Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Sila bin Zufar narrates that Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say these words after prayer: O Allah! You are Peace, from You comes peace, You are blessed and the Possessor of majesty and honor. Then I prayed behind Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) and he also said these same words. I told him that I had heard Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying these words as well. Upon this, Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say these words.

Hazrat Warrad says that Hazrat Muawiyah wrote a letter to Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu’bah asking which words the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say after concluding the prayer with salam. Hazrat Mughirah dictated those words to me and I sent them to Hazrat Muawiyah. In that letter, he wrote that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say these words after concluding the prayer with salam: There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, there is no deity except Him. Sovereignty belongs to Him and all praise is for Him. He has power over everything. O Allah! No one can withhold what You give, and no one can give what You withhold. A man’s wealth and children cannot benefit him against You in any way.

Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri narrates that I have heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say many times after concluding the prayer with salam: "Your Lord is pure, Who is full of honor and free from the polytheism of the disbelievers, and peace be upon all the messengers, and all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds."

Hazrat Husain bin Yazid Thalabi narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say these words after completing the prayer: O Allah! I ask You for those deeds which make Your mercy obligatory; I ask You for the means of Your forgiveness; I ask You for success in every good deed and safety from every sin; O Allah! I ask You for success in attaining Paradise and seek refuge from Hellfire. O Allah! Remove every sin of mine, remove every worry of mine, and fulfill every need of mine.

Hazrat Jarir narrates that when Hazrat Ali would finish the prayer with salam, he used to say: There is no deity except Allah; we do not worship anyone except Him.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say these words after concluding the prayer with salam: O Allah! You are Peace and from You comes peace. In the narration of Hazrat Abdullah, there is this addition: From You comes peace, and O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, You are Blessed.

Hazrat Mughira narrates that when Ibrahim would finish the prayer with salam, he would turn towards us and say: There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner.

Hazrat Abu Al-Bakhtari says that I and Hazrat Ubaidah were passing through the mosque when Hazrat Mus'ab was leading the people in prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said in a loud voice: There is no deity except Allah, Allah is the Greatest. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Ubaidah said: May Allah destroy them, these are the people who act upon the innovation of announcing aloud, this is the innovation of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Ibn Abi Hazeel says that the predecessors, when they finished the prayer, used to say these words: O Allah! You are Peace, from You comes peace, You are blessed and the Possessor of majesty and honor.

Hazrat Yahya bin Saeed says that I mentioned to Hazrat Qasim that a man from Yemen told me that when the Imam finishes the prayer with salam, people say "Allahu Akbar" or "La ilaha illallah" three times. Upon this, Hazrat Qasim said, "By God! Hazrat Ibn Zubair used to do the same."

Hazrat A'mash says that Ibrahim was asked: If the Imam, after saying salam, says "Sallallahu 'ala Muhammad" or "La ilaha illallah," what is the ruling on this? He replied: The predecessors did not use to do so.

Hazrat Abu Al-Bakhtari says that this is an innovation (bid'ah).

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz says that the perfection of prayer is that after completing the prayer, you say these words three times: There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner. Sovereignty belongs to Him and all praise is for Him. And He has power over everything.