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Do u please tell me, after every  Fard Namaaz whether we have to read asbi " Subahanalla - 33 times, Alhamdullillah - 33 times and Allahu Akbar - 34.  And also can u  please teach me what is the way of reading the Tasbi, in Morning  Prayer,  Zuhr  prayer, Asr Prayer, Magrib Prayer and Ishaa Prayer. And also  can u please  tell me whether  we can  pray Nafl namaaz as much as we can in the night after Ishaa prayer, can we ask Allah to forgive us and to fulfill our desires, can u please mail me about this.  And also I request you to do duva for me please.

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Answer:

Nafl prayers

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 statement: Do u please tell me, after every  Fard Namaaz whether we have to read Tasbi " Subahanalla - 33 times,Alhamdullillah - 33 times and Allahu Akbar - 34. 

Sahih Muslim Hadith 1243 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “If anyone extols Allah (Subhan-Allah) after every prayer thirty-three times, and praises Allah (Alhamdolillah) thirty-three times, and declares His Greatness (Allah-o-Akbar) thirty-three, times, ninety-nine times in all, and say to complete a hundred: "There is no god but Allah, having no partner with Him, to Him belongs sovereignty, and to Him is praise due, and He is Potent over everything" (Laa ilahaa illallaaho wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, howal mulk, wa lahul hamd, wa howa ala kulle shayyin qadeer), his sins will be forgiven even if these are as abundant as the foam of the sea.

To recite the above tasbeeh is a preferred Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws). If one takes the advice of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and recites the above tasbeeh, he will receive a great reward from Allah Subhanah, and Allah will forgive his sins; and who amongst us can say that we are not in desperate need of the Merciful forgiving our sins?

If one does not recite the above tasbeeh, there is no sin on him; the most one can say is that he lost a great opportunity to have his sins forgiven by the Merciful.

Your statement: And also can u  please teach me what is the way of reading

the Tasbi, in Morning  Prayer,  Zuhr  prayer, Asr Prayer, Magrib Prayer and

Ishaa Prayer.

The same tasbeeh as done and taught by the Messenger of Allah (saws) in the above authentic narration may be recited after every obligatory prayer: Subhan-Allah (33 times), Alhamdolillah (33 times), Allah-o-Akbar (33 times), and Laa ilahaa illallaaho wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, howal mulk, wa lahul hamd, wa howa ala kulle shayyin qadeer (1 time).

There is no harm if one recites and counts it on his fingers, or on rosary beads, or any other instrument.

Your statement: And also  can u please  tell me whether  we can  pray Nafl namaaz as much as we can in the night after Ishaa prayer, can we ask Allah to forgive us and to fulfill our desires.

Indeed, one may pray as many ‘nafl’ prayers as one may wish after Isha prayers, and sincerely beseech the Merciful Lord to forgive one’s sins, and fulfills one’s desires, etc. There is no better time to call upon the Merciful, than in the solitude of the nights!

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 32 Surah As-Sajdah verses 15-17:

15 Only those believe in Our Revelations, who when they are recited to them fall down in adoration, and celebrate the praises of their Lord; nor are they (ever) puffed up with pride.

16 Their limbs do forsake their beds of sleep, the while they call on their Lord in Fear and Hope: and they spend (in charity) out of the sustenance which We have bestowed on them.

17 Now no person knows what delights of the eye are kept hidden (in reserve) for them as a reward for their (good) Deeds.

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 51 Surah Dhariyaat verses 15-18:

15 As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs

16 Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because before then they lived a good life.

17 They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,

18 And in the hours of early dawn They (were found) praying for Forgiveness;

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqan verses 64-66:

64 (The true servants of the Merciful are) those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord prostrate and standing;

65 Those who say "Our Lord! avert from us the Wrath of Hell for its Wrath is indeed an affliction grievous

66 "Evil indeed is it as an abode and as a place to rest in";

Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: "Our Lord descends to the lowest heaven during the last third of the night, inquiring: 'Who will call on Me so that I may respond to him? Who is asking something of Me so I may give it to him? Who is asking for My forgiveness so I may forgive him?"' This is related by Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Nisai, Ibn-Maajah, Tirmidhi and others.

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'Amr ibn Abasah reports that he heard the Prophet (saws) say: "The closest that a slave comes to his Lord is during the middle of the latter portion of the night. If you can be among those who remember Allah, the Exalted One, at that time then do so." This is related al-Hakim, Tirmidhi, AnNasa'i and Ibn Khuzaimah.

Abu Muslim asked Abu Dharr: "Which late-night prayer is the best?" He said: "I asked the Messenger of Allah (saws) the same that you asked me and he said, 'The (one done during) middle of the latter half of the night, and very few do it.'" This is related by Ahmad.

Abdullah ibn 'Amr reports that the Prophet (saws) said: "The most beloved fast to Allah is the fast of David. And the most beloved prayer to Allah is the prayer of David. He would sleep half of the night, and then pray during the next third of the night, and then sleep during the last sixth of the night. And he would fast one day and not fast the next." This is related by the Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Nisai, and others.

Iyas al-Mazni reports that the Prophet (saws) said: "The night prayer should certainly be performed, even if it is for the length of time that it takes one to milk a sheep. And whatever is after the obligatory 'isha is of the tahajjud." This is related by at-Tabarani,.

Your Statement: And also I request you to do duva for me please.

May the Merciful fulfill all your righteous desires and the desires of all the believers; May the Merciful grant you the best of the life of this world, and the best of the life of the Hereafter; and save you and us all from the torment of the Hell Fire. May Allah Subhanah keep you, us, and all the believers always in His Infinite Mercy and Protection, and guide us all to the Siraat-e-Mustaqeem. Ameen.

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