Sunnah dua after prayer
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
What is the Sunnah way of Dua after Imam
finishes leading fard prayers?
I have seen different practices in different
mosques. In some mosques Imam does not make Dua after Fard prayers. In others
it is almost compulsory for Imam to make Dua after every Fard prayers. Further,
in some other mosques Imam makes Dua two times, one is immediately after Fard
prayers and other after finishing the complete prayers? I am confused as to
what is the Sunnah way and what did Prophet pbuh did at the end of Fard
prayers? Please Quote relevant Hadith.
Jazak Allah Khair for your help.
Sincerely,
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Answer:
Sunnah dua after prayer
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
There are several narrations from the Prophet (saws)
regarding the supplications he (saws) would make after performing his prayers,
and it is a preferred Sunnah for the believers to do the same. It is also the Sunnah of the Messenger of
Allah (saws) that he (saws) would make these supplications after the salat in
private and not aloud in congregation.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 1.164
Sunnah acts of prayer, Words of Remembrance
and Supplications After the Tasleem
It is Sunnah for the believers to use a
number of words of remembrance and supplications which have been related from
the Prophet (saws). The many reports include the following:
1. Reported
Thauban, "When the Prophet (saws) would finish his prayer, he would seek
Allah's forgiveness three times and then say, 'O Allah, You are the Peace, and
from You is Peace. You are filled with Good, O Sublime and Honorable One."
This is related by "the group," except for al-Bukhari. Muslim has the addition, "Waleed said, 'I
asked al-Auza'i, 'How did he (saws) seek Allah's forgiveness?' He said, 'By saying, 'I seek Allah's
forgiveness, I seek Allah's forgiveness, I seek Allah's forgiveness."
2. One
day the Prophet (saws) took Mu'adh ibn Jabal's hand and said to him, "O
Mu'adh, I love you." Mu'adh
responded, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of
Allah (saws), I love you." Then the
Prophet (saws) said, "I advise you, O Mu'adh, say at the end of every
prayer, 'O Allah, aid me in Your remembrance, Your thanks, and in perfecting
Your worship." This is related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, Ibn
Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim. Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of
Allah (saws) said, "Do you strive your utmost in making a supplication?
Then say, 'O Allah, aid us in making Your remembrance, in giving You thanks and
in perfecting Your worship."
3. Reported
'Abdullah ibn Zubair, "When the Prophet (saws) made the tasleem at the end
of the prayer, he would say, 'There is no god but Allah the One. There is no
partner with Him, to Him belongs the Sovereignty and to Him is the Praise. He
has power over all things. There is no
might or power save with Allah. We do
not worship any but Him. To Him belongs the fortune, the grace and the best
praise. There is no god except Allah, and religion is sincerely for Him even if
the disbelievers abhor it." (Related by Ahmad, al-Bukhari and Muslim. )
4. Al-Mughirah
ibn Shu'bah reported that the Prophet (saws) would say at the end of every
obligatory prayer, "There is no god except Allah, the One. There is no
partner with Him. To Him is the dominion and the praise. He has power over all
things. O Allah, none can withhold what You have conferred, nor can one confer
what You have withheld. A fortune does
not benefit its owner against You." (Related by Ahmad, al-Bukhari and
Muslim.)
5. Abu
Umamah reported that the Prophet said, "For whoever recites the verse of
the throne al-Baqarah:255 at the end of
every prayer, nothing will prevent him from entering
'Ali reported that the Prophet, upon whom be
peace, said, "Whoever recites the verse of the throne (Baqarah 2:255) at
the end (after) of every obligatory prayer will be in Allah's protection until
the next prayer." This is related by at-Tabarani.
6. Abu
Hurairah related that the Prophet (saws) said, "Whoever glorifies Allah
after every prayer thirty-three times, and praises Allah thirty-three times and
extols Allah's greatness thirty-three times and then says, 'There is no god
except Allah, the One. There is no partner with Him. His is the dominion and
His is the praise, and He has power over all things,' is forgiven, even if his
sins are as abundant as the foam of the sea." (Related by Ahmad,
al-Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Dawud.)
7. Ka'b
ibn 'Ajrah related that the Prophet (saws) said, "There are certain
statements which, if one were to utter or observe them at the end of every
obligatory prayer, one would not be dismayed. (They are) glorifying Allah
thirty-three times, praising Allah thirty-three times and extolling His
greatness thirty-four times." (Related by Muslim. )
8. Sumayy
reported from Abu Saleh on the authority of Abu Hurairah that the poor
emigrants went to the Messenger of Allah (saws) and said, "The wealthy
have gotten the high ranks and everlasting bounties." The Prophet (saws) said,
"Why is that?" They said,
"They pray as we pray and they fast as we fast. (But) they give in charity
and we do not give in charity. They free the slaves and we do not free the
slaves." The Messenger of Allah
(saws) told them, "Shall I teach you something by which you may overtake
those who surpass you, by which you will surpass those who will come after you,
and none will then be better than you except if he does what you do?" They said, "Certainly, O Messenger of
Allah (saws)." He told (saws) them, "Glorify Allah thirty-three
times, praise Him thirty three times, and extol His greatness thirty-four
times." (Related by al-Bukhari and
Muslim.)
9. 'Abdurahman
ibn Ghanim reported that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "Whoever
says, 'There is no god but Allah, the One. There is no partner with Him. His is
the dominon and His is the praise. In his hand is all the good. He gives life
and death, and He has power over all things,' ten times after the sunrise and
dawn prayer, before turning away and lifting his leg, will have written for him
for each repetition ten good deeds, and will have erased for him ten evil
deeds. He will also be raised ten degress, will be protected from every plot,
and he will be protected from the outcast Satan. No sin will lead to his
destruction except idolatry, and he will be the person with the best deeds,
surpassed only by the one who does more and says more than what he has
said." This is related by Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi.
10. Muslim
ibn al-Harith reported that his father said, "The Messenger of Allah (saws)
said to me, 'When you pray the morning prayer, before you talk to anyone say,
'O Allah, I seek your protection from the Hell-fire' seven times. If you should
die on that day, Allah will record for you protection from the Hell-fire. When
you pray the sunset prayer, say before you speak to anyone, 'O Allah, I ask
Paradise of You. O Allah, I seek Your protection from the Hell-fire' seven
times. If you die during that night, Allah will record for you protection from
the Hell-fire." (Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawud.)
11. Al-Bukhari
and at-Tirmidhi related that Sa'd ibn Abu Waqqas used to teach the following
words to his children, "The Messenger of Allah (saws) would seek refuge at
the end of every prayer (by saying), 'O Allah, I seek refuge in you from
cowardice. I seek refuge in You from miserliness, I seek refuge in You from
senility, and I seek refuge in You from the trials of this world, and I seek
refuge in You from the torment of the grave."
12. Abu
Hatim related that the Prophet (saws) would say, upon finishing his prayers,
"O Allah, make my religion, which encompasses all of my affairs, good. O
Allah, make this world of mine in which I live good. O Allah, I seek refuge in
Your pleasure from Your anger. I seek refuge in Your pardoning from your
vengeance. I seek refuge in You from You. None can withhold what You have
conferred, no one can confer what You have withheld. No possesser of fortune
can benefit from his fortune against you."
13. Abu
Dawud and al-Hakim recorded that at the end of every prayer the Prophet (saws)
would say, "O Allah, give me well-being in my body. O Allah, give me
well-being in my hearing. O Allah, give me well-being in my seeing. O Allah, I
seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty. O Allah, I seek refuge in You
from the torment of the grave. There is no god but You."
14. Ahmad,
Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i recorded from Zaid ibn Arqam that the Prophet (saws) would
say at the end of his prayers, "O Allah, our Lord, Lord of everything. I
bear witness that You are the Lord, You are One, You have no partner. O Allah,
Our Lord, Lord of everything. I bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is Your
servant and Messenger. O Allah, our
Lord, the Lord of everything. I bear witness that all of your worshippers are
brethren. O Allah, our Lord, Lord of everything. Make me and my family sincere
to you during every moment of this life and the Hereafter. O Sublime and
Honorable One, listen and respond. Allah is the greatest of the greatest, the
light of the heavens and the earth. Allah is the greatest of the greatest,
Allah is sufficient for me and He is the most blessed guardian. Allah is the
greatest of the greatest.''
15. Ahmad,
Ibn Shaibah and Ibn Majah recorded from Umm Salamah, that the Prophet (saws) would
say after the tasleem of the morning prayer, "O Allah, I ask of You
beneficial knowledge, sufficient provisions, and acceptable deeds."
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister