Severe distress

The place you are nearest to Him

The Prophet ﷺ named the exact posture in which a servant is closest to his Lord.

أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَأَكْثِرُوا الدُّعَاءَ

The closest a servant is to his Lord is while he is prostrating, so say much supplication then.

Face on the floor is the lowest a body can go, and it is named as the nearest a soul gets. Whatever you want to ask for, ask there.

The full narration

Abu Huraira reported:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state)

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 1083

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