After every prayer

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Allahu akbar

Allah is greater than everything.

Ibn Abbas said he could tell the Prophet's prayer had ended from the takbir that followed it. The narration gives no number; saying it three times is a common practice in several communities.

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ

Astaghfirullah

I ask Allah to forgive me.

When he finished his prayer, the Prophet ﷺ asked for forgiveness three times before anything else.

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ

Allahumma anta as-salam wa minka as-salam, tabarakta dhal-jalali wal-ikram

O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes all peace. Blessed are You, Possessor of majesty and honour.

Said straight after the three requests for forgiveness. Some narrations read “ya dhal-jalali wal-ikram” (O Possessor of majesty and honour).

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ

Subhan-Allah

Glory be to Allah, far above every flaw.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Alhamdu lillah

All praise and thanks belong to Allah.

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Allahu akbar

Allah is greater than everything.

Another narration in Sahih Muslim gives 34 takbirs, and the tasbih of Fatimah as practised in Shi'a communities begins with 34 takbirs, then 33 tahmid, then 33 tasbih. The order and counts differ between narrations; all are good.

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir

There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise, and He has power over everything.

Said once after the 33-33-33 to make a hundred (Sahih Muslim). The Prophet ﷺ also said it after every obligatory prayer (Sahih al-Bukhari), and both collections praise saying it a hundred times in a day.

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ

Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni 'ibadatik

O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You well.

The Prophet ﷺ told Mu'adh ibn Jabal, out of love for him, never to leave this at the end of any prayer.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُرَدَّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدُّنْيَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-bukhl, wa a'udhu bika minal-jubn, wa a'udhu bika an uradda ila ardhalil-'umur, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatid-dunya, wa a'udhu bika min 'adhabil-qabr

O Allah, I seek Your protection from stinginess and from cowardice. I seek Your protection from being returned to the most helpless stage of old age, from the trials of this world, and from the punishment of the grave.

Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas taught these words to his children and said the Prophet ﷺ sought refuge with them after the prayer.

اللَّهُمَّ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ النَّارِ

Allahumma ajirni minan-nar

O Allah, protect me from the Fire.

The Prophet ﷺ told Muslim ibn al-Harith to say this seven times after the sunset and dawn prayers. Some hadith scholars consider the chain of this narration weak.

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿٤﴾

Qul huwallahu ahad. Allahus-samad. Lam yalid wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad.

Say: He is Allah, the One! Allah, the eternally Besought of all! He begetteth not nor was begotten. And there is none comparable unto Him.

Sunan Abi Dawud reports the Prophet ﷺ telling 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir to recite the mu'awwidhat (the surahs of seeking refuge) after every prayer. Reciting al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and an-Nas three times each morning and evening is reported in Sunan Abi Dawud and Jami' at-Tirmidhi.

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾

Qul a'udhu bi rabbil-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffathati fil-'uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad.

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak From the evil of that which He created; From the evil of the darkness when it is intense, And from the evil of malignant witchcraft, And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿١﴾ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾ إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾

Qul a'udhu bi rabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharril-waswasil-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas.

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The King of mankind, The god of mankind, From the evil of the sneaking whisperer, Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind, Of the jinn and of mankind.