Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: Sajdah, Readings and Recitations therein in Obligatory Salah (prayer) and Optional Salah (prayer) and Readings between the Two Sajdah َاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠ِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ أَقْرَبُ ٠َا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ ٠ِنْ رَبِّهِ إِذَا دَعَا رَبَّهُ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ تَقُولُ إِذَا سَجَدْتَ قُلْتُ عَلِّ٠ْنِي جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ ٠َا أَقُولُ قَالَ قُلْ يَا رَبَّ الأرْبَابِ وَيَا ٠ُلُوكِ وَيَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَاتِ وَيَا جَبَّارَ الْجَبَابِرَةِ وَيَا إِلَهَ الآلِهَةِ صَلِّ عَلَى ٠َّدٍ وَافْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا ثُ٠َّ قُلْ فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ نَاصِيَتِي فِي قَبْضَتِكَ ثُ٠َا شِئْتَ وَاسْأَلْهُ فَإِنَّهُ جَوَادٌ وَلاَ يَتَعَاظَ٠7.

Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from Fadl ibn Shadan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said that a position nearest to Allah during one’s prayer is the position of prostration.

‘What do you say during your prostration?’ I said, ‘May Allah keep my soul in service for your cause; teach me what I should say.’ The Imam told me to say, ‘O Lord of lords, O King of kings, O Master of masters, O Mightier than mighty ones, and O Lord of those who are worshipped, O Allah grant Muhammad and his family a compensation worthy of their serving Your cause, please grant my such and such wishes.’ Then say, ‘I am your servant and my forehead is in your control’; then ask for your wishes that you like; He is generous and nothing seems great before him.’” جهول كالصحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/130))