say in his bowing and prostration: “Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and all praise is Yours. O Allah, forgive me.” (1)

Then, after seeking forgiveness, he says: “O Allah, You are Peace, and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.” (2) The appropriateness of this is clear: it is as though you are saying, “O Allah, You are Peace, so preserve my prayer from rejection and deficiency,” for a prayer may be accepted, or it may not be accepted. It may be rolled up and struck against the face of the one who offered it—may Allah protect us—or it may be accepted. How great is the gain of those whose prayers Allah accepts!

Then he says the reported words of remembrance.

As for the order—seeking forgiveness first, followed by the words, “O Allah, You are Peace, and from You comes peace”—I do not know of any sunnah establishing it. Therefore, there is no harm if one puts one before the other.

What matters is that a person should be keen to observe what has been reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in this regard, including glorification, praise, and magnification, which have been reported in several forms:

The first manner is to say, “Glory be to Allah” thirty-three times, “All praise is for Allah” thirty-three times, and “Allah is Most Great” thirty-three times, and to conclude with, “There is no god worthy of worship but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs all dominion and all praise, and He is capable of all things.” This makes one hundred. (3)

The second manner is to say, “Glory be to Allah” thirty-three times,