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Adhkar After Salah

8 adhkar in their Arabic wording from Hisn al-Muslim, with their English meaning.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem

Each dua: the Arabic, then a transliteration to help you say it aloud, then its meaning.

  1. ((أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ (ثَلاَثَاً) اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ، وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ، تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ)).

    Astaghfirullah (3 times) Allahumma antas-salam, waminkas-salam, tabarakta ya dhal-jalali wal-ikram.

    (I ask Allah for forgiveness.(three times) (O Allah, You are As-Salam and from You is all peace, blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour.) (AS-Salam: The One Who is free from all defects and deficiencies.))

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  2. ((لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ [ثلاثاً]، اللَّهُمَّ لاَ مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلاَ يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الجَدُّ)).

    La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamdu wahuwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer (3 times), Allahumma la mani'a lima a'tayt, wala mu'tiya lima mana't, wala yanfa'u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd.

    (None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent.O Allah, none can prevent what You have willed to bestow and none can bestow what You have willed to prevent, and no wealth or majesty can benefit anyone, as from You is all wealth and majesty.)

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  3. ((لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَلاَ نَعْبُدُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ, لَهُ النِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ وَلَهُ الثَّنَاءُ الْحَسَنُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الكَافِرُونَ)).

    La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulk, walahul-hamd, wahuwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer. La hawla wala quwwata illa billah, la ilaha illallah, wala na'budu illa iyyah, lahun-ni'matu walahul-fadlu walahuth-thana'ul-hasan, la ilaha illallahu mukhliseena lahud-deena walaw karihal-kafiroon.

    (None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent. There is no might nor power except with Allah, none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and we worship none except Him. For Him is all favour, grace, and glorious praise. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah and we are sincere in faith and devotion to Him although the disbelievers detest it.)

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  4. ((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (ثلاثاً وثلاثين) لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ)).

    Subhanallah, wal-hamdu lillah, wallahu akbar (33 times) la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamdu wahuwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer.

    (How perfect Allah is, all praise is for Allah, and Allah is the greatest.(thirty-three times) (None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent.))

    ◆ Virtue

    Whoever glorifies Allah 33 times, praises Him 33 times and magnifies Him 33 times after every prayer, and completes the hundred with this, has his sins forgiven — even if they are like the foam of the sea. — Sahih Muslim 597

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  5. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ* اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ* وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ﴾، بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ* وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ* وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ﴾،بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ* مَلِكِ النَّاسِ* إِلَهِ النَّاسِ* مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ* الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ* مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ﴾ بَعْدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ.

    Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem. Qul huwallahu ahad. Allahus-samad. Lam yalid walam yoolad. Walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad. Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem. Qul a'oodhu birabbil-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wamin sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wamin sharrin-naffathati fil-'uqad. Wamin sharri hasidin idha hasad. Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem. Qul a'oodhu birabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharril-waswasil-khannas. Alladhee yuwaswisu fee sudoorin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas. Ba'da kulli salah.

    The following three Soorahs should be recited once after Zuhr, 'Asr and 'Ishaa prayers and thrice after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers.[Soorah al-Ikhlaas (112)] [Soorah al-Falaq (113)] [Soorah an-Naas (114)]

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  6. ﴿اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ﴾ عَقِبَ كلِّ صَلاَةٍ.

    Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyoomu la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wala nawmun lahu ma fis-samawati wama fil-ardi man dhalladhee yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi'idhnihi ya'lamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yuheetoona bishay'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'a wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-arda wala ya'ooduhu hifzuhuma wahuwal-'aliyyul-'azeem. 'aqiba klli salah.

    It is also from the Sunnah to recite Aayat ul-Kursee after each prayer:[Soorah al-Baqarah, Aayah 255]

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  7. ((لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ)) عَشْرَ مَرّاتٍ بَعْدَ صَلاةِ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالصُّبْحِ.

    La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamdu yuhyee wayumeetu wahuwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeerun 'ashra marratin ba'da salatil-maghribi was-subh.

    (None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, He gives life and causes death and He is over all things omnipotent.(ten times after the maghrib and fajr prayers))

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  8. ((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْماً نافِعاً، وَرِزْقاً طَيِّباً، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً)) بَعْدَ السّلامِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الفَجْرِ.

    Allahumma innee as'aluka 'ilman nafi'a, warizqan tayyiba, wa'amalan mutaqabbalan ba'das-salami min salatil-fajr.

    (O Allah, I ask You for knowledge which is beneficial and sustenance which is good, and deeds which are acceptable.)(To be said after giving salam for the fajr prayer)

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Source: Hisn al-Muslim by Saʿid ibn ʿAli ibn Wahf al-Qahtani. The Arabic is verbatim from the book; the English meaning is from the hisnmuslim.com English edition. The transliteration is generated by Waqtazan from the voweled Arabic as a reading aid — the Arabic and the recitation remain the reference. Virtues are quoted only from authentic hadith (al-Bukhari, Muslim, or graded sahih/hasan by al-Albani). Recitations: hisnmuslim.com.

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