Duas & Adhkar After Salah
What should you say after prayer? Begin with seeking forgiveness, then read these selected remembrances in Arabic with transliteration, English meaning and clear repetition counts.
Ask Allah for forgiveness
3 times
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
Transliteration
Astaghfirullāh.
English meaning
I ask Allah to forgive me.
Allahumma Antas-Salam
Once
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
Transliteration
Allāhumma anta-s-salāmu wa minka-s-salām, tabārakta dhā-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām.
English meaning
O Allah, You are Peace, and peace comes from You. Blessed are You, Possessor of majesty and honour.
SubhanAllah
33 times
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ
Transliteration
Subḥānallāh.
English meaning
Glory be to Allah, who is free from all imperfection.
Alhamdulillah
33 times
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Transliteration
Alḥamdulillāh.
English meaning
All praise belongs to Allah.
Allahu Akbar
33 times
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
Transliteration
Allāhu akbar.
English meaning
Allah is the Greatest.
La ilaha illallah
Once
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Transliteration
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr.
English meaning
There is no deity except Allah alone, without any partner. All sovereignty and praise belong to Him, and He has power over everything.
A little more guidance
Are these recited before or after salam?
The remembrances selected here are for after completing the prayer. Sahih Muslim 591 describes seeking forgiveness and saying “Allahumma Antas-Salam” when the Prophet had finished praying.
Is this one long dua that I must read in full?
No. This page brings together selected supplications and remembrances from two narrations. It is not a single continuous prayer, an exhaustive collection, or an additional pillar of salah.
Why does this page use 33, 33 and 33?
These are the counts in Sahih Muslim 597a. The three sets total 99, and the final declaration completes 100. The earlier istighfar and “Allahumma Antas-Salam” are separate from this total.
Does every Muslim tradition use the same wording?
This page presents a selection from Sunni hadith sources. Other transmitted forms and school-specific practices are not combined into this selection. Follow reliable guidance for the tradition you practise.
How do the reading tools work?
You can resize and copy the Arabic on each card, hide the reading aids, and save individual remembrances in this browser. Saves stay on this device; the displayed repetition counts are guidance, not interactive counters.