Narrated by Abu Hurairah
The closest a servant is to his Lord is when he is in prostration, so make much supplication then.
Sahih Muslim 482
What this hadith teaches
The forehead on the ground is the lowest position of the body and the highest station of the soul.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- How to pray
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 482, as given on sunnah.com.