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Adhkar after the obligatory prayer
INVOCATIONS (ADHKĀR) AFTER THE OBLIGATORY ṢALĀH:
I seek Allah’s forgiveness. (3 times)
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ، وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، وَإِلَيْكَ يَعُودُ السَّلَامُ، فَحَيِّنَا رَبَّنَا بِالسَّلَامِ، وَأَدْخِلْنَا دَارَكَ دَارَ السَّلَامِ، تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
O Allāh! You are (the Source of) peace, from You comes peace, and unto You returns peace. So greet us with peace, O our Lord, and admit us into Your Abode of Peace. Blessed and exalted are You, O Lord of Majesty and Honor.
اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا رَادَّ لِمَا قَضَيْتَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ
O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold. None can overturn what You decree, and no wealth or status can benefit anyone against You.
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
O Allāh! Help me to remember You, thank You, and worship You beautifully.
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ، وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ (3)
Our Lord, accept ˹this˺ from us. You are indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Accept our repentance. You are truly the Accepter of repentance, Most Merciful. (3 times)
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
May the blessings and peace of Allāh be upon our master Muhammad and upon his family and companions
عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَى نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
as many times as the number of His creation, the extent of His pleasure, the weight of His Throne, and the ink it would take to write His Words.
﴿ سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴾
Glorified is your Lord, the Lord of Honor, above what they describe. Peace be upon the messengers. And all praise be to Allah, the Lord and Cherisher of all worlds.
فِي كُلِّ لَحْظَةٍ أَبَدًا عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَى نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
at every moment, for all time, to the number of His creation, to the extent of His pleasure, to the weight of His Throne, and the ink that it would take to write His Words.
One adds after the ṣalāh of Fajr and Maghrib, before moving one's legs:
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (10)
There is no god but Allāh alone, with no partner. To Him belong all dominion and praise. He gives life and He causes death. He has power over all things (10 times)
If it's morning, one then says:
and to Him is the return.
If it's evening, one says:
and to Him is the ultimate return.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ فِي كُلِّ لَحْظَةٍ أَبَدًا عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَى نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
There is no ability to change from one state to another, nor any strength, except by Allah, the Most High, the Most Great; in every moment forever, to the number of His creation, to the extent of His pleasure, to the weight of His Throne, and the ink that it would take to write His Words.
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَعَزَّزَ بِالْعَظَمَةِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَرَدَّى بِالْكِبْرِيَاءِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنِ احْتَجَبَ بِالنُّورِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَفَرَّدَ بِالْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ قَهَرَ عِبَادَهُ بِالْمَوْتِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَا يَعْلَمُ قَدْرَهُ غَيْرُهُ وَلَا يَبْلُغُ الْوَاصِفُونَ صِفَتَهُ، سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَعْلَى الْوَهَّاب
Exalted and utterly transcendent is the One who is majestically mighty. Exalted and utterly transcendent is the One who is cloaked in supreme majesty. Exalted and utterly transcendent is the One who veils Himself in light. Exalted and utterly transcendent is the One who is alone in His absolute oneness. Exalted and utterly transcendent is the One who subdues His servants by death. Exalted and utterly transcendent is the One whose true power none knows but He, and whose describers can never fully portray His attributes. Exalted and utterly transcendent is my Lord the Supremely High, the Continuous Unconditional Giver;
to the number of His Creation, to the extent of His Pleasure, to the weight of His Throne, and the ink that it would take to write His Words.
أَعُوْذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
I seek refuge with Allāh from the accursed Satan. In the Name of Allāh, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
﴿ وَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ ۖ لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴾
Your God is one God. There is no god but Him. He is the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
﴿ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴾
Allāh! There is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither slumber nor sleep can overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the Heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is there that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what will happen to (His creatures) in this world and what will happen to them in the Hereafter; nor shall they comprehend anything at all of His Knowledge except as He Wills. His Throne encompasses the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not burden Him in the slightest. He is the Exalted, the Magnificent.
سُبْحَانَكَ يَا عَلِيُّ يَا عَظِيمُ
Glory be to You, O Most High, O Magnificent One!
سُبْحَانَ اللَّه (33)، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّه (33)، اللَّهُ أَكْبَر (33)، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Glory be to Allāh. (33 times) Praise be to Allāh. (33 times) Allāh is Supreme. (33 times) There is no god but Allāh alone, and He has no partner; to Him belongs all dominion, and to Him belongs all praise; He gives life and He causes death; and He has power over all things.
Then one raises their hands in supplication, and says (silently):
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّم عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد...
Praise be to Allāh, Lord of all worlds. O Allāh! Bestow blessings and peace upon our master Muḥammad, and upon his family...
Then one supplicates for whatever one wants, so long as it is pleasing to Allāh Most High. After that, recite the supplication of Imām al-Ḥaddād, which is:
اللَّهُمَّ أَخْرِجْ مِنْ قَلْبِي كُلَّ قَدْرٍ لِلدُّنْيَا، وَكُلَّ مَحَلٍّ لِلْخَلْقِ، يَمِيلُ بِي إِلَى مَعْصِيَتِكَ، أَوْ يَشْغَلُنِي عَنْ طَاعَتِكَ، أَوْ يَحُولُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ التَّحَقُّقِ بَمَعْرِفَتِكَ الْخَاصَّةِ، وَمَحَبَّتِكَ الْخَالِصَةِ. وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
O Allāh, remove from my heart all esteem for this world and all desire for status in the eyes of people that leads me to disobey You, distracts me from Your obedience or comes between me and attaining intimate knowledge of You and pure love for You. May the blessings and peace of Allāh be upon our master Muḥammad, his family and companions. All praise be to Allāh, Lord of all worlds.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ (3)
I ask forgiveness of Allāh the Magnificent. There is no god but Him. He is the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting and I return to Him in repentance. (3 times)
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا وَرَبًّا شَاهِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ (4)
I bear witness that there is no god but Allāh alone; He has no partner; He is the One God and ever-witnessing Lord, and to Him we submit as Muslims. (4 times)
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّه، فِي كُلِّ لَمْحَةٍ وَنَفَسٍ عَدَدَ مَا وَسِعَهُ عِلْمُ اللَّهِ (4)
There is no god but Allāh, Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh; in every blink of the eye and every breath, as many times as all that is encompassed by Allāh’s knowledge. (4 times)
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَر (4)
There is no god but Allāh, and Allāh is Supreme. (4 times)
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
There is no ability to change from one state to another, nor any strength, except by Allah, the Most High, the Most Great;
in every moment forever, to the number of His creation, to the extent of His pleasure, to the weight of His Throne, and the ink that it would take to write His Words.
After the Fajr and Maghrib prayers add:
اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنَا مِنَ النَّارِ (7)
O Allāh, protect us from Hellfire. (7 times)
وَأَسْكِنَّا مَعَ السَّابِقِينَ أَعْلَى فَرَادِيسِ الْجِنَان، خَالِدِينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سَابِقَةِ عَذَابٍ وَلَا عِتَابٍ، وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ وَلَا حِسَابٍ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، وَافْعَلْ كَذَلِكَ بِوَالِدِيْنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا وَأَحْبَابِنَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ. وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Let us dwell with the foremost in the highest gardens of Paradise, eternally, without any prior punishment, reproach, trial, or reckoning, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of those who show mercy. And likewise for our parents, progeny and loved ones until the Day of Judgement. And may the blessings and peace of Allāh be upon our master Muḥammad, and upon his family and his companions.
A prayer for all Muslims is recommended after every salah
After the Fajr and Asr prayers add:
﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ﴾
{Those who believe and whose hearts find peace in the remembrance of Allah. Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find peace.}
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّه (3)
There is no god but Allāh. Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh (3 times)
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ (5)
There is no god but Allāh (5 times)
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (3)
There is no god but Allāh. Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh (3 times).
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
May the blessings and peace of Allāh be upon him and his family and companions.
Then recite Sūrah Al-Fātiḥah.
Bismillāhir raḥmānir raḥīm. Alḥamdulillāhi rabbil ‛ālamīn. Arraḥmānir raḥīm. Māliki yawmid dīn. Iyyāka na‛budu wa iyyāka nasta‛īn. Ihdinaṣ ṣirāṭal mustaqīm. Ṣirāṭalladhīna an‛amta ‛alayhim, ghayril maghḍūbi ‛alayhim walaḍ ḍāllīn. Āmīn