{"_id":"668da0540b76658b4c233455","title":"Is it permissible to make dua' in Sujud outside of Salah?","question":"After the salah and salaam, can I go in sujood (this is outside the salah) and do du’a in my own language? When we were growing up this was a common practice in my family and community, but then I stopped going in sujood after salah and doing du’a. If this is something allowed, I would like to pick it up again because being in sujood makes me feel very close to Allah SWT.","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"While dhikr and duʿāʾ are flexible and encouraged at all times and places, not restricted to those specifically performed by the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, prayers, on the other hand, are distinct. We are not permitted to innovate new prayers because ṣalāh is a precisely designated act of worship with fixed times, conditions, units, and so forth. Sujūd (prostration) is treated similarly to prayer. There are specific instances when sujud is legislated outside of prayer: the sujud of recitation (Sajdat al-Tilāwah) when certain verses of the Quran are recited or heard, and the sujūd of thankfulness (Sajdat al-Shukr). Apart from these, there is no guidance from the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ regarding any other type of sujud.\\n\\nConsequently, scholars assert that performing sujūd as an act of worship outside of prayer and beyond the prescribed instances is prohibited. When supplicating, the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ would raise his hands toward the sky, even in the most challenging situations.\\n\\nWhile I understand your perspective, it is always preferable to adhere to the prophetic example, even when the underlying rationale may not be fully comprehensible. There are some scholars who don't see a problem with prostrating out of humility but they would caution not to consider it a prescribed act of worship like the daily prayers or the two types of prescribed sujūd mentioned above.\\n\\nIn essence, my advice to you is that it is best to avoid the practice. I would also advise you to spend longer time in the sujūd position when praying and supplicate silently.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232829","tag":"Worship: Dua","count":109},{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329d9","tag":"Worship: Intention","count":103},{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232826","tag":"Worship: Etiquettes","count":79},{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232823","tag":"Worship: Remembrance","count":40}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:52.786Z"}