عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ:
"أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ، فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ."
From Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“The closest a servant is to his Lord is while he is in prostration, so increase your supplications (in that state).”
(Sahih Muslim 482)
This hadith emphasizes the importance and virtue of sujood (prostration) and shows that it is the best time to make du‘a and draw near to Allah, the Exalted. Therefore, it is recommended to prolong and increase supplication during prostration to make the most of this spiritual opportunity.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ خَالِدٍ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ نُعَيْمٍ الْمُجْمِرِ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ رَقِيتُ مَعَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَتَوَضَّأَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي يُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ آثَارِ الْوُضُوءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يُطِيلَ غُرَّتَهُ فَلْيَفْعَلْ.
Nu‘aym al-Mujmir said:
“I once went up onto the roof of the mosque with Abu Hurairah. He performed ablution and said: I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: ‘Indeed, my Ummah (nation) will be called on the Day of Resurrection with radiant faces and illuminated hands and feet from the traces of ablution. So whoever among you can increase the brightness (of these marks), let him do so.’”
(Sahih al-Bukhari 136)