Tasbihâtus-salâh

What are the tasbihâtus-salâh (glorifications recited after the prayer)?

Various tasbihât (words of glorification repeated in a set number of times) and du‘as (prayers and supplications) are recited after worship as a supplement of prayer and in remembrance of God. The Prophet recited these tasbihât and du‘â’s after every prayer and advised all Muslims to practice this on a regular basis. The manner of performing tasbihât after the prayer is:

Reciting “Allâhumma antas-Salâmu wa minkas-Salâm. Tabarakta yâ Dhal-Jalâli wal-Ik râm” after giving salâm on completion of the fard prayers. The meaning of this supplication is as follows: “O God, You are Peace, and from You is peace. You are the All-Blessed and One bestowing blessings, O One of Majesty and Munificence.”

If there is no Sunnah units after the fard prayers, “Allâhumma salli ‘alâ Sayidinâ Muhammad” should be recited after the above supplication.

This is followed by “Subhânallâhi wal-hamdu lillâhi wa lâ ilâha illallâhu wallâhu akbar. Wa lâ hawla wa lâ quwwata illâ billâhil ‘azîm” (Glory be to God and all praise to God, there is no deity other than God, God is the All-Great. None has the majesty and none has power to sustain except God.) This is followed by the A‘ûdhu-Basmala and the recitation of Âyatul-Kursî (“the Verse of the Throne” in Sûrah al-Baqarah 2:255).

Subsequently the following words of glorification, praise and exaltation are each recited thirty three times in the following order: “Subhân Allâh,” “alhamdulillâh,” and “Allâhu akbar”.

Subhân Allâh bears the meanings “Glory be to God, He who is free from all fault.” Alhamdulillâh means “Praise is for God alone. Only God is worthy of praise and gratitude,” and Allâhu akbar means “God is the All-Great.”

Followed by “Lâ ilâha illallâhu wahdahû lâ sharîka lah. Lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ‘alâ kulli shay’in qadîr” which is followed by a supplication of prayer.

The meaning of the above supplication is: “There is none worthy of worship but God, He is One and has no partner. His is the kingdom (universe), only He is worthy of all praise. God has power over all things.”