● Sunnah Remembrances After Prayer:
After turning the Salam, the one praying should say ((اللهُ أَكْبَرُ)) aloud, then say ((اسْتَغْفِرُ الله)) three times. Then it is Sunnah to recite these supplications.
﴿اللهم انت السلام ومنك السلام تباركت يا ذالجلال والإكرام﴾
“O Allah! You are Peace and from You comes peace, You are the Most Blessed, O Possessor of Glory and Honor.”
﴿لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير اللهم لا مانع لما اعطيت ولا معطي لما منعت ولا ينفع ذالجد منك الجد .﴾
“There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, He has no partner, His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things competent. O Allah! Whatever You give, none can withhold, and whatever You withhold, none can give, and no wealth of any rich person will benefit him against Your punishment.”
Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took my hand and said:
O Mu’adh! By Allah! I love you, then the Prophet ﷺ said:
Do not stop reciting this supplication after every obligatory prayer:
﴿رب أعني على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتك﴾
Hakim (RA) declared it authentic, and Imam Dhahabi agreed with it.
“O my Lord! Help me in remembering You, thanking You, and performing good worship.”
Then say (( سُبْحَانَ اللهِ )) thirty-three (33) times, (( اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ)) thirty-three (33) times, and (( اللهُ أَكْبَرُ )) thirty-three (33) times, and complete the count of one hundred (100) with this supplication:
﴿لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير.﴾
“There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, He is Alone, He has no partner, His is the dominion and all praise is for Him, and He is over all things competent.”
After every prayer, recite Ayat al-Kursi (قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ) (قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ) and (قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ), and it is recommended to recite these three Surahs three times each after Fajr and Maghrib prayers.
Similarly, after the Maghrib and Fajr prayers, it is recommended to recite the following Tasbihat ten times after the mentioned adhkar:
Hakim and Ibn Hibban have declared it “Sahih.”
﴿لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير.﴾
“There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, He is Alone, He has no partner, His is the dominion, and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.”
It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salamah (RA) that the Prophet of Mercy (ﷺ), after completing the Fajr prayer, would say:
﴿اللهم إني أستلك علما نافعا ورزقا طيبا و عملا متقبلا﴾
Shaykh Albani (RA) has declared it “Sahih.”
“O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, pure provision, and deeds that are accepted.”
◈ Essential Issues Regarding Tasbih:
➊ It should be noted that reciting the mentioned adhkar and tasbihat is recommended, and there are other Sunnah adhkar as well.
➋ The worshipper should recite the tasbih on the right hand instead of using a manufactured tasbih (prayer beads).
❀ Abdullah bin Amr رضي الله عنه says:
I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ counting tasbih on his right hand.
❀ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Count with your fingers, for indeed they will be asked about (their deeds) and questioned on the Day of Resurrection.”
◈ Sheikh Ibn Baz رحمه الله writes:
The Noble Prophet ﷺ used to recite tasbih on his right hand, and a person who recites tasbih on both hands, considering the application of many ahadith, there is no harm in that, but reciting tasbih on the right hand is preferable because this is established from the Sunnah of the Noble Prophet ﷺ.
والله ولي التوفيق .
◈ Morning and Evening Adhkar:
The morning adhkar can be recited after Fajr, and the evening adhkar can be recited before or after Maghrib.
➊ The one who recites Ayat al-Kursi is protected from jinn. (Once in the morning and once in the evening)
﴿ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ﴾
➋ Recitation of the following Surahs suffices for everything.
(Three times in the morning and evening)
سورة الإخلاص
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾﴾
سورة الفلق
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾﴾
سورة الناس
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ﴿١﴾ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾﴾
➌ Whoever recites the following words one hundred times during the day will receive the reward of freeing ten slaves. One hundred good deeds will be recorded, one hundred sins will be erased, and protection from Satan will remain until the evening of that day. (It is also correct to recite once in the morning and evening and ten times at other times.)
﴿لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير .﴾
“There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone; He has no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent.”
➍ There is no deed better than that of the one who recites the following words, and their (minor) sins will be forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea. (Three times in the morning and evening)
﴿سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ.﴾
“Allah is Pure, and with His praise I glorify Him.”
➎ Nothing can harm the one who recites this prayer. Also, no sudden calamity will befall him. (Three times in the morning and evening)
﴿بسم الله الذى لا يضر مع اسمه شيء فى الأرض ولا فى السماء وهو السميع العليم .﴾
“In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the earth or the heavens can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”
➏ The one who recites this prayer will not be harmed by the sting of a poisonous creature. (Three times in the evening)
﴿أعوذ بكلمات الله التامات من شر ما خلق .﴾
“I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.”
➐ ﴿اللهم عافني فى بدني ، اللهم عافني فى سمعي ، اللهم عافني فى بصرى لا إله إلا أنت اللهم إني أعوذبك من الكفر والفقر، أللهم إني أعوذبك من عذاب القبر، لا إله إلا أنت.﴾
(Three times in the morning and evening)
“O Allah! Grant me well-being in my body. O Allah! Grant me well-being in my hearing. O Allah! Grant me well-being in my sight. There is no deity worthy of worship except You. O Allah! Indeed, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty. O Allah! Indeed, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.”
➑ ﴿اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَاتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ﴾
(Three times daily)
“I ask Allah for forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance.”
➒ Saying these words continuously from the morning prayer until Ishraq is more weighty than remembrance.
﴿سبحان الله وبحمده، عدد خلقه ورضى نفسه وزنة عرشه ومداد كلماته .﴾
(Three times in the morning)
“Allah is Pure and Praiseworthy. As numerous as His creation, as much as He is pleased with Himself, equal to the weight of His Throne, and equal to the ink of His words.”
➓ ﴿أصبحنا أمسينا على فطرة الإسلام وعلى كلمة الإخلاص وعلى دين نبينا محمد ﷺ و على ملة أبينا إبراهيم حنيفا مسلما وما كان من المشركين .﴾
(Once in the morning and once in the evening)
“We have established the nature of Islam and the declaration of purity (Kalima Ikhlas) in the morning (and evening), and on the religion of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the nation of our father Ibrahim who was upright and Muslim, and he was not among the polytheists.”
⓫ ﴿اللهم بك أصبحنا وبك أمسينا بك أمسينا وبك أصبحنا) وبك نحيى وبك نموت وإليك النشور﴾
(Once in the morning and evening)
“O Allah! With Your name we begin the morning, and with Your name we begin the evening, (with Your name we begin the evening, and with Your name we begin the morning), and by Your name we live, and by Your name we die, and to You is the final return.”
⓬ ﴿أصبحنا وأصبح أمسينا وأمسى الملك لله والحمد لله، لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير. رب أسألك خير ما فى هذ اليوم (هذه الليلة) وخير ما بعده (ما بعدها وأعوذبك من شر ما فى هذ اليوم (هذه الليلة) وشر ما بعده (ما بعدها) رب أعوذبك من الكسل وسوء الكبر رب أعوذبك من عذاب فى النار وعذاب فى القبر﴾
(Once in the morning and evening)
“We have said morning (evening) and the Kingdom belongs to Allah who said morning (evening), and all praise is for Allah. There is no deity worthy of worship except Him, He is alone and has no partner. To Him belongs the kingdom, and to Him belongs all praise, and He is capable of all things. O my Lord! On this day (night), whatever good there is and whatever good comes after it, I ask You for it, and from the evil of this day (night) and the evil that comes after it, I seek refuge in You. O my Lord! I seek refuge in You from the evil of hearing and old age. O my Lord! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave.”
⓭ ﴿يا حي يا قيوم برحمتك استغيت أصلح لي شأني كله ولا تكلني إلى نفسى طرفة عين .﴾
(Morning and evening once each)
“O Ever-Living, O Sustainer! I plead to Your mercy. Make all my affairs right, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.”
⓮ ﴿اللهم انى استلك العفو والعافية فى الدنيا والآخرة. اللهم إني أستلك العفو والعافية فى ديني ودنياي وأهلي وما لى . اللهم استر عوراتي وامن روعاتى اللهم احفظنى من ؟ بين يدي ومن خلفى وعن يميني وعن شمالى ومن فوقى وأعوذ عظمتك أن أغتال من تحتى﴾
(Morning and evening once each)
“O Allah! I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah! I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth. O Allah! Cover my faults and keep my anxieties in peace. O Allah! Protect me from in front of me, from behind me, from my right, from my left, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness from being destroyed suddenly from beneath me.”
⓯ Whoever sincerely recites Sayyid al-Istighfar in the morning (or daytime) and dies before the evening will enter Paradise, and similarly, whoever recites it in the evening or at night and dies before the morning will also enter Paradise:
﴿اللهم أنت ربى لا إله إلا أنت خلقتني وأنا عبدك وأنا على عهدك ووعدك، ما استطعت، اعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت، أبوء لك بنعمتك على وابوء بذنبي، فاغفرلي فإنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت .﴾
(Once in the morning and once in the evening)
“O Allah! You are my Lord, there is no deity worthy of worship except You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I uphold Your covenant and promise as best as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I confess my sins. So forgive me, for none can forgive sins except You.”
⓰ ﴿اللهم فاطر السموات والأرض، عالم الغيب والشهادة، رب كل شيء ومليكه، أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت. أعوذبك من شر نفسي وشر الشيطان وشركه﴾
(Once in the morning and once in the evening)
“O Allah! O Knower of the unseen and the present, Creator of the heavens and the earth! Lord and Master of everything! I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own self, from the evil of Satan and his polytheism.”
⓱ Recite Durood Pak once in the morning and once in the evening, because the one who recites Durood Pak will be granted the intercession of the Imam of the pious, the intercessor of sinners, Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Reciting Durood brings down Allah’s mercy. Sayyiduna Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه reports that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
﴿من صلى على واحدة صلى الله عليه عشرا .﴾
“Whoever sends Durood upon me once, Allah sends down ten mercies upon him.”
For drawing near to the presence of the Prophet, Durood Pak acts as the greatest elixir. The honorable statement of the Prophet ﷺ is:
﴿إن أولى الناس بي يوم القيامة اكثرهم على صلاة .﴾
Ibn Hibban رضي الله عنه has declared it “Sahih.”
“Indeed, on the Day of Resurrection, the one closest to me will be the one who sends the most Durood upon me.”
