Making Dua during Sajdah

Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas رضي الله عنه reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said And see that I have been forbidden to recite the Qur’an in the state of bowing and prostration. So far as Ruk’u is concerned, extol in it the Great and Glorious Lord, and while prostrating yourselves be earnest in supplication, for it is fitting that your supplications should be answered.
(Muslim, Abu Dawud )

Abu Huraryah (Allah be well pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, “The closest a slave is to his Lord is while he is in a state of prostration, so increase you supplications [therein].” [Muslim, Abu Dawud, Nasa`i, Ahmad]

Rules on making dua /supplication during Sajdah

Supplication during Sajdah is permissible, but the following points should always be kept in mind:

(a) While offering Sajdah in a regular prayer (salah) the medium of supplication should always be Arabic language. It is not permissible to use any other language during salah.

(b) One should restrict himself, as far as possible, to the supplications contained in the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah. However, if one likes to pray in his own Arabic words, the prayers should be restricted to those things only which cannot be asked from a human being, such as

“O Allah, forgive my sins and the sins of my wife and my children.”

This Arabic supplication is permissible because forgiveness of sins cannot be asked from a human being but those things which can be asked from a human being cannot be asked in a prayer offered while performing salah, such as (O Allah, make me marry such and such woman). If somebody prays for such mundane things which can be asked from a human being also, the salah will be rendered void, even if the medium of prayer is Arabic language.

(c) Although offering supplications during sajdah is permissible with the conditions mentioned above, it is more advisable to avoid it during the Fard salah, and restrict it to the Nawafil only.

All the rules mentioned above relate to the supplications offered in a sajdah which forms part of salah. However, if someone makes a sajdah out of salah for the purpose of supplications only, there is no prohibition, nor is it necessary to observe the conditions mentioned in (a), (b) or (c) above. In such a position one can pray in whatever language one deems fit.

It is, therefore, permissible to make sajdah for the purpose of supplication after the salah is over. However, this should not be made a permanent practice after every salah, because the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) used to pray after salah in a sitting position, and it is in no way advisable to leave this sunnah of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) forever.

By Justice Mufti Taqi Usmani
Taken from albalaagh
Courtesy: https://www.everymuslim.net