What adhkar are prescribed after the prayer? And do they have an order?
Short answer
It is better for the Muslim to say the adhkar after the prayer in the order reported from the Prophet ﷺ, beginning with istighfar, then the established adhkar, then tasbih, tahmid and takbir and what is reported after that.
Evidence and explanation
The source gathers a number of established adhkar after the prayer, among them istighfar, tahlil, tasbih, tahmid, takbir, Ayat al-Kursi and the Mu'awwidhat.
Scholar referenced
This editorial summary is based on the original source linked below and is not presented as a verbatim quotation from the scholar.
From the text of the answer (Arabic, with an English translation)
Original answer — Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz
أذكار عقب الصلوات — فتوى ٩٤٠٨- Question
«نعود إلى رسالة الأخت السائلة التي رمزت لاسمها بـأم أمجد تقول: هل الأذكار بعد كل صلاة كالتسبيح ثلاثه وثلاثين مرة، والتحميد ثلاثة وثلاثين مرة، والتكبير ثلاثة وثلاثين مرة، ولا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك، وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير، تكون مرتبطة بقراءة آية الكرسي والإخلاص والمعوذتين؟ أفيدوني بذلك.»
English translation (unreviewed): We return to the letter of the questioner sister who abbreviated her name as Umm Amjad. She says: Are the adhkar after each prayer, such as glorification thirty-three times, praise thirty-three times, takbir thirty-three times, and 'La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu al-mulk wa lahu al-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir', connected with the recitation of Ayat al-Kursi, al-Ikhlas and the Mu'awwidhatayn? Advise me.
- From the text of the answer
«سن بعد السلام إذا سلم وأتى بالاستغفار ثلاثًا، وقال: اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرام، يأتي بعدها بلا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير، مرة أو ثلاث مرات، لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله، لا إله إلا الله ولا نعبد إلا إياه له النعمة وله الفضل وله الثناء الحسن، لا إله إلا الله مخلصين له الدين ولو كره الكافرون، اللهم لا مانع لما أعطيت ولا معطي لما منعت ولا ينفع ذا الجد منك الجد، ثبت من حديث النعمان بن بشير، وثبت من حديث المغيرة بن شعبة ، ومن حديث ابن الزبير، ومن حديث ثوبان: أن النبي كان يأتي بهذا عليه»
English translation (unreviewed): It is sunnah after the salam, when he gives the salam, to say istighfar three times and say: “O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace; blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour”; after that he says: “La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu al-mulk wa lahu al-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir” once or three times; “La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah; La ilaha illa Allah, wa la na'budu illa iyyah, lahu al-ni'mah wa lahu al-fadl wa lahu al-thana' al-hasan; La ilaha illa Allah mukhlisina lahu al-din wa law kariha al-kafirun; O Allah, none can withhold what You give and none can give what You withhold, and the might of the mighty does not benefit against You.” It is established from the hadith of al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, and from the hadith of al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah, and the hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr, and the hadith of Thawban: that the Prophet used to say this, peace be upon him ...
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Source
Adhkar after the prayers
Title of the original page (Arabic): أذكار عقب الصلوات
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him