Dua after Salah
Dua 1: Seeking Peace After Salah
Thawban I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his salah, he would seek forgiveness three times and then say the following dua.
| Reference | Muslim (591), Muslim (592) |
Dua 2: Seeking Forgiveness After Salah
Al-Awza’i I, one of the narrators of the hadith, was asked about seeking forgiveness after salah. He said the following dua.
| Reference | Muslim (591) |
Dua 3: Declaration of Allah’s Absolute Authority
Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the salah and said the taslim, he would say the following dua.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (1505), Al-Bukhari (844), Muslim (593), an-Nasa’i (3/70) |
Dua 4: Glorification After Salah
Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr I used to say this after every salah and reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would glorify Allah with these words.
| Reference | Muslim (594), Abu Dawud (1506) |
Dua 5: Tasbih, Tahmid, and Takbir After Salah
It is narrated from Abu Hurayrah I that the poor Muhajirun came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: “The wealthy have attained the higher ranks and lasting rewards. They pray and fast as we do, but through their wealth they are able to perform Hajj and Umrah, strive in the cause of Allah, and give in charity.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Shall I teach you something by which you may catch up with those ahead of you, surpass those behind you, and none will be better than you except one who does the same?” They replied: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Glorify Allah, praise Allah, and magnify Allah thirty-three times after each salah.”
| Reference | Al-Bukhari (843), Muslim (595), Abu Dawud (1504), Al-Muwatta’ (1/209) |
Dua 6: Completion of One Hundred Glorifications
It is narrated that Abu Hurayrah I reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever glorifies Allah thirty-three times, praises Allah thirty-three times, and magnifies Allah thirty-three times after every salah, then completes one hundred by saying, ‘There is no god but Allah alone…’, will have his sins forgiven, even if they are as abundant as the foam of the sea.”
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ❁ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ ❁ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ❁ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ❁
Lā ilāha illā Llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku, wa-lahu l-ḥamdu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in qadīr.
There is no god but Allah alone with no partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and praise, and He has power over all things.
| Reference | Muslim (597) |
Dua 7: Seeking Protection After Salah
Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas I reported that after completing the salah, the Prophet ﷺ would seek protection with the following dua.
| Reference | Al-Bukhari (2822), an-Nasaʾi (8/266) |
Dua 8: Reciting the Three Quls After Salah
Uqbah ibn Amir I reported that the Prophet ﷺ instructed him to recite Surah al-Ikhlas and the two Muʿawwidhatayn (Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Nas) after every salah.
﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ...﴾
﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ...﴾
﴾Qul aʿūdhu bi-Rabbi l-falaq...﴿
﴾Qul aʿūdhu bi-Rabbi n-nās...﴿
“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak...”,
“Say: I seek protection in the Lord of mankind...”
(Recite each surah in full)
| Reference | Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasaʾi |
Dua 9: Asking for Help in Worship After Salah
It is narrated that Mu’adh ibn Jabal I reported that the Prophet ﷺ took him by the hand and said: “O Mu’adh, by Allah, I love you. So do not neglect to say after every salah:”
| Reference | Abu Dawud (1522), an-Nasa'i (3/53) |
Dua 10: Seeking Relief From Worry After Salah
Anas I reported that when the Prophet ﷺ completed his salah, he wiped his forehead with his right hand and said the following.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (110) |
Dua 11: Seeking Forgiveness and Guidance After Salah
It is narrated that Abu Umamah I said: “Whenever I approached the Prophet ﷺ after an obligatory or nafl prayer, I would hear him say the following:”
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (114) |
Dua 12: Concluding Praise After Salah
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri I reported that the Prophet ﷺ would recite the following upon completing his salah. The narrator was unsure whether this was before or after the taslim.
| Reference | Qur’an 37:180-182 |
Dua 13: Asking for a Good Ending After Salah
Anas I reported that after completing his salah, the Prophet ﷺ would say the following.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (119) |
Dua 14: Seeking Protection From Disbelief and Poverty
Abu Bakrah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say the following at the end of the salah.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (109) |
Dua After the Sunnah of Fajr: Seeking Protection From Hellfire
Abu al-Malih, whose name was Amir ibn Usamah I, reported from his father Usamah ibn Umayr I that he prayed two rak’ahs of Fajr, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed two brief rak’ahs near him. He then heard him say, while sitting, three times:
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (101) |
Dua Before Fajr on Friday: Seeking Forgiveness
Anas I reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever says three times on Friday morning, before the early morning salah: ‘I seek forgiveness from Allah, besides Whom there is no god, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, and I repent to Him,’ Allah will forgive his sins, even if they are as abundant as the foam of the sea.”
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (82) |
Dua After Salat al-Subh 1: Remembrance Ten Times After Fajr
It is narrated that Abu Dharr I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever says the following ten times after the salah of Subh, while remaining seated in the position of tashahhud and before speaking, will have ten good deeds recorded for him, ten sins forgiven, and be raised by ten ranks. It will protect him from all harm and guard him from Shaytan, and no sin will overcome him that day unless it be from shirk.”
| Reference | At-Tirmidhi (3474) |
Dua After Salat al-Subh 2: Protection From Hellfire
It is narrated that Muslim ibn al-Harith at-Tamimi I, a Companion, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ privately instructed him: “When you finish the salah of Maghrib, say seven times: ‘O Allah, protect me from the Hellfire.’ If you say this and then pass away during that night, you will be protected from the Hellfire. Say the same after the salah of Subh, and if you pass away during that day, you will be protected from the Hellfire.”
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5079) |
Dua After Salat al-Subh 3: Asking for Beneficial Knowledge and Provision
Umm Salamah J reported that when the Prophet ﷺ completed the Fajr prayer, he would say the following dua.
| Reference | Ibn Majah (925), Ibn as-Sunni (108), an-Nasa’i (102), Ahmad (6/294) |
Dua After Salat al-Subh 4: Seeking Strength and Victory From Allah
It is narrated that Suhayb I reported: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would move his lips after the salah of Fajr as though saying something. I asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what are you saying?’ He replied:”
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (115) |
