I wanted to know saying Laeilaha Illal laho 3 times after every namaz is permitted or not. Was this done by Prophet (saw).
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I wanted to know saying Laeilaha Illal laho 3 times after every namaz is
permitted or not. Was this done by Prophet (saw).
Also was the tasbeh done after every namaz by the Prophet (saw) himself.
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Answer:
Tasbih or 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.
Your Question: I wanted to know saying Laeilaha Illal laho
3 times after every namaz is permitted or not. Was this done by Prophet (saw).
To the best of our
knowledge, there is no evidence that the Messenger of Allah (saws) would
declare the phrase of ‘Laa Ilaaha illalaah’ (There is no god but Allah) three
times specifically after his prayers.
Beloved brother, this statement
of Tauheed and faith ‘Laa Ilaaha illalaah’ is the back-bone and pivot of the
deen of Islam and there is absolutely no harm if one wishes to declare this
phrase as often and whenever one wills.
Your Question: Also was the tasbeh done after every namaz
by the Prophet (saw) himself.
Listed below are a few
of the authentic narrations of how the Noble Prophet (saws) praised and
supplicated the Lord Most Gracious after his prayers:
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 (saws) 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." (Related by Muslim,
Tirmidhi, Ahmad and Ibn Majah). Waleed
reported that , 'I asked al-Auza'i, 'How
did the Prophet (saws) seek Allah's forgiveness?' He said, 'By saying, 'I seek Allah's
forgiveness, I seek Allah's forgiveness, I seek Allah's forgiveness."
(Related by Muslim)
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
(too)." 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." (Related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i, Ibn
Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim).
3. Reported Abdullah ibn Zubair, "When
the Prophet (saws) made the tasleem at the end of the prayer, he (saws) 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
(saws) said, "For whoever recites the Verse of the Throne (Aayat-ul-Kursi
Surah Al-Baqarah:255) at the end of every prayer, nothing will prevent him from
entering
'Ali
reported that the Prophet (saws) said, "Whoever recites the Verse of the
Throne (Aayat-ul-Kursi) at the end (after) of every obligatory prayer will be
in Allah's protection until the next prayer." (Related by at-Tabarani)
6. Abu Hurairah related that the Prophet
(saws) said, "Whoever glorifies Allah (by saying ‘Subhan-Allah) after
every prayer thirty-three times, and praises Allah (by saying ‘Alhamdolillah)
thirty-three times, and extols Allah's greatness (by saying ‘Allah-o-Akbar)
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. The Prophet (saws) would say each of the
following twenty-five times: ‘Subhaan Allah, Al-hamdu lillah, Allahu Akbar and
La ilaha illa Allah, wa ashadu anna la shareeka lahu. Lahu al-mulk wa lahu
al-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shaian qadeer (There is no god except Allah, the
One. He has no partner. His is the dominion, His is the praise, and He has
power over all things.)
8. '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 Shaytaan. 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." (Related by Ahmad and
at-Tirmidhi.)
9. 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.)
10. 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."
11. 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 possessor of fortune can
benefit from his fortune against You."
12. 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 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."
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Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me alone. Allah Alone
Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Wister