Seeking forgiveness
×3أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
I ask Allah to forgive me.
After the prayer the Prophet ﷺ asked Allah's forgiveness three times. Imam al-Awza'i, one of its narrators, was asked how, and said: 'Astaghfirullah, Astaghfirullah.'
All adhkar
After prayer
Right after the salam of each obligatory prayer.
Allah, You are Peace
×1اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ
Allah, You are Peace and safety comes from You; You are full of blessing, Owner of greatness and honour.
In brief: After prayer the Prophet ﷺ asked forgiveness three times and then said this.
No one can withhold Your gift
×1لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهْوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، اللَّهُمَّ لاَ مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلاَ يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ
Only Allah deserves worship, alone, with no partner. All rule and praise are His, and He can do all things. Allah, no one can hold back what You give or give what You hold back; wealth cannot help its owner before You.
In brief: The Prophet ﷺ said this after every obligatory prayer.
Glory to Allah
×33سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ
Allah is free from every fault.
In brief: After prayer the Prophet ﷺ taught saying Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu akbar thirty-three times each, then tahlil to complete one hundred.
Praise to Allah
×33الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
All praise belongs to Allah.
In brief: After prayer the Prophet ﷺ taught saying Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu akbar thirty-three times each, then tahlil to complete one hundred.
Allah is greatest
×33اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
Allah is greater than all.
In brief: After prayer the Prophet ﷺ taught saying Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu akbar thirty-three times each, then tahlil to complete one hundred.
Complete one hundred
×1لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Only Allah deserves worship, alone, with no partner. All rule and praise belong to Him, and He can do all things.
In brief: After Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu akbar thirty-three times each, saying this completes one hundred and brings forgiveness even for sins like sea foam.
Ayat al-Kursi
×1ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living,[98] the Self-Sustaining.[99] Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them,[100] and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī[101] extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High,[102] the Most Great.[103]
al-Nasa’i, al-Sunan al-Kubra 9848
Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc edition, issued by Noor International Center) · v1.1.2
Al-Ikhlas
×1بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,[2011] Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.[2012] He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc edition, issued by Noor International Center) · v1.1.2
In brief: The report says to recite 'the mu'awwidhat' (the surahs of seeking refuge) after every prayer. Al-Falaq and An-Nas are certain; many scholars include Al-Ikhlas in this word, while another narration says 'the two mu'awwidhat'.
Al-Falaq
×1بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak From the evil of that which He created And from the evil of darkness when it settles And from the evil of the blowers in knots[2014] And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc edition, issued by Noor International Center) · v1.1.2
In brief: The Prophet ﷺ instructed reciting the protective surahs after every prayer.
An-Nas
×1بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The Sovereign of mankind, The God of mankind, From the evil of the retreating whisperer[2016] - Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - From among the jinn and mankind."[2017]
Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc edition, issued by Noor International Center) · v1.1.2
In brief: The Prophet ﷺ instructed reciting the protective surahs after every prayer.