7 supplications
Adhkar After the Prayer
After the salam of every obligatory prayer the Prophet ﷺ remained seated for a moment of remembrance. Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi after each prayer, “nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death” (al-Nasa’i, al-Kubra).
Right after the salam
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ (ثَلَاثًا)، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Astaghfirullah (3×). Allahumma antas-salamu wa minkas-salam, tabarakta ya dhal-jalali wal-ikram.
I seek the forgiveness of Allah (three times). O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace; blessed are You, O Owner of majesty and honour.
Source: Sahih Muslim
None can withhold what You give
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ
La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir. Allahumma la mani‘a lima a‘tayt, wa la mu‘tiya lima mana‘t, wa la yanfa‘u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd.
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone… O Allah, none can withhold what You give, none can give what You withhold, and the wealth of the wealthy cannot avail him against You.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
Tasbih after the prayer
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (33)، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (33)، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (33)، وَتَمَامَ الْمِائَةِ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Subhanallah (33), al-hamdu lillah (33), Allahu akbar (33), and to complete the hundred: la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.
Glory be to Allah 33 times, praise be to Allah 33 times, Allah is the Greatest 33 times, completing the hundred with the tahlil. His sins are forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.
Source: Sahih Muslim
Ayat al-Kursi after every prayer
آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ: اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ …
Ayat al-Kursi: Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyum …
Recite Ayat al-Kursi after each obligatory prayer: “nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death.”
Source: Qur’an 2:255; Sunan al-Nasa’i
The Mu‘awwidhat after every prayer
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ، قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Qul huwallahu ahad · Qul a‘udhu bi-rabbil-falaq · Qul a‘udhu bi-rabbin-nas
Recite al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and al-Nas after each prayer (three times after Fajr and Maghrib).
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud; Sunan al-Nasa’i
Help me to remember You
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
Allahumma a‘inni ‘ala dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa husni ‘ibadatik.
O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best way. The Prophet ﷺ told Mu‘adh: “I love you; never leave saying this after every prayer.”
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud; Sunan al-Nasa’i
Ten times after Fajr and Maghrib×10
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyi wa yumit, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and the praise, He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things.
Source: Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi
The tasbih after prayer and its reward
Whoever says SubhanAllah 33 times, Alhamdulillah 33 times and Allahu akbar 33 times after each prayer, and completes the hundred with “La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir”, his sins are forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea (Muslim).
Ayat al-Kursi after the prayer
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi after every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death (an-Nasa’i, al-Kubra). It is the greatest verse in the Book of Allah, full of His oneness, perfect attributes and protection, and the Muslim closes his prayer with it, declaring that the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, takes charge of his affairs.
Adhkar After the Prayer: questions and answers
Are these adhkar said aloud or silently?
Ibn ‘Abbas said that raising the voice with dhikr after the prayer was known in the time of the Prophet ﷺ (al-Bukhari); many scholars prefer a low voice so as not to disturb others.