Azkar after salah from authentic hadith: Astaghfirullah, Allahumma antas salam, SubhanAllah 33 times, Ayatul Kursi and more, with Arabic, transliteration and meaning in English and Roman Urdu.
After finishing every fard prayer, the Prophet, peace be upon him, would remember Allah with these words. Reading them takes only a few minutes and brings great reward. Here they are in order, with the Arabic, transliteration, meaning in English and Roman Urdu, how many times to say each one and the reference.
Straight after salam
How to read itFirst say Astaghfirullah three times, then the dua once. Pehle teen baar Astaghfirullah kahein, phir yeh dua ek baar.
1× 3
أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله
Astaghfirullāh
I ask Allah for forgiveness Main Allah se maghfirat mangta hoon
2× 1
اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلام تَبارَكْتَ يا ذا الجَلالِ وَالإِكْرام
Allāhumma antas-salām wa minkas-salām, tabārakta yā dhal-jalāli wal-ikrām
O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of majesty and honour Ae Allah, Tu salamti wala hai aur Tujh hi se salamti hai. Tu barkat wala hai, ae azmat aur izzat wale
Reference: Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 66)
After every prayer
Once
لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وحدَهُ لا شريكَ لهُ لهُ المُلْكُ ولهُ الحَمْد وهوَ على كلّ شَيءٍ قَدير اللّهُمَّ لا مانِعَ لِما أَعْطَيْت وَلا مُعْطِيَ لِما مَنَعْت وَلا يَنْفَعُ ذا الجَدِّ مِنْكَ الجَد
TransliterationLā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa `alā kulli shay'in qadīr. Allāhumma lā māni`a limā a`ṭayt, wa lā mu`ṭiya limā mana`t, wa lā yanfa`u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd.
EnglishThere is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. O Allah, none can hold back what You give, and none can give what You hold back, and the wealth of the wealthy cannot benefit them against You.
Roman UrduAllah ke siwa koi mabood nahin, woh akela hai, Us ka koi shareek nahin, badshahi aur tareef Usi ki hai aur woh har cheez par qadir hai. Ae Allah, jo Tu de use koi rok nahin sakta, aur jo Tu rok le use koi de nahin sakta, aur kisi maal wale ka maal Tere muqable mein use faida nahin deta.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 67)
La ilaha illallah, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
Once
لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّه وحدَهُ لا شريكَ لهُ لهُ الملكُ ولهُ الحَمد وهوَ على كلّ شيءٍ قدير لا حَوْلَ وَلا قوَّةَ إِلاّ بِاللهِ لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّه وَلا نَعْبُدُ إِلاّ إيّاه لَهُ النِّعْمَةُ وَلَهُ الفَضْل وَلَهُ الثَّناءُ الحَسَن لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ مخْلِصينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الكافِرون
TransliterationLā ilāha illallāhu 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 illallāhu wa lā na`budu illā iyyāh, lahun-ni`matu wa lahul-faḍlu wa lahuth-thanā'ul-ḥasan. Lā ilāha illallāhu mukhliṣīna lahud-dīna wa law karihal-kāfirūn.
EnglishThere is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. There is no god but Allah, and we worship none but Him. His are all blessings, all grace and the most beautiful praise. There is no god but Allah; we dedicate our worship sincerely to Him, even if the disbelievers dislike it.
Roman UrduAllah ke siwa koi mabood nahin, woh akela hai, Us ka koi shareek nahin, badshahi aur tareef Usi ki hai aur woh har cheez par qadir hai. Allah ke siwa na koi taaqat hai na quwwat. Allah ke siwa koi mabood nahin aur hum Us ke siwa kisi ki ibadat nahin karte. Saari nematein, saara fazl aur behtareen tareef Usi ki hai. Allah ke siwa koi mabood nahin, hum khaalis Usi ki ibadat karte hain chahe kafiron ko bura lage.
Reference: Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 68)
Tasbih after every prayer
100 in total
How to read itSay each phrase the number of times shown, one after the other: 33 + 33 + 33 + 1 = 100. Use the counter to keep track. Doosra sahih tareeqa: SubhanAllah 33, Alhamdulillah 33 aur Allahu Akbar 34 martaba (Sahih Muslim 596). Har kalma utni martaba parhein jitna likha hai, ek ke baad ek: 33 + 33 + 33 + 1 = 100. Ginti ke liye counter istemal karein.
1× 33
سُبْحانَ اللهِ
SubḥānAllāh
Glory be to Allah Allah paak hai
2× 33
الحَمْدُ لله
Alḥamdulillāh
All praise is for Allah Tamam tareef Allah ke liye hai
3× 33
اللهُ أكْبَر
Allāhu Akbar
Allah is the Greatest Allah sab se bara hai
4× 1
لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شريكَ لهُ لهُ الملكُ ولهُ الحَمْد وهُوَ على كُلّ شَيءٍ قَدير
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa `alā kulli shay'in qadīr
There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things Allah ke siwa koi mabood nahin, woh akela hai, Us ka koi shareek nahin, badshahi aur tareef Usi ki hai aur woh har cheez par qadir hai
TransliterationAllāhu lā ilāha illā huwal-ḥayyul-qayyūm... (see the full text above on our Ayatul Kursi page)
EnglishAllah: there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. Everything in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him. Who could intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and guarding them does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Roman UrduAllah, Us ke siwa koi mabood nahin, woh hamesha zinda hai, sab ko qaim rakhne wala hai. Na use oongh aati hai na neend. Aasmanon aur zameen mein jo kuch hai sab Usi ka hai. Kaun hai jo Us ki ijazat ke baghair Us ke paas sifarish kare? Woh jaanta hai jo logon ke aage hai aur jo un ke peeche hai, aur woh Us ke ilm mein se kisi cheez ka ihata nahin kar sakte magar jitna Woh chahe. Us ki Kursi aasmanon aur zameen par phaili hui hai, aur un ki hifazat Use thakati nahin. Woh buland hai, azmat wala hai.
Reference: Quran 2:255; An-Nasa'i, 'Amal al-Yawm wal-Laylah (Hisn al-Muslim 71)
TransliterationLā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, yuḥyī wa yumīt, wa huwa `alā kulli shay'in qadīr.
EnglishThere is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over all things.
Roman UrduAllah ke siwa koi mabood nahin, woh akela hai, Us ka koi shareek nahin, badshahi aur tareef Usi ki hai. Wohi zindagi deta hai aur maut deta hai, aur woh har cheez par qadir hai.
TransliterationAllāhumma a`innī `alā dhikrika wa shukrika wa ḥusni `ibādatik.
EnglishO Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You and to worship You in the best way. The Prophet, peace be upon him, told Mu'adh never to leave it at the end of every prayer.
Roman UrduAe Allah, apne zikr, apne shukr aur apni achhi ibadat par meri madad farma. Nabi ﷺ ne Hazrat Muaz (RA) ko har namaz ke aakhir mein yeh dua na chhorne ki naseehat ki.
Reference: Abu Dawud; An-Nasa'i (Hisn al-Muslim 59)
TransliterationAllāhumma innī a`ūdhu bika min `adhābil-qabr, wa min `adhābi jahannam, wa min fitnatil-maḥyā wal-mamāt, wa min sharri fitnatil-masīḥid-dajjāl.
EnglishO Allah, I seek Your protection from the punishment of the grave, from the punishment of Hell, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal). Said in the last sitting, after tashahhud and before salam.
Roman UrduAe Allah, main qabr ke azaab se, jahannam ke azaab se, zindagi aur maut ke fitnon se aur Masih Dajjal ke fitne ki buraai se Teri panah mangta hoon. (Aakhri qaida mein tashahhud ke baad, salam se pehle.)
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 55)
TransliterationAllāhumma innī ẓalamtu nafsī ẓulman kathīran wa lā yaghfirudh-dhunūba illā ant, faghfir lī maghfiratan min `indika warḥamnī, innaka antal-ghafūrur-raḥīm.
EnglishO Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins except You. So grant me forgiveness from Yourself and have mercy on me. You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Roman UrduAe Allah, main ne apne aap par bahut zulm kiya, aur Tere siwa koi gunah maaf nahin karta. Pas apni taraf se mujhe bakhsh de aur mujh par reham farma. Beshak Tu bakhshne wala, reham karne wala hai.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 57)
Before salam: asking for complete forgiveness
Once
اللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي ما قَدَّمْتُ وَما أَخَّرْت ، وَما أَسْرَرْتُ وَما أَعْلَنْت ، وَما أَسْرَفْت ، وَما أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي . أَنْتَ المُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ المُؤَخِّرُ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْت
TransliterationAllāhummaghfir lī mā qaddamtu wa mā akhkhartu, wa mā asrartu wa mā a`lantu, wa mā asraftu, wa mā anta a`lamu bihī minnī, antal-muqaddimu wa antal-mu'akhkhiru, lā ilāha illā ant.
EnglishO Allah, forgive me what I did before and what I left for later, what I did in secret and what I did openly, what I did in excess, and what You know better than I do. You bring forward and You put back. There is no god but You.
Roman UrduAe Allah, mere agle aur pichhle gunah, chhup kar aur khule kiye hue gunah, meri zyadtiyan aur woh sab maaf farma jo Tu mujh se zyada jaanta hai. Tu hi aage karne wala aur peeche karne wala hai, Tere siwa koi mabood nahin.
Reference: Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 58)
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Sources: Arabic of the hadith duas from Hisn al-Muslim and the cited hadith collections (sunnah.com); Quran text from the King Fahd Complex Uthmani script. English and Roman Urdu meanings written by Quran Online Tarteel.