After the salamThree times
The adhkar reported in this chapter
Istighfar
أستغفر الله. أستغفر الله. أستغفر الله.I seek Allah's forgiveness. I seek Allah's forgiveness. I seek Allah's forgiveness.
Source: Sahih Muslim (591).
After the prayer
The established adhkar after the prayers
Begin with what is established after the obligatory prayer, memorise its wording and count as it came, and do not combine different counts into one formula.
After the salamOnce
O Allah, You are Peace
اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام، تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرام.O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace; blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour.
Source: Sahih Muslim (591).
After the obligatory prayerOnce
Tahlil
لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير، 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.There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, and He is able to do all things. There is no power and no might except with Allah. There is no god but Allah, and we worship none but Him; to Him belong the favour and the bounty, and to Him belongs the best praise. There is no god but Allah, [we are] sincere to Him in religion, even if the disbelievers dislike it.
Source: Sahih Muslim (594).
After the obligatory prayer33 + 33 + 33 then completing the hundred
Tasbih, tahmid and takbir
سبحان الله ثلاثًا وثلاثين، والحمد لله ثلاثًا وثلاثين، والله أكبر ثلاثًا وثلاثين، ثم تمام المائة: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير.Subhan Allah thirty-three times, al-hamdu lillah thirty-three times, Allahu akbar thirty-three times, then to complete the hundred: There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, and He is able to do all things.
Source: Sahih Muslim (597).
After every obligatory prayerOnce
Ayat al-Kursi
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 ٱلْعَظِيمُAllah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. 255
Source: Al-Nasa'i in 'Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah; graded sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami'.
After the prayerOnce
The Mu'awwidhat
Surat al-Ikhlasبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: He is Allah, [who is] One. 1ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُAllah, the Eternal Refuge. 2لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْHe neither begets nor is born. 3وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢNor is there to Him any equivalent. 4Surat al-Falaqبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak. 1مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَFrom the evil of that which He created. 2وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَAnd from the evil of darkness when it settles. 3وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِAnd from the evil of the blowers in knots. 4وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَAnd from the evil of an envier when he envies. 5Surat al-Nasبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind. 1مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِThe Sovereign of mankind. 2إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِThe God of mankind. 3مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِFrom the evil of the retreating whisperer. 4ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِWho whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind. 5مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِFrom among the jinn and mankind. 6
Source: Abu Dawud (1523) and al-Nasa'i; graded sahih by al-Albani.
After the prayerOnce
Help with remembrance and thanks
اللهم أعني على ذكرك وشكرك وحسن عبادتك.O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You well.
Source: Abu Dawud (1522) and al-Nasa'i; graded sahih by al-Albani.