After Salah

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66. 'ASTAGHFIRULLAAHA ALLAAHUMMA 'ANTAS-SALAAMU WA MINKAS-SALAAMU,
. 'IKRAAM - JALAALI WAL - AL TH TABAARAKTA YAA
I seek the forgiveness of Allah (three times) . O Allah, You are Peace and from You
comes peace . Blessed are You , O Owner of majesty and honor.
Reference: Muslim 1/414.

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67. LAA 'ILAAHA 'ILLALLAAHU WAHDAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHU, LAHUL-MULKU WA

LAHUL-HAMDU WA HUWA 'ALAA KULLI SHAY'IN QADEER, ALLAAHUMMA LAA
MAARD'A LIMAA 'A'TAYTA, WA LAA MU'TIYA LIMAA MANA'TA, WA LAA
JADD. - JADDI MINKAL - AL TH YANFA'U
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, He has no partner, His is the
dominion and His is the praise, and He is Able to do all things. O Allah, there is none
who can withhold what You give, and none may give what You have withheld; and the
might of the mighty person cannot benefit him against You.
Reference: Al-Bukhari 1/255, Muslim 1/414.

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68. LAA 'ILAAHA 'ILLALLAAHU WAHDAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHU, LAHUL-MULKU,
WA LAHUL-HAMDU WA HUWA 'ALAA KULLI SHAY 'IN QADEER. LAA HAWLA WA LAA
QUWWATA 'ILLAA BILLAAHI, LAA 'ILAAHA 'ILLALLAAHU, WA LAA NA'BUDU 'ILLAA
'IYYAAHU, LAHUN-NI'MATU WA LAHUL-FADHLU WA LAHUTH-THANAA'UL-HASANU,
LAA 'ILAAHA 'ILLALLAAHU MUKHLISEENA LAHUD-DEENA WA LAW KARIHAL-
KAAFIROON.
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, He has no partner, His is the
dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things. There is no power and
no might except by Allah . None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and we do
not worship any other besides Him . His is grace , and His is bounty and to Him
belongs the most excellent praise. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah . (We
are) sincere in making our religious devotion to Him, even though the disbelievers may
dislike it.
Reference: Muslim 1/415.

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69. SUBHAANALLAAHI, WALHAMDU LILLAAHI WALLAAHU 'AKBAR, - LAA 'ILAAHA

'ILLALLAAHU WAHDAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHU, LAHUL-MULKU WA LAHUL-
HAMDUWAHUWA'ALAAKULLISHAY'INQADEER.
Glory is to Allah , and praise is to Allah , and Allah is the Most Great (each said thirty-
three times). None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, He has no partner,
His is the dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things.
Reference: Muslim 1/418, Whoever says this after every prayer will be forgiven his sins even
though they be as the foam of the sea.

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70. BISMILLAAHIR-RAHMAANIR-RAHEEM. QUL HUWALLAAHU 'AHAD. ALLAAHUS-

SAMAD. LAM YALID WA LAM YOOLAD. WA LAM YAKUN LAHU KUFUWAN 'AHAD.
With the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: He is Allah (the)
One. The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, He begets not nor was He
begotten, and there is none equal to Him.
Reference: Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4.

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FALAQ. MIN SHARRI - U BIRABBIL TH RAHEEM. QUL 'A'OO - RAHMAANIR - BISMILLAAHIR

- AA WAQAB. WA MIN SHARRIN TH MAA KHALAQ. WA MIN SHARRI GHAASIQIN 'I
HASAD. AA TH 'UQAD. WA MIN SHARRI HAASIDIN 'I - NAFFAATHAATI FIL
With the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge with
(Allah) the Lord of the daybreak, from the evil of what He has created, and from the
evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness, and from the evil of those
who practice witchcraft when they blow in the knots, and from the evil of the envier
when he envies.
Reference: Al-Falaq 113:1-5.

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- NAAS . MALIKIN - U BIRABBIN TH RAHEEM . QUL 'A'OO - RAHMAANIR - BISMILLAAHIR

EE TH KHANNAAS. ALLA - WASWAASIL - NAAS . MIN SHARRIL - NAAS . 'ILAAHIN
YUWASWISU FEE SUDOORIN-NAAS. MINAL-JINNATI WANNAAS.
With the Name of Allah , the Most Gracious , the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge with
(Allah) the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind , the God of mankind , from the evil
of the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in the breasts of mankind, of jinns and
men.
1
(These Surahs should be recited in Arabic after each prayer. After the Maghrib
and Fajr prayers they should be recited three times each.)
2
Reference:
1
An-Nas 114:1-6
2
Abu Dawud 2/86, An-Nasa'i 3/68. See also Al-Albani, SahihAt-Tirmithi 2/8.

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UHU TH QAYYOOM, LAA TA'KHU - HAYYUL - 71. ALLAAHU LAA 'ILAAHA 'ILLAA HUWAL
SINATUN WA LAA NAWM, LAHU MAA FIS-SAMAAWAATI WA MAAFIL-'ARDH,
NIH, YA'LAMU MAA BAYNA ITH EE YASHFA'U 'INDAHU 'ILLAA BI' TH LA - AL TH MAN
'AYDEEHIM WA MAA KHALFAHUM, WA LAA YUHEETOONA BISHAY'IM-MIN 'ILMIHI
'ILLAA BIMAA SHAA'A, WASI'A KURSIYYUHUS-SAMAAWAATI WAL'ARDH, WA LAA
EEM. DH 'A - 'ALIYYUL - UHUMAA, WA HUWAL DH HIF YA'OODUHU
Allah! There is none worthy of worship but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains
and protects all that exists. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs
whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede
with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them in this world,
and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never encompass
anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Throne extends over the
heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And
He is the Most High, the Most Great. (Recite in Arabic after each prayer.)
Reference: An-Nasa'i, 'Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylah (Hadith no. 100), also Ibn As-Sunni (no. 121).
See also Al-Albani, Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 5/339 and Silsilatul-Ahadith As-Sahihah 2/697 (no.
972).

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72. LAA 'ILAAHA 'ILLALLAAHU WAHDAHU LAA SHAREEKA LAHU, LAHUL-MULKU WA

LAHUL-HAMDU YUHYEE WA YUMEETU WA HUWA 'ALAA KULLI SHAY'IN QADEER.
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the
dominion and His is the praise . He brings life and He causes death , and He is Able to
do all things. (Recite ten times in Arabic after the Maghrib and Fajr prayers.)
Reference: At-Tirmithi 5/515, Ahmad 4/227. See its checking in Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah's
Zddul-Ma'ad 1/300.

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73. ALLAAHUMMA 'INNEE 'AS'ALUKA 'ILMAN NAAFI'AN, WA RIZQAN TAYYIBAN, WA

'AMALAN MUTAQABBALAN.
O Allah, I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit , a good provision , and deeds that
will be accepted. (Recite in Arabic after the Fajr prayer.)
Reference: Ibn Majah and others. See Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah 1/152 and Majma'uz-Zawd'id
10/111.


During Prayer
1 - After the opening takbeer of the prayer and before starting to recite al-Faatihah. This is
called Du'aa' al-Istiftaah (opening supplication):
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: When the Messenger of Allah started to pray, he
would remain silent for a while. I said: "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O
Messenger of Allah. What do you say when you are silent between the takbeer and
recitation?" He said: "I say: Allahumma baa'id bayni wa bayna khataayaaya kama baa'adta
bayna al-mashriqi wa'l-maghrib. Allahumma naqqini min khataayaaya kama yunaqqa al-
thawb al-abyad min al-danas. Allahumma ighsilni min khataayaaya bi'l-thalji wa'l-maa'i
wa'l-barad (O Allah, put a great distance between me and my sins, as great as the distance
You have made between the East and the West. O Allah, cleanse me of sin as a white
garment is cleansed from filth. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow and water and hail)."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 711; Muslim, 598.
2 - Du'aa' al-Qunoot in Witr
It was narrated that al-Hasan ibn 'Ali said: The Messenger of Allah taught me words to
say in Witr: "Allahumma ihdini feeman hadayta wa 'aafini feeman 'aafayta wa tawallani
feeman tawallayta wa baarik li feema a'tayta, wa qini sharra ma qadayta , fa innaka taqdi
wa la yuqda 'alayk, wa innahu laa yadhillu man waalayta wa laa ya'izzu man 'aadayta,
tabaarakta Rabbana wa ta'aalayt (O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided,
pardon me among those whom You have pardoned, turn to me in friendship among those
on whom You have turned in friendship, and bless me in what You have bestowed, and save
me from the evil of what You have decreed. For verily You decree and none can influence
You; and he is not humiliated whom You have befriended, nor is he honoured who is Your
enemy. Blessed are You, O Lord, and Exalted)."
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 464; al-Nasaa'i, 1745; Abu Dawood, 1425; Ibn Maajah, 1178.
This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi and others, and as saheeh by al-Albaani
in Irwa' al-Ghaleel, 429.
3 - Du'aa' when standing up from bowing, at times of calamity
This is called Qunoot al-Nawaazil. This may be recited in all the obligatory prayers
depending on the situation, and the worshippers behind the imam should say Ameen. See
question no.20031.
4 - Whilst bowing.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say: "Subhaanak
Allahumma Rabbanaa wa bi hamdika Allahumma ighfir li (Glory and praise be to You, O
Allah our Lord. O Allah, forgive me)." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 761; Muslim, 484, from the
hadeeth of 'Aa'ishah.
5 - During prostration.
This is the best of du'aa', because the Prophet said: "The closest that any one of you may
be to his Lord is when he is prostrating, so say a lot of du'aa' at that time." Narrated by
Muslim, 482, from the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah.
There are many ahaadeeth concerning this, for which we do not have room to mention them
here.
6 - Between the two prostrations.
One should say: "Allahumma ighfir li warhamni wajburni wahdini warzuqni (O Allah, forgive
me, have mercy on me, enrich me, guide me and grant me provision)." Narrated by al-
Tirmidhi, 284; Ibn Maajah, 898 - from the hadeeth of Ibn 'Abbaas; classed as saheeh by al-
Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. And there are other du'aa's.
7 - After the tashahhud and before the salaam:
the Prophet said: "When any one of you has finished the last tashahhud, let him seek
refuge with Allah from four things and say: Allahumma inni a'oodhu bika min 'adhaabi
jahannam wa min 'adhaab il-qabri wa min fitnat il-mahyaa wa'l-mamaat wa min sharri fitnat
il-maseeh il-dajjaal (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of Hell and from the
torment of the grave and from the trials of life and death and from the evil of the trial of the
Dajjaal)."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1311; Muslim, 588 (this version narrated by Muslim), from the
hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah. Then after that he may pray for whatever he likes of the good
things of this world and the Hereafter, because of the hadeeth of Ibn Mas'ood: The
Prophet taught them the tashahhud then he said at the end: "Let him ask for whatever
good things he wishes." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5876; Muslim, 402.


WAY TO PERFORM ISTIKHARA:
First pray Two Cycles (raka') of ritual Prayer (nafil) such that in the first raka' after Surah
Fatiha (Allhamd) recite Surah al-Kafirun (Chapter 109) and in the second raka' after
Fatiha (Allhamd) recite Surah al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112). After finishing prayer recite this
(supplication/dua'): Dua in Arabic Text above.
TRANSLATION: "O Allah! I seek goodness from Your Knowledge and with Your Power
(and Might) I seek strength, and I ask from You Your Great Blessings, because You have
the Power and I do not have the power. You Know everything and I do not know, and You
have knowledge of the unseen. Oh Allah! If in Your Knowledge this action -----------------------
------------------------- (which I intend to do) is better for my religion and faith, for my life and
end [death], for here [in this world] and the hereafter then make it destined for me and make
it easy for me and then add blessings [baraka'] in it, for me. O Allah! In Your Knowledge if
this action is bad for me, bad for my religion and faith, for my life and end [death], for here
[in this world] and the hereafter then turn it away from me and turn me away from it and
whatever is better for me, ordain [destine] that for me and then make me satisfied with it."