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Dhikr after the obligatory prayers

These are the dhikr the Prophet ﷺ read after the obligatory prayers, starting with istighfar and including Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah and Allahu Akbar 33 times each. Each one has the Arabic, transliteration, meaning and source.

  • 1. Seeking Forgiveness

  • Read 3x

أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ

Transliteration

astagh-firullah

Meaning

I ask Allah for forgiveness.

Virtue

When Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam finished his prayer, he made Istighfar three times and read the dhikr above. Al Auza'i stated that the reading of istighfar is astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah.

Source: HR. Muslim No. 591

  • 2. Allah, the Source of Peace

  • Read 1x

ٱللَّهُمَّ أَنتَ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ وَمِنكَ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ تَبَارَكْتَ يَـٰذَا ٱلْجَلَـٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ

Transliteration

allahumma antas-salaam wa minkas-salaam tabaarakta ya dhal-jalaali wal-ikraam

Meaning

O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honor.

Virtue

When Rasulullah sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam finished his prayer, he made Istighfar three times and read the dhikr above. Al Auza'i stated that the reading of istighfar is astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah.

Source: HR. Muslim No. 591

  • 3. Allah Who Withholds and Gives All Things

  • Read 1x

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٱللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَـَٔآ أَعْطَيْتَ وَلَا مُعْطِىَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ وَلَا يَنفَعُ ذَا ٱلْجَدِّ مِنكَ ٱلْجَدُّ

Transliteration

laa ilaha illallah wahdahu laa sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shai-in qadiir. allahumma laa maani'a lima a'thayta wa laa mu'thiya limaa mana'ta wa laa yanfa'u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd

Meaning

There is no Rabb worthy of worship except Allah Almighty, He has no partners. To Him is praise and to Him is the kingdom. He is Almighty over everything. O Allah, no one prevents what You give and no one gives what You prevent. Wealth and glory are of no use to the owner (apart from his faith and righteous deeds which save him from torment). From You alone are riches and glory.

Source: HR. Bukhari No. 844 dan Muslim No. 593

  • 4. Allah Who Owns Everything and Alone Deserves Worship

  • Read 1x

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ لَّا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَلَا نَعْبُدُ إِلَّـَٔآ إِيَّاهُ لَهُ ٱلنِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ ٱلْفَضْلُ وَلَهُ ٱلثَّنَـَٔاءُ ٱلْحَسَنُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

Transliteration

laa ilaha illallah wahdahu laa sharika lah. lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shai-in qadiir. laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billah. laa ilaha illallah wa laa na'budu illa iyyah. lahun-ni'mah wa lahul-fadhl wa lahuth-thanaa-ul-hasan. laa ilaha illallah mukhlisiina lahud-diin wa law karihal-kaafiruun

Meaning

There is no Rabb (who has the right to be worshipped) except Allah, the Almighty, He has no partners. To Him is kingdom and praise. He is Almighty over everything. There is no power and strength except (with the help of) Allah. There is no Rabb (who has the right to be worshipped) except Allah. We do not worship except Him. To Him is blessing, grace and good praise. There is no Rabb (who has the right to be worshipped) except Allah, by purifying worship of Him, even though the disbelievers hate it.

Virtue

It was said by 'Abdullah bin Zubair, the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam used to read tahlil (laa ilaha illallah) at the end of the prayer.

Source: HR. Muslim No. 594

  • 5. Tasbih

  • Read 33x

سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ

Transliteration

subhanallah

Meaning

Glory be to Allah

  • 6. Tahmid

  • Read 33x

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Transliteration

alhamdulillah

Meaning

All praises be to Allah

  • 7. Takbir

  • Read 33x

ٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Transliteration

allahu akbar

Meaning

Allah is the Greatest

  • 8. Allah Has No Partner and Everything Belongs to Him

  • Read 1x

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration

laa ilaha illallah wahda, laa sharika lah. lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shai-in qadiir

Meaning

There is no Rabb (who has the right to be worshipped) except Allah Almighty, there is no partner for Him. To Him is the kingdom. To Him is worship. He is the Almighty over everything.

Virtue

Whoever recites the dhikr above, his sins will be forgiven even if they are as much as the foam in the ocean. Imam Nawawi Rahimahullah said, the textual hadith shows that the readings of Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu akbar, are each read 33 times separately.

Source: Syarh Shahih Muslim, 5: 84

  • 9. Ayat al-Kursi

  • Read 1x

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

Transliteration

Allāhu lā ilāha illā huw, al-ḥayyul-qayyụm, lā ta`khużuhụ sinatuw wa lā na`ụm, lahụ mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍ, man żallażī yashfa'u 'indahū illā bi`iżnih, ya'lamu mā baina aidīhim wa mā khalfahum, wa lā yuḥīṭụna bishai`im min 'ilmihī illā bimā shā`, wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samāwāti wal-arḍ, wa lā ya`ụduhụ ḥifẓuhumā, wa huwal-'aliyyul-'aẓīm

Meaning

Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Virtue

Whoever recites the verse of the chair after completing the prayer, nothing will prevent him from entering heaven except death.

Source: HR. an-Nasai dalam Al-Kubro 9: 44. Hadits ini dinyatakan shahih oleh Ibnu Hibban, sebagaimana disebut oleh Ibnu Hajar dalam Bulughul Maram

  • 10. Al-Ikhlas

  • Read 3x

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ١ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ٣ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ٤

Transliteration

qul huwallāhu aḥad (1) allāhuṣ-ṣamad (2) lam yalid wa lam yụlad (3) wa lam yakul lahụ kufuwan aḥad (4)

Meaning

Say: He is Allah, One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, and there is none comparable to Him.

Virtue

Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: Say (read the letter), Qulhuwallahu ahad, and Al-Muawwidzatain (Al-Falaq and An-Naas) in the evening and morning three times, then this verse will suffice you (protect you) from everything.

Source: HR. Abu Dawud No. 1523 dan an-Nasa'i No. 1337. Al Hafizh Abu Thohir mengatakan bahwa sanad hadits ini hasan

  • 11. Al-Falaq

  • Read 3x

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ١ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ٤ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥

Transliteration

qul a'ụżu birabbil-falaq (1) min sharri mā khalaq (2) wa min sharri gāsiqin iżā waqab (3) wa min sharrin-naffāṡāti fil-'uqad (4) wa min sharri ḥāsidin iżā ḥasad (5)

Meaning

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the evil of darkness when it settles, from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies.

Virtue

Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: Say (read the letter), Qulhuwallahu ahad, and Al-Muawwidzatain (Al-Falaq and An-Naas) in the evening and morning three times, then this verse will suffice you (protect you) from everything.

Source: HR. Abu Dawud No. 1523 dan an-Nasa'i No. 1337. Al Hafizh Abu Thohir mengatakan bahwa sanad hadits ini hasan

  • 12. An-Naas

  • Read 3x

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢ إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ٤ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦

Transliteration

qul a'ụżu birabbin-nās (1) malikin-nās (2) ilāhin-nās (3) min sharril-waswāsil-khannās (4) allażī yuwaswisu fī ṣudụrin-nās (5) minal-jinnati wan-nās (6)

Meaning

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the retreating whisperer who whispers into the breasts of mankind, from among jinn and mankind.

Virtue

Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: Say (read the letter), Qulhuwallahu ahad, and Al-Muawwidzatain (Al-Falaq and An-Naas) in the evening and morning three times, then this verse will suffice you (protect you) from everything.

Source: HR. Abu Dawud No. 1523 dan an-Nasa'i No. 1337. Al Hafizh Abu Thohir mengatakan bahwa sanad hadits ini hasan

  • 13. Supplication for Beneficial Knowledge, Good Provision, and Accepted Deeds

  • Read 1x after the salam of Fajr prayer

ٱللَّهُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَّافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلًا مُّتَقَبَّلًا

Transliteration

allahumma innii as-aluka 'ilman naafi'a, wa rizqan thayyiba, wa 'amalan mutaqabbala

Meaning

O Allah, I truly ask You for useful knowledge (for myself and others), halal sustenance and acceptable deeds (with You and a good reward).

Virtue

Useful knowledge is a provision that makes life easier, getting good fortune is a person's goal in working, and good deeds are accepted by the hope of every person who does good deeds. So a servant should always ask for these 3 things every morning before starting his various activities.

Source: HR. Ibnu Majah No. 925 dan Ahmad 6: 305, 322. Al-Hafizh Abu Thohir mengatakan bahwa hadits ini shahih

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