What is said after the prayers

Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are certain words said in succession whose sayer never suffers loss: after every prayer, 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, 'Al-hamdu lillah' 33 times, and 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times."

Al-Hakam narrates from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla the statement of Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "There are three phrases whose sayer, or he said: whose sayers, do not suffer loss: saying 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, saying 'Al-hamdu lillah' 33 times, and saying 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times, after every prayer."

Al-Hakam said: Then I never abandoned these words.

Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla said that Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "There are certain words said in succession whose sayer does not suffer loss." Then Abu al-Ahwas narrated the like of the hadith of Waki'.

Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa said: When Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) finished his prayer, he would supplicate like this: "O Allah, forgive my sins, make my affair easy for me, and grant me blessing in my provision."

Taysalah said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Whoever says after every prayer and when he lies down on his bed: 'Allah is the Greatest, greatly so, by the count of the even and the odd, and of the perfect, pure and blessed words of Allah,' three times, and 'There is no one worthy of worship except Allah,' three times, these words will become a light for him in his grave, a light on the Bridge and a light on the Sirat, until they enter him into Paradise," or he said: "until he enters Paradise."

Asim bin Damrah said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to supplicate like this: "Your light became complete, then You granted guidance, so to You belongs all praise. Your forbearance became great, then You pardoned, so all praise belongs to You. Your hand was spread open, then You gave, so to You belongs all praise. Our Lord, Your Face is the most honoured of all faces, Your standing is the best of all standing, and Your gift is the best and most beneficial of gifts. You are obeyed, our Lord, and You show appreciation; You are disobeyed, our Lord, and You forgive. You answer the call of the distressed, You remove hardship, You cure the sick, You rescue from affliction, You accept repentance, and You forgive sins for whomever You will. No one can repay Your favours, and the words of no speaker can count Your blessings." He would say all of these words after the prayer.

Umayr bin Sa'id said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to make these supplications in the prayer after the tashahhud: "O Allah, I ask You for all good, whether I know it or do not know it, and I seek refuge with You from all evil, whether I know it or do not know it. O Allah, I ask You for the good which Your righteous servants have asked of You, and I seek refuge with You from the evil from which Your righteous servants have sought refuge. Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire. Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us our sins, remove our misdeeds from us, and cause us to die among the righteous. Our Lord, give us what You have promised us through Your messengers, and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection; indeed You do not break Your promise."

Mus'ab bin Sa'd said: When Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) had recited the tashahhud, he would make this supplication: "Glory be to Allah, a glory that fills the heavens, fills the earth, fills all that is between them, and fills all that is beneath the earth."

Shu'bah said: I do not know whether he said 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest) first, or said: 'All praise is for Allah, a praise pure and blessed. There is no god but Allah, who is alone and has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. O Allah, I ask You for all good.' Then Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) would give the salam.

Warrad, the freedman of Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him), said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked: "What words did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say after giving the salam at the end of the prayer?" Warrad said: Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) dictated those words to me, and he said: Then I wrote them down and sent them to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the salam, he would say: 'There is no god but Allah, who is alone and has no partner. His is the dominion and for Him is all praise, and He has power over all things. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, and the high standing of one of high standing cannot benefit him before You.'"

Silah bin Zufar said: I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) say these words after the prayer: "O Allah, You are the One of peace, and from You alone comes peace. You are blessed, O Possessor of majesty and honour."

Then I prayed beside Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) and heard him say these same words, so I said to him: "I have heard Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) also say the same words that you have said." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recite these words at the end of his prayer."

Abu al-Zubayr, the freedman of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both), said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr used to recite the testimony of faith after every prayer like this: "There is no one worthy of worship except Allah, who is alone and has no partner. His is the dominion, for Him is the praise, and He has power over all things. The strength to avoid sins and to do good comes only through Allah's help. We worship Him alone. His is the blessing, His is the kindness, and for Him is the good praise. There is no one worthy of worship except Allah, making the religion sincerely His, even though the disbelievers dislike it." Then Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr would say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say these same words after every prayer."

Al-Sa'ib said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: "My chest aches from pulling the bucket of the well." Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra said: "By Allah, my hands also ache from grinding at the mill." Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her: "Go to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for some slaves have come to him. Go to him, and perhaps he will give you a servant to serve you." Then the two of them set out for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to them and said: "You two came to me so that I might give you a servant to serve you, and I will soon tell you of something that will be better for you than a servant. If you wish, I will tell you what is better for you than a servant: after every prayer, and when you lie down on your beds at night, say 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, 'Al-hamdu lillah' 33 times and 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times, and that will make a full 100." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I do not recall ever abandoning these words after that." At this Abdullah bin al-Kawwa' said: "Not even on the night of the Battle of Siffin?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O people of Iraq, may Allah destroy you! Not even on the night of the Battle of Siffin did I abandon them."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two good habits such that whoever guards them will enter Paradise. Both are easy, and yet those who practise them are few." It was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, which two habits are these?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are the five prayers: whoever says 'Subhan Allah' 10 times, 'Al-hamdu lillah' 10 times and 'Allahu Akbar' 10 times after every prayer, that is 150 as said on the tongue and will be 1,500 as weighed on the Scale." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) counted them on his fingers as well. And the second good habit is that a person, when lying down on his bed at night, says 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, 'Al-hamdu lillah' 33 times and 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times. That is 100 as said on the tongue and will be 1,000 as weighed on the Scale. So which of you commits 2,500 sins in a night?

The Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed the morning prayer and given the salam, he would supplicate like this: "O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, pure provision and accepted deeds."

A Companion from the Ansar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) make this supplication 100 times after the prayer: "O Allah, forgive me and accept my repentance; indeed You alone are the Acceptor of repentance, the Forgiving."

Al-Hakam narrates the following report from Abu Umar al-Sini.

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the wealthy have gone ahead of us in reward. They pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, they perform Hajj as we perform Hajj, and they also give charity, while we do not find enough wealth to give in charity." Abu al-Darda said: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you of something which, if you do it, you will attain the reward of those who have gone ahead, and after you none will attain your reward except one who does as you do? After every prayer, say 'Subhan Allah' 33 times, 'Al-hamdu lillah' 33 times and 'Allahu Akbar' 34 times."

Al-Rabi' said: When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) finished his prayer, he would supplicate like this: "O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness for my sins, I seek Your guidance towards the right course in my affairs, and I turn to You in repentance, so accept my repentance. O Allah, You are my Lord, so make my longing be for You, grant me in my breast freedom from need of anyone but You, bless me in what You have provided me, and accept my supplication; indeed You are my Lord."