<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) One of the etiquettes of making supplication is to commence it by praising Allah, The Exalted, by His Attributes of Perfection, as He is far exalted above any aspect of imperfection, then one should thereafter ask Him for forgiveness.<br> 2) In compliance with the guidance of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), the person performing prayer should often say while bowing and prostrating: Subhānaka Allāhumma Rabbana wa bihamdik, Allāhumm-ighfir li (Glory be to You O Allah, Our Lord, and praise. O Allah, forgive me).<br> 3) In saying: “Subbūhun Quddūsun Rabb-ul-malā’ikati war-rūh (The Most Glorious, the Most Holy, Lord of the angels and of the Spirit),” the slave shows due glorification and reverence to Allah Almighty. It is a sign of one’s good understanding that he suffices with the reported prophetic invocations in his prayers, and does not come up with something else.