How many forms are there for the dhikr after prayer? And what is specific to Maghrib and Fajr?
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The questioner : How many forms are there for the dhikr after prayer, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : And what is specific to the Maghrib and Fajr prayers?
The Shaykh : The dhikr after the prayers: the first dhikr is to seek forgiveness from Allah three times: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah," then you say: "O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace; Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor."
Then you say: "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, and He is over all things capable," three times, except in Maghrib and Fajr, where you say it ten times, and you add to it: "He gives life and He causes death."
Then you glorify Allah, and the glorification has four forms:
The first form is to say: "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah) ten times, "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to Allah) ten times, and "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest) ten times.
The second form is to say: "Subhan Allah" thirty-three times, "Alhamdulillah" thirty-three times, and "Allahu Akbar" thirty-four times.
The third form is to say: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar," thirty-three times, then you say to complete the hundred: "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, and He is over all things capable."
The fourth form is to say: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar" twenty-five times.
So three of them complete the hundred, and one does not complete the hundred unless you say thirty: "Subhan Allah" ten times, "Alhamdulillah" ten times, "Allahu Akbar" ten times.
The questioner : Twenty-five of each?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Twenty-five of each.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar twenty-five times.
The questioner : Each one, or all of them?
The Shaykh : All of them twenty-five, and the total is one hundred, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : And what is specific to the Maghrib and Fajr prayers?
The Shaykh : The dhikr after the prayers: the first dhikr is to seek forgiveness from Allah three times: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah," then you say: "O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace; Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor."
Then you say: "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, and He is over all things capable," three times, except in Maghrib and Fajr, where you say it ten times, and you add to it: "He gives life and He causes death."
Then you glorify Allah, and the glorification has four forms:
The first form is to say: "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah) ten times, "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to Allah) ten times, and "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest) ten times.
The second form is to say: "Subhan Allah" thirty-three times, "Alhamdulillah" thirty-three times, and "Allahu Akbar" thirty-four times.
The third form is to say: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar," thirty-three times, then you say to complete the hundred: "There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, and He is over all things capable."
The fourth form is to say: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar" twenty-five times.
So three of them complete the hundred, and one does not complete the hundred unless you say thirty: "Subhan Allah" ten times, "Alhamdulillah" ten times, "Allahu Akbar" ten times.
The questioner : Twenty-five of each?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Twenty-five of each.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar twenty-five times.
The questioner : Each one, or all of them?
The Shaykh : All of them twenty-five, and the total is one hundred, yes.