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Written by: Muhammad Hashim Qasmi Bastawi

Surely, there are great virtues of supplications (duʿās) mentioned in the Holy Qur’an and Hadith. Allah Almighty is pleased with the supplications of His servants, accepts them, and showers His blessings upon those who supplicate. Allah

Almighty says in Surah Ghafir, verse 60: “Call upon Me; I will respond to you.”

And In Surah An-Naml, verse 62, Allah Almighty says: “Who is it that responds to the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes his suffering?”

In Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Hadith no. 1488, it is narrated from Salman al-Farisi (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
 “Your Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to turn away empty the hands of His servant when he raises them to Him.”

Similarly, it is narrated from Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever wishes that Allah would respond to him during hardship and grief, then let him supplicate plentifully when at ease.” [Sunan al-Tirmidhi: 3382]

Likewise, in Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 1145, it is narrated from Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: “Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?”

So it was thus understood that people should keep supplicating to Allah Almighty, and they must have firm belief that it is only Allah who makes and breaks every matter—no one else besides Him. He is the provider of sustenance for the peoples, He alone removes difficulties and hardships, and the entire system of the universe is under His control. He certainly accepts the supplications of His servants, with the only condition being that they pray to Him with a sincere heart.

Some special Supplications after the Fard Prayers

There are certain special times when supplications are more likely to be accepted, and one of these is after the fard prayer. This is because, at that moment, a person is closer to his Creator and Allah almighty. If he makes any supplication or request to Allah at that time, Allah Almighty fulfills it and does not deprive him.

In this regard, we are presenting below some special supplications to be recited after the obligatory prayers, as mentioned in authentic Ahadith, which every Muslim should make sure to recite after prayer.

(1)  أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ  Astaghfirullāh — “I seek forgiveness from Allah” — to be recited 3 times after every prayer. (Sahih Muslim: 591)

(2) سُبْحَانِ الله Subḥānallāh — “Glory be to Allah” — 33 times,
الحمد لله   Al-ḥamdu lillāh — “All praise is for Allah” — 33 times,
الله أكبر  Allāhu akbar — “Allah is the Greatest” — 34 times. (Sahih al-Bukhari: 843)

(3) Surah Ikhlas, Surah Falaq, Surah Annas:

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Qul huwal laahu ahad

Allah hus-samad

Lam yalid wa lam yoolad

Wa lam yakul-lahoo kufuwan ahad

Translation: 

(Say, :The truth is that Allah is One.

Allah is Besought of all, needing none.

He neither begot anyone, nor was he begotten.

And there hath never been co-equal with Him anyone.)

Surah Falaq:

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Qul a’oozu bi rabbil-falaq

Min sharri maa khalaq

Wa min sharri ghaasiqin izaa waqab

Wa min sharrin-naffaa-saati fil ‘uqad

Wa min sharri haasidin izaa hasad

Translation: 

(Say, :I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak

From the evil of what He has created;

And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away) .

And from the evil of the witchcrafts when they blow in the knots,

And from the evil of the envier when he envies.)

Surah Naas:

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Qul a’oozu birabbin naas

Malikin naas

Ilaahin naas

Min sharril waswaasil khannaas

Allazee yuwaswisu fee sudoorin naas

Minal jinnati wannaas

Translation: 

(Say thou: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind,

the King of mankind,

The God of mankind,

From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one’s heart after one remembersAllah) ,

the one who whispers in the hearts of people,

whether from among the Jinn or Mankind.)

(4) Aytul Kursi

Allahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal Haiyul Qaiyoom; laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm; lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard; man zal lazee yashfa’u indahooo illaa bi-iznih; ya’lamu maa baina aydeehim wa maa khalfahum wa laa yuheetoona bishai’im min ‘ilmihee illaa bimaa shaaa’; wasi’a Kursiyyuhus samaawaati wal arda wa laa Ya’ooduhoo hifzuhumaa; wa Huwal Aliyyul ‘Azeem.

Translation: 

Allah! There is no deity save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.

(5) Allāhumma antas-salām, wa minkas-salām, tabārakta yā dhal-Jalāli wal-‘Ikrām. .)[Sahih Muslim: 592]

Translation: 

(O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of majesty and honor. (After every Frad Salah)

(6) Lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāh, waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu ‘l-mulku wa lahu ‘l-ḥamd, wa huwa `alā kulli shay’in qadīr, Allāhumma lā māni`a limā ‘a`tayt, wa lā mu`tiya limā mana`t, wa lā yanfa`u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd. [Sahih Bukhari: 6330]

Translation: 

(None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone,

He has no partner,

His is the dominion and His is the praise,

and He is Able to do all things.

O Allah, there is none who can withhold what You give,

and none may give what You have withheld,

and the might of the mighty person cannot benefit him against You.) (After Maghrib and Fajr 1 time)

(7)  Lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāh, waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku, wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa `alā kulli shay’in qadīr. Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata ‘illā billāh, lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāh, wa lā na`budu ‘illā ‘iyyāh, lahun-ni`matu wa lahul-faḍl, wa lahuth-thanā’ul-ḥasan, lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāh, mukhliṣīna lahud-dīn, wa law karihal-kāfirūn. [Sahih Muslim: 594]

Translation: 

(None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, He has no partner, His is the dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things. There is no power and no might except by Allah. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and we do not worship any other besides Him. His is grace, and His is bounty, and to Him belongs the most excellent praise. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. (We are) sincere in making our religious devotion to Him, even though the disbelievers may dislike it.) (After every salah 1 time)

(8) Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu ‘l-mulku walahu ‘l-ḥamd, wa huwa `alā kulli shay’in qadīr. [Sahih Muslim:]

Translation: 

(None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things. (Recite 100 times in Arabic upon rising in the morning).)

(9) Allāhumma ‘innī ‘a`udhu bika mina ‘l-bukhl, wa ‘a`udhu bika mina ‘l-jubn, wa ‘a`udhu bika min ‘an ‘uradda ilā ‘ardhali ‘l-`umur, wa ‘a`udhu bika min fitnatid-dunyā wa `adhābi ‘l-qabr. [Sahih Bukhari: 6365]

Translation: 

(O Allah, I seek Your protection from miserliness, I seek Your protection from cowardice, and I seek Your protection from being returned to feeble old age. I seek Your protection from the trials of this world and from the torment of the grave.)

(10) Allāhumma ‘a`innī `alā dhikrika, wa shukrika, wa ḥusni `ibādatik. [Sunan Tirmidhi: 1522]

Translation: 

(O Allah, help me to remember You, to give You thanks, and to perform Your worship in the best manner.)

(11) Allāhummagh’fir lī mā qaddamtu, wa mā ‘akhkhartu, wa mā ‘asrartu, wa mā ‘a`lantu, wa mā ‘asraftu, wa mā ‘anta ‘a`lamu bihi minnī. ‘anta ‘l-Muqaddimu, wa ‘anta ‘l-Mu‘akhkhiru lā ‘ilāha ‘illā ‘anta. [Sunan Tirmidhi: 3421]

Translation: 

(O Allah, forgive me what I have sent before me and what I have left behind me, what I have concealed and what I have done openly, what I have done in excess, and what You are better aware of than I. You are the One Who sends forth and You are the One Who delays. There is none worthy of worship but You.)

(12) Allāhumma innī as’aluka `ilman nāfi`a, wa rizqan ṭayyiba, wa `amalan mutaqabbala. [Sunan Ibne Majah: 925]

Translation: 

(O Allah, I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, a good provision, and deeds that will be accepted.) (Recite in Arabic After Maghrib and Fajr)

(13) Lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāh, waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku, wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa `alā kulli shay’in qadīr. Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata ‘illā billāh, lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāh, wa lā na`budu ‘illā ‘iyyāh, lahun-ni`matu wa lahul-faḍl, wa lahuth-thanā’ul-ḥasan, lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāh, mukhliṣīna lahud-dīn, wa law karihal-kāfirūn. (Sunan Abu Daud: 1506)

Translation: 

(None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, He has no partner, His is the dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things. There is no power and no might except by Allah. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and we do not worship any other besides Him. His is grace, and His is bounty, and to Him belongs the most excellent praise. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. (We are) sincere in making our religious devotion to Him, even though the disbelievers may dislike it.) (After every salah)

(14) Rbbi qini adhabaka yauma tab’asu ibadaka. [Sahih Muslim: 709]

Translation: 

(O my Rubb! Shield me from Your Torment on the Day when You will gathe) (After every salah)

Note: Every Muslim should diligently strive to recite all these supplications after each obligatory prayer, making it a regular and consistent practice.