Post-Salaah Dhikr Guide
Whatever we recite of these adhkaar, we must firmly believe and be struggling to attain, lest we be lying.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله
Transliteration: “Astaghfirullah”
Translation: “I ask Allah for forgiveness.”
Frequency: Three times after every salaah
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ، وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Transliteration: “Allaahumma antas-salaam, wa minkas-salaam, tabaarakta yaa dhal-jalaali wal-ikraam.”
Translation: “O Allaah, You are As-Salaam, and from You is all peace, Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honour.”
Frequency: Once after every salaah
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
Transliteration: “Allaahumma a’innee ‘alaa dhikrika wa shukrika wahusni ‘ibaadatik.”
Translation: “O Allaah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best of manners.”
Frequency: Three times after every salaah
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Transliteration: “Laa ilaaha illal laahu, wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeer.”
Translation: “None is worthy of worship except Allaah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He has power over all things.”
Frequency: Ten Times after salaatul fajr and maghrib
اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ النَّارِ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ النَّارِ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ النَّارِ
Transliteration:
- “Allaahumma ajirnee minan-naar.”
- “Allaahumma innee as’alukal-jannah, Allaahumma ajirnee minan-naar.”
Translation:
- “O Allaah, grant me safety from the fire.”
- “O Allaah. I ask You jannah, O Allaah, grant me safety from hell fire.”
Frequency: To be recited seven times after salaatul-fajr and seven times after salaatul-maghrib
Transliteration: “Laa ilaaha illal laahu, wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahulmulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyee wa yumeet, wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeer.”
Translation: “None is worthy of worship except Allaah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things.”
اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ
Transliteration: “Allaahumma laa maani’a limaa a’tayt, wa laa mu’tiya limaa mana’t. Wa laa yanfa’u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd.”
Translation: “O Allaah, 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 is all wealth and majesty."
Transliteration: “Laa ilaaha illal laahu, wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahulmulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyee wa yumeet, wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeer.”
Translation: “None is worthy of worship except Allaah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things.”
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَلَا نَعْبُدُ إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ، لَهُ النِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ وَلَهُ الثَّنَاءُ الْحَسَنُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ
Transliteration: “Laa ilaaha illal laahu, wa laa na’budu illaa iyyaah. Lahun-ni’matu wa lahul-fadl, wa lahuth-thanaa’ulhasan, wa Huwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer. Laa ilaaha illal-laahu mukhliseena lahud-deena wa law karihal-kaafiroon.”
Translation: “None is worthy of worship except Allaah, and we worship none except Him. For Him is all favour, grace and glorious praise, and He has power over all things. None is worthy of worship except Allaah, we are sincere in faith and devotion to Him although the disbelievers detest it.”
Frequency: Once after every salaah
Transliteration (Ayat al-Kursi): “Allaahu laa ilaaha illaa huwal-hayyul qayyoom, laa ta’khudhuhoo sina tuw-walaa nawm, lahoo maa fis-samaawaati wa maa fil-ard, man dhal-ladhee yashfa’u ‘indahoo illaa bi-idhnih, ya’lamu maa bayna aydeehim wa maa khalfahum, wa laa yuheetoona bishay’im min ‘ilmihee illaa bimaa shaa’, wasi’a kursiyyuhus-samaawaati wal-ard, wa laa ya’oodu-hoo hifdhuhumaa, wa huwal-’aliyyul-’adheem.” (Al Baqarah:255)
Translation: “Allah, None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, the Eternal. No slumber nor sleep can seize him. His are all things in the heavens and the earth. Who is there that can intercede in His presence except as He permits? He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them. Nor shall they encompass anything of His knowledge except as He wills. His throne’s footstool extends over the heavens and the earth and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them, for He is the Most High, the Supreme.” (Surah Al Baqarah: verse No. 255)
Frequency: Once after every salaah
Recite the Following Surahs:
- Al-Ikhlaas (Purity of faith) “Qul huwAllaahu ahad...”
- Al-Falaq (The Dawn) “Qul a’oodhu birabbil-falaq..”
- An-Naas (Mankind) “Qul a’oodhu birabbin-naas..”
Frequency:
- Three times after salaatul-Fajr and Maghrib
- Once after salaatudh-Dhuhr, ‘Asr and ‘Ishaa’
| Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|
| “Sub-haanAllaah.” | “How Perfect is Allah.” |
| “Alhamdulillaah.” | “All praise is for Allah.” |
| “Allaahu Akbar” | “Allaah is Greater.” |
Frequency: Thirty-three times (each) after every salaah
Transliteration: “Laa ilaaha illal laahu, wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, yuhyee wa yumeet, wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shay-in qadeer.”
Translation: “None is worthy of worship except Allaah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things.”