There are some mandatory pillars of prayer to perform and others are sunnah. Dua between two Sujood is one of the mandatory parts.

Prayer is one of the five pillars of Islam that Muslims perform five times a day, therefore in this article, we will learn the dua between sujood and how to say it. Let’s get started.
Dua between two sujood in English.
When performing Salah, we perform prostration (Sujood)two times by placing the palms, forehead, nose, knees, and toes on the ground and saying the following three times:
سُبْـحانَ رَبِّـيَ الأَعْلـى
Subhaana Rabbiyal-A ‘laa.

How perfect my Lord is, The Highest.

When you sit from the first Sujood say one of the following dua between 2 sujoods:
رَبِّ اغْفِـرْ لي ، رَبِّ اغْفِـرْ لي
Rabbighfir lee, Rabbighfir lee

My Lord forgives me, My Lord forgives me.
اللّهُـمَّ اغْفِـرْ لي ، وَارْحَمْـني ، وَاهْدِنـي ، وَاجْبُرْنـي ، وَعافِنـي وَارْزُقْنـي وَارْفَعْـني
Allaahum-maghfir lee, warhamnee, wahdinee, wajburnee, wa ‘aafinee, warzuqnee, warfa’nee.

O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, enrich me, give me health, grant me sustenance and raise my rank.
Dua between two sujood in Arabic.
There are two duas that you can choose one of them to memorize and recite between the two prostrations.

Here are the two dua in between 2 sujood:
رَبِّ اغْفِـرْ لي ، رَبِّ اغْفِـرْ لي
Rabbighfir lee, Rabbighfir lee

My Lord forgive me, My Lord forgive me.

اللّهُـمَّ اغْفِـرْ لي ، وَارْحَمْـني ، وَاهْدِنـي ، وَاجْبُرْنـي ، وَعافِنـي وَارْزُقْنـي وَارْفَعْـني

Allaahum-maghfir lee, warhamnee, wahdinee, wajburnee, wa ‘aafinee, warzuqnee, warfa’nee.

O Allah, forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, enrich me, give me health, grant me sustenance and raise my rank.
Dua In Sujood.
What should you say when performing sujood and what dua can you say? Here are some of the duas to choose from:

The first thing to say when performing Sujood is the following dua three times:

سُبْـحانَ رَبِّـيَ الأَعْلـى

Subhaana Rabbiyal-A ‘laa.

How perfect my Lord is, The Highest.

Then you can wish for anything you want, recite your favorite dua, or recite one of the following Duas:
 سُبْـحانَكَ اللّهُـمَّ رَبَّـنا وَبِحَـمْدِكَ ، اللّهُـمَّ اغْفِرْ لي
Subhaanaka Allaahumma Rabbanaa wa bihamdika Allaahum-maghfir lee.

How perfect You are O Allah, our Lord, and I praise You. O Allah, forgive me
اللّهُـمَّ لَكَ سَـجَدْتُ وَبِـكَ آمَنْـت ، وَلَكَ أَسْلَـمْت ، سَجَـدَ وَجْهـي للَّـذي خَلَقَـهُ وَصَـوَّرَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْـعَـهُ وَبَصَـرَه ، تَبـارَكَ اللهُ أَحْسـنُ الخـالِقيـن
Allaahumma laka sajadtu wa bika ‘aamantu, wa laka ‘aslamtu, sajada wajhiya lillathee khalaqahu, wa sawwarahu, wa shaqqa sam’ahu wa basarahu, tabaarakallaahu ‘ahsanul-khaaliqeen.
O Allah, unto You I have prostrated and in You, I have believed, and unto You, I have submitted. My face has prostrated before He Who created it and fashioned it and brought forth its faculties of hearing and seeing. Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators.

سبحان ذي الْجَبَـروت ، والمَلَكـوت ، والكِبْـرِياء ، وَالعَظَمَـه
Subhaana thil-jabarooti, walmalakooti, walkibriyaa’i, wal’adhamati.

How perfect He is, The Possessor of total power, sovereignty, magnificence, and grandeur.
اللّهُـمَّ اغْفِـرْ لي ذَنْـبي كُلَّـه ، دِقَّـهُ وَجِلَّـه ، وَأَوَّلَـهُ وَآخِـرَه وَعَلانِيَّتَـهُ وَسِـرَّه
Allaahum-maghfir lee thanbee kullahu, diqqahu wa jillahu, wa ‘awwalahu wa ‘aakhirahu wa ‘alaaniyata hu wa sirrahu.
O Allah, forgive me all of my sins, the small and great of them, the first and last of them, and the seen and hidden of them.

اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَعـوذُ بِرِضـاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِـك ، وَبِمعـافاتِـكَ مِنْ عُقوبَـتِك ، وَأَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْـك ، لا أُحْصـي ثَنـاءً عَلَـيْك ، أَنْـتَ كَمـا أَثْنَـيْتَ عَلـى نَفْسـِك
Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu biridhaaka min sakhatika, wa bimu’aafaatika min ‘uqoobatika wa ‘a’oothu bika minka, laa ‘uhsee thanaa’an ‘alayka ‘Anta kamaa ‘athnayta ‘alaa nafsika.
O Allah, I take refuge within Your pleasure from Your displeasure and within Your pardon from Your punishment, and I take refuge in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praise; you are as You have praised Yourself.
Dua between two sujood hadith
Ibn Abbas narrated the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), used to say between the two prostrations, “O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, restore me, guide me, and provide for me.”
عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاجْبُرْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي
Is it sunnah to recite the Dua between two sujood?
Yes, it’s a sunnah to recite the dua between sujood as the prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) used to say it.
Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say between the two prostrations: “Allaahumm ighfir li warhamni wajburni wahdini warzuqni (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, console me, guide me, and grant me provision).”
It was narrated that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to say between the two prostrations: “Rabb ighfir li, Rabb ighfir li (Lord forgive me, Lord forgive me).”
At-Tirmidhi narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say between the two prostrations: “Allahumma aghfir li wa’rhamni wa’jburni wa’hdini wa’rzuqni (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, console me, guide me and grant me provision).”

Muslim narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “and as for prostrating, strive in du’aa’, for it is deserving of a response (from your Lord).”
 
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Then he should rise from prostration and say, “Rabb ighfir li, Rabb ighfir li, Rabb ighfir li (Lord forgive me, Lord forgive me, Lord forgive me),”

as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. And it is mustahabb to say along with that: “Allahumma aghfir li wa’rhamni wa’hdini wa’jburni wa’rzuqni wa ‘aafini (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, console me, grant me provision and grant me well being),”

because it is proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say that. And if he wants to add to that, there is nothing wrong with it, such as saying: O Allah, forgive me and my parents; O Allah, admit me to Paradise and save me from the Fire; O Allah, rectify my heart and my deeds, and so on. But he should offer a lot of dua for forgiveness between the two prostrations, as was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings and peace be upon him).”

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mukhtaar ash-Shanqeeti said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to ask for well-being between the two prostrations because this is the place of dua. The scholars had two opinions concerning that. Some of them said: It is a place for du’, so it is prescribed for a person to offer whatever du‘aa’ he likes concerning his affairs in this world and in the Hereafter.

Others said: He should limit it to what has been narrated (from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)), and this view is stronger. But if he has not memorized it, such as if he is one of the ordinary people, there is nothing wrong with him saying whatever du‘aa’ he can.
The reason why he may say whatever du‘aa’ he can is that the Sunnah is two things: the first is saying du‘aa’ and the second is the specific wording. If he is not able to say the specific wording, then the Sunnah is to ask Allah.

This is the view of the majority, as more than one scholar attributed it to them.

So if he is not able to memorize the wording that was narrated, or he does not know it, and he says whatever du‘aa’ he is able to, such as offering dua for himself and his parents, there is nothing wrong with that.

But it is preferable and better to say the du‘aa’ that was narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).”

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