Complete Sequence of Masnūn Adhkār After Prayer
Source: Fatāwā Arkān al-Islām
Qur’ānic Basis
Allah ﷻ commands dhikr after prayer:
﴿فَإِذا قَضَيتُمُ الصَّلوةَ فَاذكُرُوا اللَّهَ قِيـمًا وَقُعودًا وَعَلى جُنوبِكُم﴾
(Sūrat al-Nisāʾ: 103)
“When you have finished the prayer, remember Allah — standing, sitting, and lying on your sides.”
The Prophet ﷺ explained this general instruction through his practice, and the following adhkār are authentically reported:
1. Seeking Forgiveness Three Times
«أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ» – “I seek Allah’s forgiveness.” (3 times)
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 591)
2. Supplication of Peace and Blessing
«اَللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ»
“O Allah, You are Peace, from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 591)
3. Comprehensive Words of Tawḥīd
«لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ»
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, 844; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 593)
4. Extended Formula of Dhikr
«لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَلَا نَعْبُدُ إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ، لَهُ النِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ وَلَهُ الثَّنَاءُ الْحَسَنُ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ»
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 594)
5. Tasbīḥ, Taḥmīd, and Takbīr
- 33 × Subḥān Allāh
- 33 × Al-ḥamdu lillāh
- 33 × Allāhu Akbar
- Complete with: «لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ»
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 597)
6. Other Authentic Variations
- 33 × each of Subḥān Allāh, Al-ḥamdu lillāh, Allāhu Akbar collectively = 99, then complete with lā ilāha illa Allāh.
- 10 × each of Subḥān Allāh, Al-ḥamdu lillāh, Allāhu Akbar. (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, 5065)
- 25 × each of Subḥān Allāh, Al-ḥamdu lillāh, Lā ilāha illa Allāh, Allāhu Akbar = total 100. (Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, 3413)
7. Rotating Between Different Wordings
It is Sunnah to alternate between all forms proven in the Sunnah, based on the fiqh principle:
“When multiple authentic ways are reported for an act of worship, all are Sunnah, and varying between them is preferred.”
8. Special Adhkār After Fajr and Maghrib
- Say lā ilāha illa Allāh (tahlīl) 10 ×.
- Say 7 ×: «اَللّٰهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ النَّارِ» – “O Allah, protect me from the Fire.” (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, 5079)
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