You had mentioned that Rasoolullah S.A.W.S. used to make du’a during Sajda of a Nafl Salaat. Should these du’aas be Qur’aanic or Masnun or simply any du’a in Arabic? Are there any restrictions?

The following are some of the Du'aas recited by Rasulullah (Sallallaahu%0D%0AAlayhi Wasallam) in Ruku:%0D%0Aa) Subhaanakallaahumma wa bihamdika. Allaahumma ighfir liy (Sahih Bukhari%0D%0Aand Sahih Muslim)%0D%0Ab) Allaahumma laka raka'atu wa bika aamantu, wa laka aslamtu. Khasha'a laka%0D%0Asamee'a wa basaree wa mukkhee wa 'adhmee wa 'asabee. (Sahih Muslim)%0D%0A%0D%0AThe following are a few of the Du'aas recited by Rasulullah (Sallallaahu%0D%0AAlayhi Wasallam) in Sajdah:%0D%0Aa) Same as the first Du'aas mentioned above. (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih%0D%0AMuslim)%0D%0Ab) Allaahumma laka sajadtu wa bika aamantu wa laka aslamtu, Sajada wajhee%0D%0Alilladhiy khalaqahu wa sawarahu, wa shaqqa sam'ahu wa basarahu,%0D%0Atabaarakallaahu ahsanal khaaliqeen. (Sahih Muslim)%0D%0A%0Ac) Allaahumma a'oodhu biridhaaka min sakhaika, wa bimu'aafaatika min%0D%0A'uqoobatika. Wa a'oodhu bika minka laa uhthee thanaa-an alayka, anta kamaa%0D%0Aathnayta 'alaa nafsik. (Sahih Muslim)%0D%0A%0D%0AFor reference of other such Du'aas, refer to al-Azkaar of Imaam Nawawi%0D%0Apgs.76-78 and 81-82%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMoulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar%0D%0AFACULTY OF SPECIALTY IN HADITH%0D%0A%0D%0ACHECKED AND APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai