Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head from bowing he would say: ‘O Allah, our Lord, to You belongs all praise—praise that fills the heavens, fills the earth, fills whatever lies between them, and fills whatever You will beyond that—You are worthy of all laudation and glory. These are the truest words a servant can say, and all of us are Your servants. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, none can give what You withhold, and no fortune or power can avail its possessor against You.’ ” Recorded by Muslim.

Rifāʿah ibn Rāfiʿ said: “One day we were praying behind the Prophet ﷺ. When he raised his head from the bowing he said, ‘Samiʿa Allahu liman ḥamidah (Allah hears those who praise Him).’ A man behind him then said, ‘Our Lord, to You belongs all praise—abundant, pure, and blessed.’ When the prayer was over, the Prophet said, ‘Who uttered those words?’ I replied, ‘I did.’ He said, ‘I saw more than thirty angels scrambling to write it down, each wanting to be the first.’ ” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The closest a servant comes to his Lord is while he is in prostration, so make plentiful supplication.”

He also narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say in his prostration: “O Allah, forgive me all my sins—minor and major, first and last, public and private.”