Adhkaar for Rukuu’ (Bowing in Salah)
In the Rukuu’ position, you should
say three times:
/subhaana rabbiyal-aZeem/
Translation
(Exalted be my Lord, the Greatest.)
The Prophet said, “If one saysduring
Rukuu’, ‘Exalted be my Lord, the Greatest’ three times, one’s Rukuu’ is
complete, yet it is the minimum.”
The Prophet also said, “As for Rukuu’,
glorify your Lord in it.”
During Rukuu’, you can also say three times:
/subhaana rabbiyal-aZeem(i) wa-bihamdih/
Translated
(Exalted be my Lord, the
Magnificent. Praise be to Him.)
You can add:
/subhaanakal-laahumma wa-bi-hamdik(a), allaahummma-ghfir lee/
Translation
(O Allah! Glory and praise be to
You, our Lord. O Allah! Forgive me.)
You can also add:
/subbuuhun qudduus,
rabbul-malaa-ikati wa-ruuh/
Translation
(You are the Ever-Exalted, the
All-Holy, You are the Lord of angels and the Soul [Jibreel]).
It is worth mentioning that one
should not recite Quranic Ayahs in the Rukuu’ or Sujuud positions.
Ali Ibn-Abi Taalib said, “Allah’s
Messenger instructed me not to recite the Qur’an while in Rukuu’ or Sujuud.”
