Ibn Juraij reported: I asked 'Ata': What do you recite when you are in a state of bowing (in prayer)? He said: "Hallowed be Thou, and with Thy praise, there is no god but Thou." Son of Abd Mulaikah narrated to me on the authority of 'A'isha (who reported): I missed one night the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) (from his bed). I thought that he might have gone to one of his other wives. I searched for him and then came back and (found him) in a state of bowing, or prostration, saying: Hallowed be Thou and with Thy praise; there is no god but Thou. I said: With my father mayest thou be ransomed and with my mother. I was thinking of (another) affair, whereas you are (occupied) in another one.
Hadith Referenceصحيح مسلم / كتاب الصلاة / 485
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij«أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Vocabulary of the Hadith: (1) AFTAQADTU: And FAQADTU, Both are derived from "faqdān" (loss), and both mean "I found you missing," i.e., I did not find you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
(2) TAHASSASTU: Derived from "hiss" (sense), To search, To look for, The meaning of "tahassu ash-shay’" is To find out through the senses.
(3) SHA’NIN: State, condition, As in the phrase "ma sha’nuka": What is your condition? That is, I was overcome with jealousy, and you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had secluded yourself from the world, engaged in intimate discourse with Allah, the Exalted.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1089