The ruling on the dhikr after voluntary prayers
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Regarding the voluntary prayer, whether it is at night or during the day, do I perform the sunnahs that follow the obligatory prayer, such as reciting Ayat al-Kursi, or the tasbih, tahmid, and takbir, and so on? May Allah reward you with good. Regarding the voluntary prayer, whether it is at night or during the day, do I perform the sunnahs that follow the obligatory prayer, for example, reciting Ayat al-Kursi, or the tasbih, tahmid, and takbir, and so on? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
No, this dhikr is specific to the obligatory prayers; it is done in the parts of the prescribed obligatory prayers. As for the voluntary prayers, it is not done in some of these parts. However, there is no harm in a person increasing his seeking of forgiveness, supplication, and repentance to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and in reading whatever is mentioned from the Qur'an, and seeking refuge in the remembrance of Allah, but without a specific arrangement. This arrangement of thirty-three times for the takbir, tahmid, and tasbih, and then eighty times for "There is no god but Allah alone, having no partner," is specific to the obligatory prayers. Likewise, the recitation of Ayat al-Kursi is specific to the obligatory prayers. As for the voluntary prayers, the dhikr after them is unrestricted; if he wishes, he may do it, and if he wishes, he may leave it, without being bound to a specific dhikr or a specific number. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Regarding the voluntary prayer, whether it is at night or during the day, do I perform the sunnahs that follow the obligatory prayer, such as reciting Ayat al-Kursi, or the tasbih, tahmid, and takbir, and so on? May Allah reward you with good. Regarding the voluntary prayer, whether it is at night or during the day, do I perform the sunnahs that follow the obligatory prayer, for example, reciting Ayat al-Kursi, or the tasbih, tahmid, and takbir, and so on? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
No, this dhikr is specific to the obligatory prayers; it is done in the parts of the prescribed obligatory prayers. As for the voluntary prayers, it is not done in some of these parts. However, there is no harm in a person increasing his seeking of forgiveness, supplication, and repentance to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and in reading whatever is mentioned from the Qur'an, and seeking refuge in the remembrance of Allah, but without a specific arrangement. This arrangement of thirty-three times for the takbir, tahmid, and tasbih, and then eighty times for "There is no god but Allah alone, having no partner," is specific to the obligatory prayers. Likewise, the recitation of Ayat al-Kursi is specific to the obligatory prayers. As for the voluntary prayers, the dhikr after them is unrestricted; if he wishes, he may do it, and if he wishes, he may leave it, without being bound to a specific dhikr or a specific number. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 128 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (16:53)
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