The Ruling on the Order of the Dhikr Mentioned After Prayer

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Question:
Is it obligatory to arrange the dhikr mentioned after prayer in a specific order?

Answer:
According to what has been reported, it is best to perform them in the order they were reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in what is established from him, would begin first, when he finished the obligatory prayer with the taslim, by seeking forgiveness three times, saying:

O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity.

أستغفر الله أستغفر الله أستغفر الله، اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرام

Sunan Abi Dawud 1512Sahih (Al-Albani)

as established in the hadith of Thawban in Muslim, and part of it is established from Aisha in Muslim as well, where she said:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said the Salam, he would sit only for as long as it took to say: ‘Allahumma Antas-Salam wa minkas-salam. Tabarakta ya Dhal-jalali wal- ikram. (O Allah, You are As-Salam, From You is all peace, blessed are You O Possessor of majesty and honour).’

كان النبي ﷺ يقعد بعد السلام مقدار ما يقول: اللهم أنت السلام، ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرام

Sunan Ibn Majah 924Sahih (Darussalam)

meaning: then he turns to the people and gives them his face, then he says after this:

There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belong the Kingdom and praise, and He has power over everything

لا إله إلا الله، وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير

Muwatta Malik 20:131

It came in the hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr and al-Mughirah what indicates that it is said once, and in another narration what indicates that it is said three times, that he repeats it three times, and says:

There is no god but Allah, and we do not worship except Him. His is the favor, His is the grace, and His is the good praise. There is no god but Allah, sincere to Him in our religion, even if the disbelievers hate. O Allah, there is no one who can prevent what You have given, and there is no one who can give what You have withheld, and the wealth of the wealthy does not benefit him against You.

لا إله إلا الله، ولا نعبد إلا إياه، له النعمة، وله الفضل، وله الثناء الحسن، لا إله إلا الله مخلصين له الدين، ولو كره الكافرون، اللهم لا مانع لما أعطيت، ولا معطي لما منعت، ولا ينفع ذا الجد منك الجد

Sunan an-Nasa'i 1340Sahih (Darussalam)

after every prayer of the five prayers: Fajr, Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, and 'Isha. This is the dhikr.
And he adds ten times in Maghrib and Fajr:

None has the right to be worshipped by Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the praise, [He gives life and causes death,] and He has power over all things

لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، يحيي ويميت، وهو على كل شيء قدير

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3553Sahih (Darussalam)

Other authentic hadiths came regarding this, in Maghrib and Fajr, along with the aforementioned dhikr, he recites the ten:

None has the right to be worshipped by Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs all that exists, and to Him belongs the praise, [He gives life and causes death,] and He has power over all things

لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، يحيي ويميت وهو على كل شيء قدير

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3553Sahih (Darussalam)

Then he says:

"Subhana l-lah", "Al hamdu li l-lah" and "Allahu Akbar"

سبحان الله، والحمد لله، والله أكبر

Sahih al-Bukhari 843

thirty-three times, the total being ninety-nine, and he completes the hundred by saying:

There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belong the Kingdom and praise, and He has power over everything

لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير

Muwatta Malik 20:131

All of this is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Then he recites Ayat al-Kursi:

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence

اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ

[al-Baqarah:255] to its end

and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

وَلا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

[al-Baqarah:255] This is the end of Ayat al-Kursi:

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

[al-Baqarah:255] This is one verse, called Ayat al-Kursi, and it is the best verse in the Qur'an, and the greatest verse in the Noble Qur'an, just as the greatest surah and the best surah in the Qur'an is Surat al-Fatihah:

[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

[al-Fatihah:2].
Then after Ayat al-Kursi, he recites:

Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,

قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

[al-Ikhlas:1] and

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ

[al-Falaq:1] and

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

[al-Nas:1] once after Zuhr, 'Asr, and 'Isha, and three times after Fajr and Maghrib. These three surahs are recited once after Zuhr, 'Asr, and 'Isha, and repeated three times after Maghrib, and after Fajr, after the aforementioned dhikr, and after Ayat al-Kursi. Yes.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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