Mushna Dua Library

Between the Two Prostrations

Hadith/Dhikr

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Transliteration

Rabbighfir lī, rabbighfir lī.

Translation

“My Lord, forgive me; my Lord, forgive me.”

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

Said between the two prostrations in prayer.

Benefit

Keeps forgiveness central even inside the structure of salah.

When to recite

salah, sujood

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sunan Ibn Mājah 897; also cited alongside Abū Dāwūd’s description of this

Authenticity: Sahih

Ibn Mājah 897 is graded ṣaḥīḥ by Darussalam, and it clearly states that the Prophet ﷺ used this dua between the two prostrations. Caution: There are longer variants reported in other books (adding “warḥamnī, wajburnī, …”), but to keep wording source-safe this record should stick to the simple form that is explicitly authenticated.

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Entering the Mosque

اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

Allāhumma iftaḥ lī abwāba raḥmatik.

O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.

Why this dua?

The dua trains the heart to see the masjid as a place of mercy, refuge, and guidance rather than just a building or social hall.

Sahih Muslim 713

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Opening Prayer: Distance Me from Sins

اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ، كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ...

Allāhumma bāʿid baynī wa bayna khaṭāyāya kamā bāʿadta bayna l-mashriqi wa-l-maghrib...

O Allah, distance me from my sins as You have distanced the east from the west...

Why this dua?

A powerful supplication for purification from sins at the start of prayer.

Sahih al-Bukhari 744; Sahih Muslim 598

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Dua in Sujood: Subhana Rabbiyal A'la

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى

Subḥāna rabbiyal-aʿlā.

Glory be to my Lord, the Most High.

Why this dua?

Glorifies Allah’s highness while the servant is physically lowest.

Sunan Abi Dawud 871; Jami` at-Tirmidhi 262

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After the Adhan

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ، وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ، آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ، وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ

Allāhumma Rabba hādhihi d-daʿwati t-tāmmah, waṣ-ṣalāti l-qāʾimah, āti Muḥammadan al-wasīlata wa-l-faḍīlah, wabʿathhu maqāman maḥmūdan alladhī waʿadtah.

O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and established prayer, grant Muhammad the Wasilah and virtue, and raise him to the praised station You have promised him.

Why this dua?

Builds love for the Prophet ﷺ and asks Allah to grant him the praised station.

Sahih al-Bukhari 614

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