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The Method of Tasbih and Dhikr After Every Obligatory Prayer

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Question:
He asks about the method of tasbih after every prayer? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The Sunnah after the obligatory prayer is to say
Astaghfirullah! Astaghfirullah! (I beseech Allah for forgiveness, I beseech Allah for forgiveness)أستغفر الله، أستغفر الله، أستغفر الله
Riyad as-Salihin 1415
three times, after the Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr prayers.
"O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity."اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرام
Sunan Abi Dawud 1512Sahih (Al-Albani)
is the first thing the imam, the one praying alone, and the one praying behind the imam say; each one, when he says the taslim, says:
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)
before anything else; this is the first thing. Then the imam turns to the people; after this, the imam turns to the people and gives them his face.
Then the imam, the one praying alone, and the one praying behind the imam say:
There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belong the Kingdom and praise, and He has power over everythingلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير
Muwatta Malik 20:131
once, or three times; all of this came in the Sunnah. Then he says after that:
There is no power nor strength except with Allah. There is no god but Allah, and we worship none but Him. His is the grace, His is the favor, and His is the good praise. There is no god but Allah, sincere to Him in 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 حول ولا قوة إلا بالله، 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
Sahih Muslim 594a
meaning: the wealth of the one who is rich is from You. This is the Sunnah for everyone: the imam, the one praying alone, and the one praying behind the imam. After he says:
O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity.أستغفر الله ثلاثًا، اللهم أنت السلام، ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرام
Sunan Abi Dawud 1512Sahih (Al-Albani)
he comes to this dhikr.
I repeat it:
There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belong the Kingdom and praise, and He has power over everythingلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Muwatta Malik 20:131
and if he wishes, he adds:
He gives life and causes death, and in His hand is all good, and He is over all things competent.يحيي ويميت بيده الخير، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 18:172
or
He gives life and causes death, and He is Living and does not die, in His Hand is the good, and He has power over all thingsيحيي، ويميت، وهو حي لا يموت، بيده الخير، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3429Da’if (Darussalam)
all of this came in the hadiths.
There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belong the Kingdom and praise, and He has power over everythingلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Muwatta Malik 20:131
And if he wishes, he says:
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 thingsلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، يحيي ويميت، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3553Sahih (Darussalam)
And if he wishes, he says:
There is no god but Allah alone, having no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, He gives life and causes death, and in His hand is all good, and He is over all things competent.لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، يحيي ويميت بيده الخير وهو على كل شيء قدير
Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 18:172
And if he wishes, he says:
There is none worthy of worship except Allah, Alone, without partner, to Him belongs the dominion, and to Him is all the praise, He gives life and causes death, and He is Living and does not die, in His Hand is the good, and He has power over all thingsلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، يحيي ويميت، وهو حي لا يموت، بيده الخير، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3429Da’if (Darussalam)
All of this came in the texts.
And he says after that:
la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahلا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله
Sunan Ibn Majah 3885Da'if (Darussalam)
Then he says:
There is none worthy of worship except Allah (SWT), and we worship none but Him, the source of blessing and kindness and the One Who is deserving of all good praise. There is none worthy of worship except Allah (SWT), and we are sincere in faith and devotion to Himلا إله إلا الله، ولا نعبد إلا إياه، له النعمة، وله الفضل، وله الثناء الحسن، لا إله إلا الله مخلصين له الدين
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1340Sahih (Darussalam)
meaning: for Him is the worship; the religion means worship.
O Allah! No-one can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, and the fortune of a man of means is useless before Youمخلصين له الدين، ولوكره الكافرون، اللهم لا مانع لما أعطيت، ولا معطي لما منعت، ولا ينفع ذا الجد منك الجد
Sahih al-Bukhari 6615
All of this was done by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after every prayer, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him.
So the Sunnah for the imam, the one praying alone, and the one praying behind the imam is to say this, following the example of the Prophet (may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him), after the Zuhr and 'Asr, and the Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr.
It is recommended to add ten times in the 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 thingsلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، يحيي ويميت وهو على كل شيء قدير
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3553Sahih (Darussalam)
ten times, along with what is mentioned for the Fajr and Maghrib specifically; because it came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to do that, ten times, saying:
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 thingsلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، يحيي ويميت، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3553Sahih (Darussalam)
ten times, saying it as an addition after the Maghrib, and after the Fajr.
It is also recommended after all of this to say:
"Subhana l-lah", "Al hamdu li l-lah" and "Allahu Akbar"سبحان الله، والحمد لله والله أكبر
Sahih al-Bukhari 843
thirty-three times,
"Subhana l-lah", "Al hamdu li l-lah" and "Allahu Akbar"سبحان الله، والحمد لله، والله أكبر
Sahih al-Bukhari 843
all of them thirty-three times; this is ninety-nine. Then he says after that to complete the hundred:
There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belong the Kingdom and praise, and He has power over everythingلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Muwatta Malik 20:131
It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
his sins will be forgiven, even if they are as abundant as the foam of the seaمن فعل هذا؛ غفر له خطاياه، وإن كانت مثل زبد البحر
Bulugh al-Maram 2:217
This is a great virtue.
It is recommended for the believer, male and female alike, to come to this dhikr that was mentioned in full, the man and the woman alike. It is also recommended for everyone that each one say: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar thirty-three times, and say with that at the end of it:
There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner. To Him belong the Kingdom and praise, and He has power over everythingلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير
Muwatta Malik 20:131
.
It came in the authentic hadith: "When the servant says this; his sins are forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea." This is a great promise and a great virtue. The meaning is: if he does not persist in the sins. This forgiveness, other hadiths indicate that it is conditioned by not persisting in the major sins... in the disobedience, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted in His great Book:
If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا
[Al-Nisa: 31].
So if the Muslim avoids the major sins, such as zina, theft, undutifulness to the parents, or one of them, drinking intoxicants, backbiting, talebearing, and the like of major sins... if he avoids them; Allah forgives his sins in his prayer, his wudu', his tasbih, and other forms of good. And this is the meaning of His saying, the Exalted:
If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلًا كَرِيمًا
[Al-Nisa: 31].
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The five [daily] prayers, Friday to Friday and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happened since the previous one when major sins have been avoided.الصلوات الخمس، والجمعة إلى الجمعة، ورمضان إلى رمضان، مكفرات لما بينهن إذا اجتنب الكبائر
Mishkat al-Masabih 564
.
It is also recommended for the believer, male and female, after every prayer, along with what was mentioned, to recite 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 Ayat al-Kursi; it is necessary for the man and the woman, each one, to memorize it:
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakesاللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ
[Al-Baqarah 2:255]
meaning: the drowsiness.
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.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] The believer, male and female, recites it after every prayer, believing in what it indicates, and believing in what is in it.
It is also recommended to recite:
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,قل هو الله أحد
[Al-Ikhlas 112:1]
and the two Mu'awwidhat after every prayer.
(1) Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, (2) Allah, the Eternal Refuge. (3) He neither begets nor is born, (4) Nor is there to Him any equivalent."قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۝ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ۝ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۝ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
[Al-Ikhlas: 4] In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak (2) From the evil of that which He created (3) And from the evil of darkness when it settles (4) And from the evil of the blowers in knots (5) And from the evil of an envier when he envies."قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۝ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۝ وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۝ وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ۝ وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
[Al-Falaq: 5] In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, (2) The Sovereign of mankind. (3) The God of mankind, (4) From the evil of the retreating whisperer - (5) Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - (6) From among the jinn and mankind."قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ۝ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ۝ إِلَهِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ۝ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
[Al-Nas: 6].
After every prayer, all of this is recommended, but he repeats it after the Maghrib and Fajr three times, after the Maghrib specifically, and the Fajr three times. He repeats
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,قل هو الله أحد
[Al-Ikhlas 112:1]
and
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreakقل أعوذ برب الفلق
[Al-Falaq 113:1]
and
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,قل أعوذ برب الناس
[An-Nas 114:1]
with the Basmalah in each one. It is recommended to recite them when sleeping as well: Ayat al-Kursi, and these three surahs when sleeping. He recites Ayat al-Kursi once, and he recites these surahs three times when sleeping. This is among the causes of safety and well-being from all evil. May Allah guide them all.

The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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