✿ Hadith Reference:
Narrated by Abu Az-Zubair (رحمه الله):Ibn Az-Zubair (رضي الله عنه) used to say the following after every Salah upon completing the prayer:
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَلَا نَعْبُدُ إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ
لَهُ النِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ وَلَهُ الثَّنَاءُ الْحَسَنُ
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ
مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ
“There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, alone, without partner. His is the kingdom, His is the praise, and He is over all things capable.
There is no power and no strength except through Allah.
There is no deity but Allah. We worship none but Him.
To Him belong all blessings, all grace, and the most beautiful praise.
There is no deity but Allah. We sincerely worship Him alone, even if the disbelievers dislike it.”
Then the narrator adds: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say these words of Tawheed and Praise after every Salah.
(Source: Sahih Muslim: 594 – “Chapter: Recommended Dhikr After Salah”)
✿ Key Benefits & Lessons:
① This supplication is Sunnah to recite after every Salah.It contains a beautiful composition of Tawheed (Oneness of Allah), Tasbeeh (Glorification), Tahmeed (Praise), and commitment to sincere worship.
② Core themes include:
- Monotheism (Tawheed): Affirmation that none is worthy of worship but Allah alone.
- Sole Sovereignty: Allah alone owns all dominion and deserves all praise.
- Reliance on Allah: No one has the ability to do good or avoid evil without Allah’s help.
- Exclusive Worship: The supplicant declares complete devotion and exclusive worship for Allah alone.
- Acknowledgment of Blessings and Praise: Recognizing that every grace and beautiful praise belongs to Allah.
- Rejection of disbelief: Stating that we uphold this worship even if the disbelievers reject or dislike it.
③ Powerful conclusion with sincerity:
The supplication ends with “مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ”, showing that the core of all worship and religion is sincerity for Allah alone, regardless of societal or external pressures.
Source Reference:This content is adapted from the book Ḍiyā' al-Islām fī Sharḥ al-Imām bi-Aḥādīth al-Aḥkām by Shaykh Taqī al-Dīn Abī al-Fatḥ, translated by Mawlānā Maḥmūd Aḥmad Ghaẓnfar.
