What is the ruling on supplication after the prayer?
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The questioner : May the mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : What is the ruling on supplication after the prayer?
The Shaykh : Supplication after the prayer, if it is intended to patch up any deficiency in it, is prescribed. This includes: which means, "I ask Allah for forgiveness."
As for supplication for other purposes, it is better to make it before saying the closing salam, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:238.
It is not fitting for a person, when he turns away from his Lord by saying the salam from the prayer, to go and make supplication. Rather, what is more fitting is that as long as you are standing before Allah, whispering to Allah, you should supplicate to Him (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, it was not the way of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate after saying the salam from the prayer, except in what is considered patching up a deficiency in it, such as seeking forgiveness. Otherwise, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not supplicate. To my knowledge, this was not recorded of him after the obligatory prayer or after the voluntary prayer, except on one occasion. That was when the disbelievers of Quraysh placed the entrails of a camel on him while he was prostrating under the Ka'bah before the migration. The story is famous and well known. When he finished his prayer and said the salam, he raised his hands and supplicated. And this, may Allah know best, was to annoy these disbelievers and to instill fear in their hearts, because if he had supplicated while praying, they would not have known about it. So when he finished his prayer, he raised his hands and supplicated. This had a specific reason. Yes, that is correct.
Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, and this concludes this session. May we meet again, if Allah wills, and we ask Allah the Exalted to forgive us.
As for the brothers who did not get the chance to ask their questions, if they had written them down for the next session, we would present them, if Allah wills.
And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : What is the ruling on supplication after the prayer?
The Shaykh : Supplication after the prayer, if it is intended to patch up any deficiency in it, is prescribed. This includes:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he said the salam, would seek forgiveness three times, saying: "I seek Allah's forgiveness, I seek Allah's forgiveness, I seek Allah's forgiveness."
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا سلم استغفر ثلاثا قال: أستغفر الله أستغفر الله أستغفر اللهAs for supplication for other purposes, it is better to make it before saying the closing salam, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:
Then let him choose whatever he wishes from supplication.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء ما شاءIt is not fitting for a person, when he turns away from his Lord by saying the salam from the prayer, to go and make supplication. Rather, what is more fitting is that as long as you are standing before Allah, whispering to Allah, you should supplicate to Him (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, it was not the way of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate after saying the salam from the prayer, except in what is considered patching up a deficiency in it, such as seeking forgiveness. Otherwise, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not supplicate. To my knowledge, this was not recorded of him after the obligatory prayer or after the voluntary prayer, except on one occasion. That was when the disbelievers of Quraysh placed the entrails of a camel on him while he was prostrating under the Ka'bah before the migration. The story is famous and well known. When he finished his prayer and said the salam, he raised his hands and supplicated. And this, may Allah know best, was to annoy these disbelievers and to instill fear in their hearts, because if he had supplicated while praying, they would not have known about it. So when he finished his prayer, he raised his hands and supplicated. This had a specific reason. Yes, that is correct.
Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, and this concludes this session. May we meet again, if Allah wills, and we ask Allah the Exalted to forgive us.
As for the brothers who did not get the chance to ask their questions, if they had written them down for the next session, we would present them, if Allah wills.
And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You.