The adhkar after prayer
What is said right after the final salam of the obligatory prayers, in order.
After the final salam, you ask Allah for forgiveness three times, then praise Him with the formulas of the Sunnah: the oneness of Allah, the tasbih, tahmid and takbir thirty-three times each, Ayat al-Kursi and the last surahs. This page gives them in order, with their source and a counter.
The adhkar, in order
The texts one after another, large, without counters.
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Astaghfirullah, after the salam
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ.
Astaghfirullâh.
I seek Allah's forgiveness.
Sahih Muslim 591 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by Muslim Say it 3 times
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Allah, the Peace: after the salam
O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour.
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None can withhold what Allah gives
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. اللَّهُمَّ لاَ مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلاَ يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ.
Lâ ilâha illallâhu wahdahu lâ sharîka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'alâ kulli shay'in qadîr. Allâhumma lâ mâni'a limâ a'tayt, wa lâ mu'tiya limâ mana't, wa lâ yanfa'u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd.
There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belong the dominion and the praise, and He has power over all things. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold — and no wealth or fortune can avail its owner against You.
Sahih al-Bukhari 844 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Bukhari Done -
Oneness, religion devoted to Allah
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَلاَ نَعْبُدُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ، لَهُ النِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ وَلَهُ الثَّنَاءُ الْحَسَنُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ.
Lâ ilâha illallâhu wahdahu lâ sharîka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'alâ kulli shay'in qadîr. Lâ hawla wa lâ quwwata illâ billâh, lâ ilâha illallâhu wa lâ na'budu illâ iyyâh, lahun-ni'matu wa lahul-fadlu wa lahuth-thanâ'ul-hasan, lâ ilâha illallâhu mukhlisîna lahud-dîna wa law karihal-kâfirûn.
There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belong the dominion and the praise, and He has power over all things. There is no might nor power except through Allah. There is no god but Allah, and we worship none but Him. His is the grace, His is the bounty, and His is the finest praise. There is no god but Allah — we are sincere to Him in religion, even if the disbelievers dislike it.
Sahih Muslim 594 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by Muslim Done -
Subhan Allah, al-hamdu lillah, Allahu akbar, thirty-three times each
Glory be to Allah (33 times), praise be to Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (33 times), then completing one hundred: there is no god but Allah, alone, without partner; to Him belong the dominion and the praise, and He has power over all things.
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Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse)
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ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ 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
allāhu lā 'ilāha 'illā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūm | lā ta'khudhuhū sinatuw walā nawm | lahū mā fi s-samāwāti wamā fi l-arḍ | man dha lladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahū 'illā bi'idhnih | yaʿlamu mā bayna 'aydīhim wamā khalfahum | walā yuḥīṭūna bishay'im min ʿilmihī 'illā bimā shā' | wasiʿa kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wal-arḍ | walā ya'ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā | wahuwa l-ʿaliyyu l-ʿaẓīm
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. 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 Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
The page for this verse: Ayatul Kursi
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The last three surahs: Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas
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قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
qul huwa llāhu 'aḥad
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,
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ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
allāhu ṣ-ṣamad
Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.
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لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
lam yalid walam yūlad
He neither begets nor is born,
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وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
walam yakul lahū kufuwan 'aḥad
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
qul 'aʿūdhu birabbi l-falaq
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
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مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
min sharri mā khalaq
From the evil of that which He created
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وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
wamin sharri ghāsiqin 'idhā waqab
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
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وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ
wamin sharri n-naffāthāti fi l-ʿuqad
And from the evil of the blowers in knots
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وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
wamin sharri ḥāsidin 'idhā ḥasad
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
qul 'aʿūdhu birabbi n-nās
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
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مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
maliki n-nās
The Sovereign of mankind,
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إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
ilāhi n-nās
The God of mankind,
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مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ
min sharri l-waswāsi l-khannās
From the evil of the retreating whisperer -
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ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nās
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
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مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
mina l-jinnati wan-nās
From among the jinn and mankind."
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Beneficial knowledge, pure provision, accepted deeds (after fajr)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا.
Allâhumma innî as'aluka 'ilman nâfi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan.
O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, pure provision, and deeds that are accepted. (After the salam of the Fajr prayer.)
Sunan Ibn Majah 925 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Albani Done
Your adhkar are done. May Allah accept them.
When to say them
Right after the salam of the obligatory prayers, seated in your place, before getting up.
The dua for beneficial knowledge is said after the salam of the fajr prayer only.
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever, after every prayer, glorifies Allah 33 times, praises Him 33 times and proclaims His greatness 33 times, then completes the hundred by affirming His oneness, has their sins forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea.
| Dhikr | Times | Source |
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| Astaghfirullah, after the salam | 3 times | Sahih Muslim 591 |
| Allah, the Peace: after the salam | – | Source being verified |
| None can withhold what Allah gives | once | Sahih al-Bukhari 844 |
| Oneness, religion devoted to Allah | once | Sahih Muslim 594 |
| Subhan Allah, al-hamdu lillah, Allahu akbar, thirty-three times each | – | Source being verified |
| Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse) | once | Al-Baqarah 2:255 |
| The last three surahs: Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas | once | Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4, Al-Falaq 113:1-5, An-Nas 114:1-6 |
| Beneficial knowledge, pure provision, accepted deeds (after fajr) | once | Sunan Ibn Majah 925 |
Frequently asked questions
How many times should Subhan Allah be said after prayer?
Thirty-three times, like al-hamdu lillah and Allahu akbar, then the oneness of Allah to complete the hundred, according to Sahih Muslim.
Should Ayat al-Kursi be recited after every prayer?
It is a widespread practice recommended by many scholars. It is in the list, with its text and audio.
What if I have to leave quickly?
Say at least the request for forgiveness; the rest can be said while walking. Still, nothing replaces these few minutes in your place.
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