Dua 1: Straight after the salam3 times
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
Astaghfirullāh
I seek Allah's forgiveness.
Sahih Muslim 591
Adhkar after salah, what to say after every prayer.
After the salam, the Prophet ﷺ would say Astaghfirullah three times and then Allahumma antas-salam wa minkas-salam.1 After that come the tasbih (33 Subhanallah, 33 Alhamdulillah and 33 Allahu akbar), Ayat al-Kursi and the last three surahs. These are for after every fard prayer. The morning and evening adhkar are a separate, longer set.
Dua 2: Allahumma antas-salam
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Allāhumma antas-salāmu wa minkas-salām, tabārakta dhal-jalāli wal-ikrām
O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, Owner of majesty and honour.
Sahih Muslim 591
Dua 3: La mani'a lima a'tayt
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr. Allāhumma lā māniʿa limā aʿṭayt, wa lā muʿṭiya limā manaʿt, wa lā yanfaʿu dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd
There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, none can give what You withhold, and the wealth of the wealthy cannot help them against You.
Sahih al-Bukhari 844
Dua 4: The tasbih33 each
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
Subḥānallāh (33 times), Alḥamdulillāh (33 times), Allāhu akbar (33 times)
Glory be to Allah. All praise is for Allah. Allah is the Greatest.
Sahih Muslim 597
Dua 5: To complete one hundred
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr
There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. (Whoever completes the hundred with this has his sins forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea.)
Sahih Muslim 597
Dua 6: Ayat al-Kursi
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwal-ḥayyul-qayyūm... (the whole of Ayat al-Kursi)
Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence... (Ayat al-Kursi)
Quran 2:255. Recited after every prayer: al-Nasa'i, al-Sunan al-Kubra, from Abu Umamah, graded sahih by al-Albani
Dua 7: Taught to Muadh
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
Allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā dhikrika wa shukrika wa ḥusni ʿibādatik
O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You and to worship You well. (The Prophet ﷺ told Muadh never to leave it after a prayer.)
Sunan Abi Dawud 1522; Sunan an-Nasa'i 1303, graded sahih
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Guide
When and how to say it.
After the salam, the Prophet ﷺ would say Astaghfirullah three times and then Allahumma antas-salam wa minkas-salam.1 After that come the tasbih (33 Subhanallah, 33 Alhamdulillah and 33 Allahu akbar), Ayat al-Kursi and the last three surahs. These are for after every fard prayer. The morning and evening adhkar are a separate, longer set.
In what order?
- Astaghfirullah three times, then Allahumma antas-salam.
- La ilaha illallahu wahdahu... la mani'a lima a'tayt.
- Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu akbar, 33 times each, then la ilaha illallahu wahdahu... to make one hundred.
- Ayat al-Kursi, then Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas. Uqbah ibn Amir said the Prophet ﷺ told him to recite the mu'awwidhat after every prayer.2
- Allahumma a'inni ala dhikrika, and then your own duas.
After which prayers?
Hanafi position
After Fajr and Asr, which have no sunnah prayer after them, sit and complete the adhkar. After Dhuhr, Maghrib and Isha, say the short Allahumma antas-salam, stand for the sunnah prayers, and do the longer adhkar after the sunnah. This follows Aishah's report that the Prophet ﷺ sat after the salam only for as long as it takes to say Allahumma antas-salam.3
Other madhhabs
- Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali
- The adhkar are said straight after every fard prayer, before any sunnah prayer that follows it.
Counting the tasbih
Abdullah ibn Amr saw the Prophet ﷺ count the tasbih on his hand, and counting on the fingers is the Sunnah. Beads or a counter are allowed by most scholars. If you lose count, the tasbih counter keeps it for you.
Is this the same as the morning and evening adhkar?
No. These adhkar follow each of the five daily prayers. The morning and evening adhkar are a longer set said once after Fajr and once in the evening. After Fajr you can do both, one after the other.
- Sahih Muslim 591.
- Sunan Abi Dawud 1523, graded sahih.
- Sahih Muslim 592.
- Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar, on the adhkar after the fard. The other madhhabs' positions are summarised from their standard manuals.
- Sahih Muslim 591
- Sahih Muslim 591
- Sahih al-Bukhari 844
- Sahih Muslim 597
- Sahih Muslim 597
- Quran 2:255. Recited after every prayer: al-Nasa'i, al-Sunan al-Kubra, from Abu Umamah, graded sahih by al-Albani
- Sunan Abi Dawud 1522; Sunan an-Nasa'i 1303, graded sahih
The rulings on this page are pending review by the scholars on our team.
Questions
Good to know.
What do you say after salah?
Astaghfirullah three times, Allahumma antas-salam wa minkas-salam tabarakta dhal-jalali wal-ikram, then the tasbih, Ayat al-Kursi and the three Quls.
How many times do you say Subhanallah after prayer?
33 times, with 33 Alhamdulillah and 33 Allahu akbar, then la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah... once to make a hundred (Muslim 597). A narration in Muslim has Allahu akbar 34 times instead.
Can I say the adhkar after the sunnah prayer?
Yes. In the Hanafi school, after Dhuhr, Maghrib and Isha you say Allahumma antas-salam, pray the sunnah, and then do the full adhkar.
Can I use a tasbih counter after salah?
Yes. Counting on the fingers is the Sunnah, and most scholars allow beads or a counter.