Is the meaning of "after the prayer" the end of it, or what comes after it?

The questioner:
Is the "after" of every prayer the prayer itself, or not?

The Shaykh:
The original meaning of "after" (dabr) is that which is connected to it; the "after" of an animal is connected to it. So the default meaning is what comes before the taslim. However, what comes after the taslim is also called "after" (dabr). The supplication that came in the Sunnah is this one before the taslim. The dhikr that came after the prayer is the "after" of the prayer, meaning after the taslim, because it came in another narration after he had said the taslim. So the dhikr that came in the texts is the "after" of the prayer, meaning after the taslim. And the supplication that came as the "after" of the prayer is before the taslim, because that is the place for supplication. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah do you good, O Shaykh. May Allah help you in your remembrance of Him and in your gratitude to Him.

The Shaykh:
It is better before the taslim because it is supplication. Yes.