Al Minah Al `Aliyyah (18)

Sunnah adhkar after making tasleem and after finishing the obligatory prayers :

Imam An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “Scholars unanimously recommended making adhkar after prayer.”^[1] It is also recommended to raise one’s voice as the hadith of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) stated, “Raising one’s voice with adhkar after finishing the prayer was practiced during the time of the Prophet r.” In another narration by Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), “I would know when the Prophet r finished his prayer by his takbir (i.e. saying Allahu Akbar).

These adhkar are :

That he asks Allah’s forgiveness three times and then says,

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلاَمُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلاَمُ ، تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ

“O Allah! You are Peace; from You comes Peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor.”.^[2]

 لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللّهِ، لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ، وَلاَ نَعْبُدُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ، لَهُ النِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ ، وَلَهُ الثَّنَاءُ الْحَسَنُ ، لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ ، وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ

“There is no god but Allah alone with no partner. The kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything. There is no power nor strength except by Allah. There is no god but Allah. We worship Him alone. He has blessing and He has excellence and he has excellent praise. There is no god but Allah, making the religion sincerely His, even if the unbelievers dislike it.”^[3] Az-Zubair t narrated, “The Prophet r would say them loudly in the wake of every prayer.”

 لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، اللَّهُمَّ لاَ مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلاَ مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ ، وَلاَ يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ

“There is no god but Allah alone with no partner. The kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything. O Allah! None can prevent what you have willed to bestow and none can bestow what you have willed to prevent, and no wealth or majesty can benefit anyone, as from You all wealth and majesty. ”^[4] From the hadith of al-Mughirah Ibn Shu’nbah t.

Then, he will say the Sunnah praises that are attributed to Prophet Muhammad r.

Firstly,

 سبحان الله (33) مرَّة ، والحمد لله (33) مرَّة،والله أكبر (33) مرَّة،وتمام المائة : لا إله إلا الله وحده...

(Subhana Allah) glory be to Allah 33 times, Praise be to Allah (Alhamdulillah) 33 times, Allah is the Greatest (Allahu Akbar) 33 times and end with: “There is no god but Allah alone with no partner. The kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything (la ilaha illa allah wahdaho la sharika lahu lahu al-mulku wa lah al-Hamdu wa howa ‘ala kol shayin qadeer). ”

Abu Hurairah t reported that the Prophet r said,

مَنْ سَبَّحَ اللّهَ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ ثَلاَثاً وَثَلاَثِينَ، وَحَمِدَ اللّهَ ثَلاَثاً وَثَلاَثِينَ ، وَكَبَّرَ اللّهَ ثَلاَثاً وَثَلاَثِينَ، فَتِلْكَ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ ، وَقَالَ تَمَامَ الْمِائَةِ: لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ , غُفِرَتْ خَطَايَاهُ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ

“If anyone extols Allah (by saying Subhan Allah) after every prayer thirty three times and praises Allah (by saying Alhamdulillah) thirty three times and declares His Greatness (by saying Allahu Akbar) thirty three times, ninety nine times in all and say to complete a hundred says, “There is no god but Allah alone with no partner. The kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything,” his sins will be forgiven even if they are as abundant as the foam of the sea.”^[5]

Secondly,

سبحان الله (33) مرَّة ، والحمد لله (33) مرَّة ، والله أكبر (34) مرَّة

“Glory be to Allah 33 times, Praise be to Allah 33 times, Allah is the Greatest 34 times. Ka’b Ibn ‘Ujrah t narrated that the Prophet r said, “There are some things (i.e. glorifications) that the one who says it – or does it – after the obligatory prayers will not lose out, (that is) thirty three times tasbeeh (Subhan Allah), thirty three times tahmeed (Alhamdulillah), and thirty four times takbir (Allahu Akbar).”^[6]

Thirdly,

سبحان الله (52) مرَّة ، والحمد لله (52) مرَّة ، والله أكبر (52) مرَّة ، ولا إله إلا الله (52) مرَّة

“Glory be to Allah 25 times, Praise be to Allah 25 time, Allah is the Greatest 25 times, and “There is no god but Allah alone with no partner. The kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything 25 times.” This formula was reported by At-Tirmidhi through the hadith of ‘Abdullah Ibn Zaid t. ^[7]

Fourthly,

سبحان الله (10) مرَّة ، والحمد الله (10) مرَّة ، والله أكبر (10) مرَّة

“Glory be to Allah 10 times, Praise be to Allah ten times, and there is no god but Allah etc. ten times.”  These formulas came in the hadith of ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him).^[8] Besides, as we stated earlier that the person should move among these formulas and should not only use one particular formula all the time. It is Sunnah to use our fingers when we make tasbeeh as both Ahmad and At-Tirmidhi reported that the Prophet said, “And count dhikr using your fingers, for verily they will be questioned and made to speak (on the Day of Judgment).”^[9]

Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “Making dhikr with the help of the fingers (to count) is a Sunnah as the hadith says, “For verily they will be questioned and made to speak.” Yet, as for those who use other things such as rosary beads etc, some people consider it disliked while others consider it recommended providing the pure intention. ^[10]

Reciting Ayatul Kursi (the Verse of the Throne):  

Abu Umamah t narrated that Allah’s Messenger r said,

“Whoever recites Ayatul Kursi after every (obligatory) prayer, there is only death between him and Paradise,” he will enter into Paradise immediately when he dies.”^[11]

 Ibn al-Qayyem (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “I was told about my Sheikh Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) that he never left it after each obligatory prayer. ”^[12]

Reciting al-Mu’awithatayn (i.e. chapter of Al-Falaq no. 113, and an-Nas no. 114): ‘Uqbah Ibn Nafi’ t narrated, “The Messenger of Allah r commanded me to read the Mu`awwidhatayn after every prayer.” Hence, these are different types of Sunnan that the Muslim is recommended to apply during the Fajr time. Yet, we showed these Sunnan as we do need them while we are taking about the Fajr prayer. And Allah knows best.

Things which are prohibited are: Looking left and right while praying, to look up to heavens when making supplication, to kneel with the feet upright, resting on one’s heels, extending arms while prostration more than normal, playing with anything, put ones’ hand on the waist, praying whilst resisting the urge to urinate or defecate, praying in the presence of food (as it might distract the person), praying while being distracted by something in front of him or behind him, praying quickly, sitting in praying resembling camels, going down into prostration like a camel, talking while praying, racing with the Imam in performing the prayer, not tucking up the clothes or hair.”

It is Sunnah to sit for a while after finishing the Fajr prayer till the sun rises: Jabir Ibn Samurah t narrated, “The Prophet r used to remain seated in his place in the mosque in a cross-legged position until the Sun had fully risen. ”^[13]