After every Fardh salah, the Prophet (s.a.w) used to recite some dua'a (adhkaar). The companions followed him and the salaaf continued until it has reached us today. The sunnah of the prophet (s.a.w) is to recite the below adhkaar (dua'as) after finishing the Fardh salah and then pray the other nawafil prayers

Abu Umama al-Bahili (Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) was asked as to which supplication (dua) was most quickly accepted? He replied: “In the middle of the night and after the obligatory (fard) prayers.” (Sunan Tirmidhi, 3499 with a sound (hasan) chain of transmission).

To know the Hotline to contact Allah , i.e the timings when Dua'as are answered most click on : http://the-finalrevelation.blogspot.com/2012/07/best-time-to-supplicate.html

1 - رجل فقام العصر صلى وسلم عليه الله صلى الله رسول أنيكن لم أنه الكتاب أهل هلك فإنما اجلس له فقال عمر فرآه يصليابن أحسن وسلم عليه الله صلى الله رسول فقال فصل لصالتهم

الخطاب

From Abdullaah bin Rabaha from a man who was from the Companions of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- that the Messenger of Allaah had prayed the Asr prayer,  and this man (immediately) stood up to pray. Umar saw him and said to him sit down, since indeed the people of the book were destroyed because they did not leave a gap after their prayer.

The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said to him:

الخطاب ابن أحسن

'You have done well O Ibn Khattab!'

[Collected by Ahmad,  its Isnad is Saheeh as declared by al Haythami in Majmu' az-Zawa'id 2/237 and in Silsilah al-Saheeha 2549 or 6/105.]

Shaykh Albaani said: 'This hadeeth is a clear text in that it is prohibited to hasten to pray the Sunnah prayer after the obligatory prayer without speaking or leaving the Masjid, like many of the non-

Arabs do,  and especially the Turks. Indeed we see them in the Haramain Sharafain (the holy Masjid in Makkah and the Prophet's Masjid in Madina), the Imaam is about to give the Salam from the prayer, except that these people hasten, from over here and over there standing to pray the Sunnah! [From: 'Silsilah Saheehah' No. 2549 6/105]

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen rahimahullah

Question: Has any proof been reported for changing one's place in order to perform the Sunnah after the obligatory prayer?

Answer: Yes, it has been reported in the Hadith of Mu'awiyah that he said: The Prophet (sallAllaahu alaihi wa sallam) ordered us not to join one prayer with another prayer without leaving or speaking (in between). [1] So the scholars have understood from this that a gap must be made between the obligatory and the Sunnah either by speaking or by changing/shifting one's place.

[1] Muslim no. 883 and Abu Dawud no. 1129

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`UthaymeenFatawa Islamiyah Vol. 2 Page 314

Source: http://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=1108

Umar ibn ‘Ata narrated that Nafi’e ibn Jubair sent him to Sa’ib ibn Ukht Nair to ask him about something that Mu’awiyah (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) had seen him doing after the Fard Salaat (prayer). He said: “Yes, I offered the Friday prayer along with him in the enclosure (Maqsurah), and when the Imam concluded the Salaat with Tasleem

I stood up in my place and offered the Sunnah prayer. When Mu’awiyah (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) went home, he sent for me (and when I came) he said: “Never do again what you have done. When you have observed the Friday prayer, you must not start another Sunnah prayer till you have spoken to someone or have shifted from your place; because Allaah’s Messenger (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ordered us not to follow the congregational Salaat with any other Salaat until we have talked (to someone) or moved from our place.” [Muslim]

THE TIMING OF RECITING THESE ADHKAAR.

SHOULD IT BE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FARDH SALAH OR SHOULD WE FIRST PRAY OUR SUNNAH AND NAWAFIL FIRST?

Question: Assalamu `Alaykum scholars, It says in Jami` tirmidhi, Sunan ibn Maajah and elsewhere that : When the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said the Salam, he would sit only for as long as it took to say: ‘Allahumma Antas-Salam wa minkas-salam. Tabarakta ya Dhal-jalali wal- ikram. (O Allah, You are As-Salam, From You is all peace, blessed are You O Possessor of majesty and honour).’” The ahnaaf take this as a proof to recite this du`a, then get up and complete the sunan/nawafil and then sit down to recite the remaining adhkar. Could you please answer if we are to first recite the adhkaar after the obligatory salah and then get up to pray the sunan or follow the hanfi stance? barakallahu feekum

Ans: We should recite the adhkaar before proceeding to praying other nawafil or sunan. 

See: http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=showfatwa&Id=2490069&Option=QuestionId

NOTE THE ORDER OF RECITING THE DU`A AFTER FARDH SALAH

QUESTIONAfter the prayer, what is the proper order to do the following things, and are they to be done out loud or silently?

* supplications from the Sunnah

* phrases of remembrence (ath-kaar)

* recitation of the last three soorahs of the Qur'aan

* recitation of Aayah Al-Kursee

ANSWER by Shaykh Muhammad 'Umar Baazmool, instructor at Umm Al-Quraa University in Makkah

What seems to be the proper order for these things is as follows:

1) When the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) finished his prayers, he started with his saying of "Astagh-firullaah" three times. [1]

2) Then he would say "Allaahumma antas-Salaamu wa minkas-Salaam, tabaarakta yaa thal-jalaali wal-ikraam." [2]

3) Then he would say the other reported supplications, like, "Laa ilaaha ill Allaah wa laa na'budu illaa iyyaah..." [3]

4) Then he would commence making the tasbeehs, saying, "sub-haan Allaah," "al-hamdu lillaah," and "Allaahu akbar," 33 times each. [4]

5) Then he would recite Aayah Al-Kursee, as it is what has been reported that he (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) used to recite after each prayer. [5]

As for the recitation of Soorah Al-Ikhlaas, Soorah Al-Falaq, and Soorah An-Naas, then they are to be recited in the morning and in the evening only. It has not been authentically narrated, to the best of my knowledge, that they were recited after each prayer, and Allaah knows best. [6]

And as for the question, "Are these things to be said out loud or quietly?" It has been authentically reported from Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him), as Al-Bukhaaree reported [7], that he said they used to know when the Messenger's prayer (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) was over due to the voices of the Companions making takbeer, meaning the supplications after the prayer.

Imaam Ash-Shaafi'ee, may Allaah have Mercy on him, said that this raising of their voices with takbeer after the prayer was only done sometimes, not always, and it was done to teach the people. Imaam Ash-Shaafi'ee had warned that it is not for the Muslims to raise their voices with these phrases of thikr and supplications, unless there is a need to teach them to the people. If the people are not in need of learning them, then the norm is that a person

does not raise his voice, rather he says these things in a silent way so that he himself hears them, and Allaah knows best.

FOOTNOTES

[1] Saheeh Muslim #1333 (3/92 of Sharh An-Nawawee) and Saheeh Sunan At-Tirmithee #300 (1/176)[2] Saheeh Muslim #1334 (3/92 of Sharh An-Nawawee) and Saheeh Sunan At-Tirmithee #298 (1/175)[3] Saheeh Muslim #1342 (3/94 of Sharh An-Nawawee)[4] Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree #843 (2/397-398 of Fat-hul-Baaree) and Saheeh Muslim #1346 (3/95 of Sharh An-Nawawee)

[5] This is based on the hadeeth: "Whoever reads Aayah Al-Kursee after each obligatory prayer, nothing will prevent him from going to Paradise except that he must die." It was collected by An-Nasaa'ee in As-Sunan Al-Kubraa #9848 (9/44 of the 1421 Mu'as-sasatur-Risaalah printing), on the authority of Aboo Umaamah. Al-Albaanee gathered and discussed its numerous chains, declaring the hadeeth to be authentic in Silsilatul-Ahaadeethis-Saheehah #972.

[6] Imaam Ahmad collected a narration mentioning that 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir (may Allaah be pleased with him) was ordered by the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) to recite the mu'awwithaat [1] after each prayer. It is #17417 in the Musnad (28/633 of Ar-Risaalah), and Al-Albaanee declared it to be authentic in his checking of Shaykh Al-Islaam's Al-Kalim At-Tayyib (p.114).

[7] Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree #841 (2/395-396 of Fat-hul-Baaree)

Taken from Bakkah.

[1] It is a widely accepted notion that mu`awwithaat includes surah ikhlaas along with surah falaq and an-naas. However this is incorrect because Surah ikhlaas is outside of mu`awithaat. The proof of this has been discussed here in detail : 

http://forum.mohaddis.com/threads/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%88%DA%BA-%DA%A9%DB%92-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%81-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B5-%D9%BE%DA%91%DA%BE%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA-

%D9%86%DB%81%DB%8C%DA%BA.13450/

The following hadeeth should clear this notion 

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ه� اش� zى ف�رzل� zى إ zت �ذzا أ إ

Narrated `Aisha:

Whenever Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) went to bed, he used to recite Surat-al-Ikhlas, and mu`awizatayn (Surat-al-Falaq and Surat-an- Nas) all together, and then blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those parts of his body that his hands could reach. And when he fell ill, he used to order me to do like that for him.

This is in Saheeh Bukhaari : http://sunnah.com/bukhari/76/63

So this hadeeth shows that surah ikhlaas (qul huwallahu ahad) is different from mu`wizatayn (falaq wan naas) . For more details see the link above. 

Dua # 1 : 

أكبر اللهALLAHU AKBAR (1 TIME) 

Allah is the Greatest

[Ref : - Sahih Bukhari, tirmidhi, ahmad, Muslim]

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: I used to recognize the completion of the prayer of the Prophet by hearing takbir. (Sahih Bukhari,Hadith #842)

DUA # 2 :

zغ|ف�ر} ت س|z اللهأ

Astaghfirullaah ( 3 times minimum ) Oh Allah forgive me

[Ref: Muslim 591 Tirmidhi 300, nasai 1337, Ibn Majah 928]

DUA # 3 :

zم} ال الس� zك| م�ن zو zم} ال الس� zت| zن أ الله}م�ام zر| �ك اإل zو zل� |جzال ال zاذzا ي zت| ك zارz zب ت

Allahumma Antas-Salam wa minkas-salam tabarakta ya Dhal-jalali wal- ikram ( 1 time After every Fardh Salah ) O Allaah, You are the One Who is free from all defects and deficiencies and from You is all peace, blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour [Ref: - Muslim 591, Nasai 1337 Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah 928, Tirmidhi 300, Ahmed]

DUA # 4 :

TكVرXك ZشTو TكVرXكVذ عTلTى نcي VعTأ fم Zهfالل TكVتTادTب Vع Vن XسZحTو

Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika, wa husni 'ibadatika ( 1 time )

O ALLah assist me in remebering you in thanking you and worshipping you in the best of manners

Muadh ibn Jabal (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said to him: “I advise you O Muadh that you don’t leave the following words after every prayer: “O Allah, assist me in remembering you, showing gratitude to you and worshipping you in a good manner.” 

[Ref: Sunan Abu Dawud, 1522 & Sunan Nasa’i, 1303 ]

DUA # 5 :

zه} ل zه} ل zر�يك zش z ال وzح|دzه} �ه} الل � �ال إ zهz �ل إ z الء� ي| zش }ل� ك عzلzى zه}وzو |حzم|د} ال zه} وzل |م}ل|ك} القzد�ير�

لما zم}عطي وال zأعطيت لما مانع ال �ه}م� اللوال  منعت،

د� zالج منك الجzد� ذا .ينفعLaa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shay'in Qadeer, Allaahumma laa maani'a limaa 'a'tayta, wa laa mu'tiya limaa mana'ta, wa laa yanfa'u thal-jaddi minkal-jadd

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: Sahih al-Bukhari, 6330 & Sahih Muslim 593a]

The complete hadeeth: http://sunnah.com/search/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8E%D9%91%D9%87%D9%8F%D9%85%D9%8E%D9%91-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8E-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%8F%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%8E-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7

DUA # 6 :

|ك} ل |م}ل ال zه} ل zه} ل zر�يك zش zال وzح|دzه} �ه} الل �ال� إ zهz �ل إ ا zال قzد�ير� ي|ء� zش }ل� ك عzلzى zه}وzو |حzم|د} ال zه} وzل zالzو �ه} الل �ال� إ zهz �ل إ zال �ه� �الل ب �ال� إ zق}و�ة zالzو zو|لzحzه} وzل |فzض|ل} ال zه} وzل �ع|مzة} الن zه} ل �اه} �ي إ �ال� إ }د} zع|ب نzه} ل zم}خ|ل�ص�ين �ه} الل �ال� إ zهz �ل إ zال |حzسzن} ال zاء} �ن الث

zون zاف�ر} |ك ال zر�هz ك zو| وzل zالد�ين

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.

There is no worthy of being worship but Allaah Alone, with no partner or associate His is the sovereignty and to Him be praise, and He is Able to do all things. There is no power and no strength except with Allaah, and we worship none but Him.  From Him (alone) come all blessings and favors, and all good praise is due to Him. There is no worthy of being worship but Allaah and we make our worship purely for Him (alone) however much the disbelievers may hate that

[Reference: Muslim 594a or 935, Sunan Abi Dawud 1506]

DUA # 7 :

zه} وzل |م}ل|ك} ال zه} ل zه} ل zر�يك zش z ال وzح|دzه} �ه} الل � �ال إ zهz �ل إ z ال|حzم|د} يميت ال و .يحي قzد�ير� ي|ء� zش }ل� ك عzلzى zه}وzو

Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd yuhyi wa yumeet wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer* 

* = 1 time after every fardh prayer, except Maghrib and Fajr wherein this has to be recited 10 times) 

There is no God but Allaah alone, with no partner or associate, His is the Dominion and to Him be praise, He gives life and gives death, and He has power over all things

[Reference:  Muslim 1/418, Ahmad, At-Tirmithi 5/515, Ahmad 4/227. See its checking in Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah's Zddul-Ma'ad 1/300]

Virtue: 

Xن Tم Tال Tق T VلTهT ال f إ دTهZ اللfهZ إVال XحTو T رVيكT ال Tش ZهTل ZهTل ZكXل ZمXال ZهTل Tو

Zد Xم TحXي الVي XحZي ZيتVمZي Tو Tو ZهTى وTلTع cلZء� ك Xي Tير� شVد Tق . Tر XشTات� ع fر Tم VثXرV عTلTى غXرVبV إ TمXال TثTعTب Zهfالل ZهTة� ل TحTل XسTم ZهTونZظ Tف XحTي Tن Vم

VانTطXي fى الشfت Tح TحVب XصZي TبTتTك Tو Zهfالل ZهTا ل TهVب Tر XشTات� عTن Tس Tح

بTات� VوجZا م Tح TمTو ZهXنTع Tر XشTات� عTئcي Tات� س TقVوب Zم XتTانTك Tو ZهTل VلXدTعVب

Vر XشTاب� ع TقVات� رTن VمXؤ Zم  

Umarah bin Shabib As-Saba’i narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:“Whoever says: none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the praise, He gives life and causes death, and He is powerful over all things, (La Ilaha Illallahu Wahdahu La Sharika Lahu Lahul-Mulku Wa Lahul-Hamdu, Yuhyi Wa Yumitu Wa Huwa ala Kulli Shai’in Qadir)’ ten times at the end of Al-Maghrib - Allah shall send for him protectors to guard him from Shaitan until he reaches morning, and Allah writes for him ten good deeds, Mujibat, and He wipes from him ten of the destructive evil deeds, and it shall be for him the equal of freeing ten believing slaves.” 

[Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3534; 3474; Sunan Ibn Majah 3798; Muwatta Maalik Book 15, Hadith 20; Sahih Muslim Book 35, Hadith 6508, graded as Hassan by Albaani, Ibn Hajar, al-Mundhari and others]

DUA # 8 :

|خ}ذ}ه} zأ ت z ال �وم} |قzي ال |حzي� ال zه}و � �ال إ zهz �ل إ z ال الله}وzمzا مzاوzات� الس� ف�ي مzا �ه} ل zو|م� ن z وzال zة� ن س�

� �ال إ |دzه} ن ع� فzع} zش| ي �ذ�ي ال ذzا مzن ر|ض�z األ ف�ي

z وzال |فzه}م| ل zخ وzمzا |د�يه�م| يz أ zن| zي ب مzا zم} zع|ل ي �ه� �ذ|ن �إ ب

اء zش �مzا ب � �ال إ |م�ه� ل ع� م�ن| ى|ء� zش� ب zح�يط}ون{ ي

z وzال zر|ضz وzاأل مzاوzات� الس� �ه} ي س� }ر| ك zع وzس�

|عzظ�يم} ال |عzل�ي� ال zه}وzو ح�ف|ظ}ه}مzا zؤ}ود}ه} ي

Allaahu laa 'ilaaha 'illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom, laa ta'khuthuhu sinatun wa laa nawm, lahu maa fis-samaawaati wa maafil-'ardh, man thal-lathee yashfa'u 'indahu 'illaa bi'ithnih, ya'lamu maa bayna 'aydeehim wa maa khalfahum, wa laa yuheetoona bishay'im-min 'ilmihi 'illaa bimaa shaa'a, wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samaawaati wal'ardh, wa laa ya'ooduhu hifdhuhumaa, wa Huwal-'Aliyyul- 'Adheem.

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 compass 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.)

Virtue :  

One who recites Ayatul Kursi after every fardh salah, during death his soul will be taken out as easily as one takes out a strand of hair from dry Flour

Another hadith narrates that nothing will be between him and heaven who recites Ayatul Kursi after ever fardh salat immediately in d position he is seated.

[Reference: Quran - chapter 2 verse 255, 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), Hakim, Al Tabraani.]

DUA # 9 :

" VقTل TفXال cب TرVب ZوذZعTأ Xل Zا  ۞ ق Tم cر Tش XنVمTقTل Tخ ۞ TبTقTا وTذV ق� إ VاسTغ cر Tش XنVمTو ۞  XنVمTو

Vد TقZعXي الVف VاتTاث fفfالن cر Tد�  ۞ش Vاس Tح cر Tش XنVمTوTد Tس Tا حTذV ."إ

Surah Al Falaq (usually 1 time after every salah but 3 times after maghrib and fajar). 

Qul 'a'oothu birabbil-falaq. Min sharri maa khalaq. Wa min sharri ghaasiqin 'ithaa waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffaathaati fil-'uqad. Wa min sharri haasidin 'ithaa hasad.

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.

" �اس� ب� الن zر� zع}وذ} ب �اس� ۞ ق}ل| أ zه�  ۞ مzل�ك� الن �ل إ

�اس� �اس� ۞ الن |خzن وzاس� ال |وzس| ر� ال zذ�ي  ۞ م�ن| ش� ال

�اس� و�س} ف�ي ص}د}ور� الن }وzس| �اس� ۞ ي �ة� وzالن ن |ج� م�نz ال "

Surah Al Naas (usually 1 time after every salah but 3 times after maghrib and fajar). 

Qul 'a'oothu birabbin-naas . Malikin-naas . 'Ilaahin-naas . Min sharril-waswaasil-khannaas. Allathee 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[Reference:  An Nasai 114: 1-6, Abu Dawud 2/86, An-Nasa'i 3/68. See also Al-Albani, SahihAt-Tirmithi 2/8. ]

'Uqbah bin 'Amir narrated:

"The Messenger of Allah ; commanded me to recite the Mu'wwidhãtafter every prayer. [Sunan Abi Dawud 1523]

Prophet (s.a.w) said " Recite the Muwadathayn (Al Falaq and Al Naas) after every prayer [Al Saheeha : 645]

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 Imaam Ahmad collected a narration mentioning that 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir (may Allaah be pleased with him) was ordered by the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) to recite the mu'awwithaat (the last three soorahs of the Qur'aan: Ikhlaas, Falaq, and Naas) after each prayer.

[It is #17417 in the Musnad (28/633 of Ar-Risaalah), and Al-Albaanee declared it to be authentic in his checking of Shaykh Al-Islaam's Al-Kalim At-Tayyib (p.114)]

DUA # 10 :

Zر TªªبXكTأ Zهªªالل Tو ،Vهªªلل Zد Xªªم TحXال Tو ،Vهªªالل Tان TحXب Zªªس" TينVث TالTث Tثا� و TالT33 (ث times(

 Zه Tªªل ،Zه Tªªل TيكVر Tªªش Tال ZهTد XªªحTو Zهªªالل fالVإ Tه TªªلV الT إء� Xي Tªªش cل Zªªى كTلTع Tو ZªªهTو Zد Xªªم TحXال Zه Tªªل Tو Zك Xªªل ZمXال

." دVير� Tق

Subhaanallaahi, walhamdu lillaahi wallaahu 'Akbar ( 33 times) 

Or 

الله zانzح| ب Subanhallah (33 times) س}

لله� |حzم�د} Alhumdulillah (33 times)    ال

   

zر |ب zك ا zالله    Allahu Akbar (33 times)

After you complete the above (i.e 33+33+33 = 99 times) then say once :

zه} ل zه} ل zر�يك zش z ال وzح|دzه} �ه} الل � �ال إ zهz �ل إ z الء� ي| zش }ل� ك عzلzى zه}وzو |حzم|د} ال zه} وzل |م}ل|ك} القzد�ير�

Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer ( V IMP - 1 time )

There is no god but Allaah Alone, with no partner or associate His is the sovereignty and to Him be praise, and He is Able to do all things.

Virtue : 

Whoever says 'Glory be to Allah' (Subhana'llah) thirty- three times and 'Allah is Greater' (Allahu akbar) thirty-three times and 'Praise be to Allah' (al-hamdu lillah) thirty-three times, and seals the hundred with 'There is no god but Allah, alone without any partner. The Kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything' (La ilaha illa'llah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu'l mulku wa lahu'l hamd, wa huwa ala kulli shay'in qadir) after every prayer will have his wrong actions forgiven him even if they are abundant as the foam on the sea."

[Ref: Muwatta Malik Book 15, Hadith 22, Muslim 597a, and Others]

DUA # 11 :

� قـا وzر�ز| � ناف�عـا � |مـا ل ع� zك zلـ} أ س|z أ ي ـ� �ن إ م� ·هـ} الل

� �ال zقzـب م}ت � وzعzمzـال ، � با ـ� طzيAllaahumma '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 925 and others. See Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah 1/152 and Majma'uz-Zawd'id 10/111.

DUA # 12:

Sa`d used to teach his sons the following words as a teacher teaches his students the skill of writing and used to say that Allah's Messenger () used to seek Refuge with Allah from them (i.e. the evils) at the end of every prayer. The words are

  ، VنXب ZجXال TنVم TكVب ZوذZعTي أcنV مf إ Zهfالل

،Vر ZمZعXال VلTذ XرTى أTلV دf إ Tر

Zأ XنTأ TكVب ZوذZعTأ Tو

TكVب ZوذZعTأ Tا، وTيXالدن VةTنXت Vف XنVم TكVب ZوذZعTأ Tو

VرXب TقXال VابTذTع XنVم

O Allah! I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from being brought back to a bad stage of old life and seek refuge with You from the afflictions of the world, and seek refuge with You from the punishments in the grave.

[Saheeh al Bukhaari, 6390]

DUA # 13: 

دfثTنTا [3488] -(2972) Tو حZبT ، أ دZ كTامVل� Tم XحTأ Tو ZنXب ، الVك� Tم Zظ Xفfالل Tو ،Tد Tم XحTاال أل Tا: قTنTثfد Tح ZيدVزTي ZنXب ، VعXي Tر Zز Tال Tن� نا: قXي Tس Zح ، ZمcلTع ZمXال XنTع VدXبTع Vهfالل VنXب ،TةTدXي TرZب XنTع VرXي TشZب VنXب ، عTنX كTعXب�

Vادfد Tش VنXس� بXوTأ Tي Vض Tر Zهfالل ،ZهXنTع ºنTأ fيVبfالن K Tال Tق " :Zدcي Tس Vار TفXغVت Xا االسTذVإ Tف Tر TصXان

XمZكZد TحTأ XنVم VهVالت Tص XنTأ Tول ZقTي :fم Zهfالل TتXنTي أVنTت XقTل Tا خTنT أ Tو TكZدXبTا عTنT دVكT عTلTى أ XهTع TكVدXعTوTو ا Tم ، ZتXعTطTت Xاس ZوذZعTأ TكVب XنVم cر Tا ش Tم ، ZتXعTن Tص ZوءZبT تVكT أ TمXعVنVب ، fيTلTع ZوءZبT أ Tي وVبXنTذVب Xر VفXاغ Tف

VنfهZ لVي، رZ ال إ VفXغTي TوبZال الذنVإ TتXنTأ ".

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  ذTا TهTو ZيثVد TحXال ال Zه ZمTلXعTى نTو XرZا يTذ TهVب Vظ Xفfال اللVإ XنTع Vادfد Tش VنXب ، وXس�Tا أTذ TهTو ZادTن XسVاإل XنVم

Vن TسXحTاد� أTن XسVى إTو XرZي XنTاد�، عfد Tش Vهcد TشTأ Tاال و Tصfات ZهXنTع

[Ref: Musnad Bazzar ] 

Shadad ibn Aws radhiallahu `anhu said : When the prophet (s.a.w) used to finish his prayer, he used to say : 

fم Zهfالل TتXنT تTنVي أ XقTل Tا خTنT أ Tو TكZدXبTا عTنT عTلTى أTكVد XهTع TكVدXعTوTا و Tم ، ZتXعTطTت Xاس ZوذZعTأ TكVب XنVم cر Tا ش Tم ، ZتXعTن Tص ZوءZبT تVكT أ TمXعVنVب ، fيTلTع ZوءZبT أ Tو

رX بVذTنXبVي VفXاغ Tي، فVل ZهfنV رZ ال إ VفXغTي TوبZال الذنVإ TتXنT ." أ

Oh Allah,You created me and I am Your servant. and I abide to Your covenant and promise [to honor it] as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sins except You.

Allāhumma anta rabbī lā ilāha illā anta, khalaqtanī wa ana `abduka, wa ana `alā `ahdika wa wa`dika ma-staṭa`tu. A`ūdhu bika min sharri ma ṣana`tu, wa abū'u ilayka bini`matika `alayya wa a`tarifu bidhunūbī faghfirlī dhunūbī innahu lā yaghfirudh-dhunūba illā ant

Virtue : 

If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it and dies before the morning he will be from the people of Paradise."

[Ref: Sahih Al-Bukhari, 6306]

This benefit was brought to my notice by brother Aijaz Shaikh. 

DUA # 14

Imaam an-Nasa`ee in his Sunan as-sughra, under the book of forgetfulness

(kitaab as-sahw) brings a chapter titled : 

zو|ع� باب |ر� م�نz آخzر} ن zع|دz الذ�ك � ب �يم ل �س| الت

Chapter: Another kind of remembrance after the taslim

Under this he brings this hasan hadeeth : 

  ةz، عzن| zش� zن� عzائ س}ولz أ zه� ر� zانz وسلم عليه الله صلى الل �ذzا ك ا جzلzسz إ ل�س� و| مzج|z �مz صzل�ى أ zل zك �مzات� ت zل �ك ب

|ه} zت لz أ zسzة} ف zش� �مzات� عzن� عzائ zل |ك �ن| " فzقzالz ال �مz إ zل zك |ر� ت ي zخ� zانz ب �ع�ا ك |ه�ن� طzاب zي �لzى عzل � إ zو|م zامzة� ي |ق�ي �ن| ال �مz وzإ zل zك ت

|ر� �غzي �كz ب zانz ذzل ة� ك zف�ارz zه} ك zكz ل ان zح| ب �ه}م� س} �حzم|د�كz الل كz وzب zغ|ف�ر} ت س|z }وب} أ zت |كz وzأ zي �ل . " إ

It was narrated from Aishah that:

When the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) sat in a gathering or  prayed something, he finished it with some words, and 'Aishah asked him about those words. He said: "If he has spoken some good words (and he says this statement of remembrance), it will be a seal for them to preserve them until the Day of Resurrection, and if he has said something other than that, it (these words) will be an expiation for him: 

zكz ان zح| ب �ه}م� س} �حzم|د�كz الل كz وzب zغ|ف�ر} ت س|z }وب} أ zت |كz وzأ zي �ل إ

'Subhanak Allahumma wa bihamdika, astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk (Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.)

[Ref: Sunan an-Nasa`ee (1344)] 

Imaam Nasa`ee in his Sunan al-Kubra, he brings a chapter titled :   �م} مzا ت zخ| �ه� ت بzةzو zال� آن� ت |ق}ر| ال  - what is the recitation of qur`an ended with 

and under this chapter he brings this similar hadeeth (as shown above) 

zا - 10067 ن zرz ب خ|z |ن} م}حzم�د} أ ه|ل� ب zن� س| zر� ب ك zا قzالz عzس| zن |ن} حzد�ث �ي اب ب

z zمz أ ي zا: قzالz مzر| ن zرz ب د} أخ| |ن} خzال� |مzانz ب zي ل س}}و zب |مzانz أ zي ل �ي: قzالz س} zن �د} حzد�ث ال zن} خ| �ي ب ب

z ، أ zان zن| ع�م|رzع zةzو |ن� ع}ر| |ر�، ب zي ب ةz عzن| الز� zش� جzلzسz مzا: قzالzت| عzائس}ول} zل�ى الله� رzه� الله} ص| zي �مz عzل ل zسzا و ل�س� zالz وzالz قzط�، مzج| �ا، ت آن ة� صzل�ى وzالz ق}ر| zالzال� ص� zمz إ ت zخ zل�كzات� ذzم� zل �ك بzا: فzق}ل|ت}: قzالzت| س}ولz ي zالله�، ر zاك zر

z zج|ل�س} مzا أ ا، ت ل�س� }و وzالz مzج| |ل zت �ا، ت آن }صzل�ي وzالz ق}ر| ة� ت zالzال� ص� zم|تz إ ت zخ ء� zؤ}الzه� ؟ ب �مzات� zل |ك ،: " قzالz ال zعzم| ا قzالz مzن| ن |ر� ي zخ zم� ت zه} خ} zع� ل |ر�، ذzل�كz عzلzى طzاب ي zخ| ا قzالz وzمzن| ال Áر zن� ش{ zه} ك ل

ة� zف�ارz zكz: ك ان zح| ب ، س} zم|د�كzح� zهz الz وzب �ل �ال� إ ، إ zت| zن كz أ zغ|ف�ر} ت س|z }وب} أ zت |كz وzأ zي �ل إ " .

Āʾishah [may Allāh be pleased with her] said:

“The Messenger of Allāh would not sit in a sitting, nor recite Qurʾān nor pray a prayer except that he would end it with certain words.” She said: “So I said: O Messenger of Allāh, I see that you do not sit in a sitting nor recite Qurʾān nor pray a prayer except that you end it with these words?”

He [praise and security of Allāh be upon him] said:

“Yes, whoever said anything good, a seal is placed upon that good for him and whoever said any evil it is expiation for him:

zكz ان zح| ب ·Äه}م� س} ، الل zم|د�كzح� Äهz ال وzب �ل �ال� إ ، إ zت| zن كz أ zغ|ف�ر} ت س|z أ

}وب} zت |كz وzأ zي �ل إ{O Allāh, far removed are You from any imperfection and praise to You, there is none worthy of worship except You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You}.”

Translation of the above hadeeth is taken from istiqaamah.net

Tahkeeq : 

" الدعاء "في والطبراني ،)9/123/10067" (الكبرى السنن "في النسائي أخرجه :صحيح إسناده خاتمة "في الدين ناصر وابن ،)75ص" (واالستمالء اإلمالء أدب "في والسمعاني ،)1912رقم(

)9/282" (المشتبه توضيح . في األلباني الشيخ وقال ،]صحيح إسناده): [2/733" (النكت "في حجر ابن الحافظ وقال

� صحيح� إسناد� هذا): [7/495" (الصحيحة" �ل الشيخ وقال ،]مسلم شرط على أيضا في الوادعي م}ق|ب ]صحيح� حديث� هذا): [2/128" (الصحيحين في ليس مما الصحيح الجامع" .

It's chain of narration is saheeh. Reported by An-Nasa`ee in sunan al-Kubra, and tabraani in his book ad-du`a (1912) and Sam`ani in 'Adab al-Imaam..(page 75), Ibn Naasir ad-deen in  المشتبه توضيح خاتمة ; 

Ibn Hajar sahid in Nukbat (2/733) that its sanad is saheeh. Shaykh Albaanee in Saheeha (7/495) said its chain is on the conditions of Muslims and Shaykh Mubqil bin Haade said in his Jaami` as-saheeha (2/128) that is hadeeth is saheeh. 

Also these words "  zكz ان zح| ب �ه}م� س} �حzم|د�كz الل كz وzب zغ|ف�ر} ت س|z أ

}وب} zت |كz وzأ zي �ل إ  " is something which the prophet (s.a.w) started reciting

almost every time throughought the day during his last years. The different ahadeeth that come under the asbaab an-Nuzool of surah "

 { ) ZحXت TفXل Tو Vهfلل Zر XصTن Tآء Tا جTذV ٱإ لZونT فVى1ٱ ZخXدTي Tاسfلن TتXيT أ Tر Tٱ) و ا ( وTاج� XفTأ Vهfلل VينV2ٱدZه Xر VفXغTت Xس Tو Tكcب Tر Vد Xم TحVب Xحcب TسTٱ) ف ZهfنV ۥ إ

Tاب fوTت TانT3 ا( ك ( } .

show that the prophet (s.a.w) supplicated these words of du`a more often than we can count. Be if after any prayer, or recitation of Qur`an or getting up from a gathering or in rukoo` and sujood , the prophet (s.a.w) recited this du`a 

zكz ان zح| ب ·Äه}م� س} ، الل zم|د�كzح� Äهz ال وzب �ل �ال� إ ، إ zت| zن كz أ zغ|ف�ر} ت س|z أ

}وب} zت |كz وzأ zي �ل إThe ahadeeth report that the prophet (s.a.w) recieved an indication from Allah that he will soon see a sign and the prophet (s.a.w) thus said that the above surah was a sign in itself plus he was shown other signs, so everytime he saw a sign in his Ummah which was promised by Allah he used to exert himself with this du`a. 

The different ahadeeth on this topic can be read from here under the post of Ustadh Abu Muslim: http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/showthread.php?t=311622

An abriged English version of some of the ahadeeth in the above arabic thread can be read from here : http://sunnah.com/riyadussaliheen/1/114

A DU`A TO BE RECITED AFTER FAJR ESPECIALLY On the authority of Ummu Salamah-Allaah is pleased with her-, that if the Prophet- peace is is upon him- prayed Fajr, he would say upon Tasleem : “O Allaah, I ask you a beneficial knowledge, a good provision and an accepted deed”

This hadeeth is collected by Ibn Maajah no 762 or Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 925 .

Al-Albaanee rahimahul-llaah authenticated it and commented in Takhreeju Mishkaatil-MaSaabeeh no 2432: the chain of hadeeth is subject to reviewing, However, At-Tabaraanee collected it in an authentic chain in the text “he used to say afetr Fajr”.  Alee bin SulTaan AL-Qaaree rahimahul-llaah said in Mirqaatul-MaFaateeH:  good provision i.e. lawful.

Arabic text with transliteration:

·بي أن·- عنها الله رضي-سلمة أم· عzن| حينz الص�بحz صل�ى إذا يقول} كانz - وسلم عليه الله صل·ى-الن�م} :يسل

“ �ي الل�هم� }كz إن �ا ورزق�ا نافع�ا ع�لم�ا أسأل �ب وعمال� طي�ال� .”متقب

يقول كان “بلفظ 2432 رقم المصابيح مشكاة تخريج في األلباني وصح·حه 762 رقم ماجه ابنالفجر بعد ”.

Allaahumma, innee as’aluka ‘ilman naafi’an, wa rizqan Taiyyiban, wa ‘amalan mutaqabbalan

BONUS - DHIKR - THIS IS FOR FARDH & NAFIL

‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘There are two qualities, no Muslim man acquires them but he will enter Paradise, and they are simple and easy. 

Quality # 1 : 

He should glorify Allaah (say Subhaan Allaah) ten times immediately after each prayer, and praise Him (say Al-hamdu Lillaah) ten times and magnify Him (say Allaahu akbar) ten times.’ I saw the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) counting this on his fingers. He said: ‘That makes one hundred and fifty on the tongue, and one thousand five hundred (hasanaat) in the scales. 

[Translator’s note: each of three phrases repeated ten times makes thirty; multiplied by the number of daily prayers, which is five, makes one hundred and fifty. Each of these good deeds of the tongue will be rewarded with (a minimum of) ten hasanaat (and max could be of 700 times) which will be added to the total of good deeds to be weighed in the balance or scales on the Day of Judgement]. 

Quality # 2 : (THIS IS NOT RELATED TO OUR TOPIC IN THIS BLOG POST) 

When you go to bed, glorify Him and praise Him and magnify Him one hundred times: that will be one hundred on the tongue and a thousand in the scales. Who among you does two thousand and five hundred sayi’aat (bad deeds) in one day?’ They said: ‘How could we not count (our sins)?’ He said: ‘The Shaytaan comes to any one of you whilst he is praying and says, Remember this, remember that, until he finishes his prayer and does not do (this dhikr), or he comes to him when he is lying down and makes him sleepy, until he falls asleep (without doing this dhikr).’” 

(Abu ‘Eesaa Al Tirmidhi said: This is a hasan saheeh hadeeth. Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 3332).

you might also find the below useful :

SPECIFIC PROOFS FOR RAISING HANDS AFTER SALAH TO MAKE DUA'A.

DU`AS FROM THE SAHAABA AND OTHERS AMONG OUR SALAF  

DUA # 15

zا zن �يع� حzد�ث }سz عzن ، وzك }ون |ن� ي �ي ب بz �س|حzاقz أ �ي عzن| ، إ ب

z |ر� أ zك |ن� ب �ي ب بz �ي عzن| ، م}وسzى أ ب

z TنfهZ ، م}وسzى أ كTانT أZول ZقTا يTإذ Tغ Tر Tف XنVم VهVالت Tص : fم Zهfالل Xر VفXي اغVي لVبXنTذ Xر cسTي Tي وVي لVر Xم

Tأ ، XكVارTب Tي وVي لVف قVي XزVر

Abu Musa Ashari radhiallahu anhu , after his prayer used to say : 

  �ه}م� �ي ل�ي اغ|ف�ر| الل |ب ر| ذzن zس� م|ر�ي ل�ي وzيz zار�ك| ، أ ل�ي وzب

ق�ي ف�ي ر�ز|

Oh Allah forgive my sins, Make my affairs easy (For me) and bless me in my sustenance (provision)

[Ref: Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah (29865) - Via Aijaz Shaikh) ] 

DUA # 16

I requested the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) to teach me a supplication which I could recite in my Salat (prayer). Thereupon he said, "Recite: 

�ه}م� �ي الل �ن zم|ت} إ zف|س�ي ظzل |م�ا ن ا ظ}ل �ير� zث z ك zغ|ف�ر} وzال يzوب{ � الذ�ن �ال |تz إ zن ة� ل�ي فzاغ|ف�ر| أ zغ|ف�رzم�ن| م zد�ك| ن ع�

�ي حzم|ن �كz وzار| �ن |تz إ zن |غzف}ور} أ ح�يم} ال الر�  

 (O Allah! I have considerably wronged myself. There is none to forgive the sins but You. So grant me pardon and have mercy on me. You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Compassionate)."'

[Bukhaari, Muslim, Nasa`ee, others]

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