحٌ، قُدُّوسٌ، رَبُّ المَلاَئِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ

Subboohun, Quddoosun, Rabbul-malaa'ikati warrooh.

Glory (to You) , Most Holy (are You) , Lord of the angels and the Spirit.

Reference: Muslim 1/353, Abu Dawud 1/230.

Dua 36

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي، وَبَصَــــــــرِي، وَمُخِّي، وَعَظْمِي، وَعَصَبِي، [وَمَا استَقَلَّتْ بِهِ قَدَمِي]

Allaahumma laka raka'tu, wa bika 'aamantu, wa laka 'aslamtu khasha'a laka sam'ee, wa basaree, wa mukhkhee, wa 'adhmee, wa 'asabee, wa mastaqalla bihi qadamee.

O Allah , to You I bow (in prayer) and in You I believe and to You I have submitted. Before You my hearing is humbled , as is my sight , my mind , my bones , my nerves and what my feet have mounted upon (for travel).

Reference: Muslim 1/534, Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and At- Tirmithi.

Dua 37

سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْجَبَرُوتِ، وَالْمَلَكُوتِ، وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ، وَالْعَظَمَةِ

Subhaana thil-jabarooti, walmalakooti, walkibriyaa'i, wal'adhamati.

Glory is to You, Master of power, of dominion, of majesty and greatness.

Reference: Abu Dawud 1/230, An-Nasa'i and Ahmad. Its chain of narration is good (Hasan).