Is it obligatory or recommended for the one who prays to say after the prayer, "O Allah, help me to remember You, give thanks to You, and worship You in the best manner"?
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The questioner : The dhikr after the obligatory prayer... is it a recommended practice or obligatory? The tasbih and the seeking of refuge, if there is a detailed breakdown of the topic?
The Shaykh : I do not recall the details, but in general, it is a recommended practice, and some of it... As for saying that some of it is obligatory and some is a recommended practice, I do not have a complete recollection of it right now, but if a person gathers his mind or exerts his thought, it is permissible that something may come to him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For example, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal This prohibition, with its emphasis by the heavy nun, indicates that this, if it is not obligatory, is close to being obligatory Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 2:423, your left hand, may Allah guide you...
The questioner : Our Shaykh, I once asked you about the fact that there is a command from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a command to say "Allahu Akbar" thirty-three times after an obligatory prayer, "Subhan Allah" thirty-three times, and "Alhamdulillah" thirty-three times. You told me that this form, being in the form of a command, indicates this.
The Shaykh : Yes, but the issue, meaning to decide on the topic, requires a specific study, in the sense that, for example, the way of the believers is that they do not understand that this command implies obligation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I said what I said at the beginning of the speech, that the issue requires recollection and review.
The Shaykh : I do not recall the details, but in general, it is a recommended practice, and some of it... As for saying that some of it is obligatory and some is a recommended practice, I do not have a complete recollection of it right now, but if a person gathers his mind or exerts his thought, it is permissible that something may come to him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For example, the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal
O Mu'adh, I love you, O Mu'adh, I love you, O Mu'adh, I love you, so do not fail to say after every prayer: "O Allah, help me to remember You, give thanks to You, and worship You in the best manner."
يا معاذ إني أحبك ، يا معاذ إني أحبك ، يا معاذ إني أحبك فلا تدعنّ أن تقول دبر كل صلاة اللهم أعني على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتكDo not fail to say after every prayer: "O Allah, help me to remember You, give thanks to You, and worship You in the best manner."
لا تدعن أن تقول دبر كل صلاة اللهم أعني على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتكThe questioner : Our Shaykh, I once asked you about the fact that there is a command from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a command to say "Allahu Akbar" thirty-three times after an obligatory prayer, "Subhan Allah" thirty-three times, and "Alhamdulillah" thirty-three times. You told me that this form, being in the form of a command, indicates this.
The Shaykh : Yes, but the issue, meaning to decide on the topic, requires a specific study, in the sense that, for example, the way of the believers is that they do not understand that this command implies obligation.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I said what I said at the beginning of the speech, that the issue requires recollection and review.