أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ
The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state).
Sahih Muslim 482 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 482
Book 4, Hadith 245
English translation on Sunnah.com
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What It Means: Reading in Context
This is the complete reported saying, placed by the source in a chapter about what is said while bowing and prostrating. It encourages supplication in prostration. It does not prescribe a particular wording, repetition count or timetable for an answer. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 482. The quoted wording is the English translation of the reported saying. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Bring attention to the supplication you make in prayer. Give yourself a moment to consider what you are asking, rather than rushing through familiar words.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.