What is meant by dhikr and du‘aa’ at the end of the prayer?

What is meant by "at theend of every prayer"? Does it mean before the
salaam at the conclusion of the prayer or after it? Is it Sunnah to
raise the hands in du'aa' after the prayer?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
"At the end of the prayer" may mean after it, following it, or in the
last part of it.
There are several hadeeths which encourage dhikr and du'aa' at the end
of the prayers, such as the following:
1.
The report narrated by al-Bukhaari (6330) and Muslim (594) from
al-Mugheerah ibn Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him), according to
which the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) used to say at the end of every prayer after sayingthe salaam:
Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu'l-mulkwa
lahu'l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer. Allaahumma laa maani'
lima a'tayta wa laa mu'ti lima mana'ta wa la yanfa' dhaa'l-jadd minka
al-jadd (There is no god but Allaah Alone, with no partner or
associate, His is the sovereignty and to Him be praise, and He is Able
to do all things. O Allaah, none can withhold whatYou give and none
can give what You withhold, and no wealth or majesty can benefit
anyone for from You is all wealth and majesty).
2.
The report narrated by al-Bukhaari (6329) from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah
be pleased with him): They said: O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy
have attained exclusivelythe high ranks and eternal blessing (in
Paradise). He said: How is that? They said: They pray as we pray, and
they strive in jihad as westrive, and they spend from the surplus of
their wealth, but we have no wealth. He said: "Shall I not tell you of
something by means of which you will catch up with those who have gone
before you and will go ahead of those who come after you, andno one
could achieve what you achieve exceptone who does what you do. At the
end of every prayer, glorify Allah (by saying Subhaan Allah) ten
times, and praise Him (by saying al-hamduLillah) ten times, and
magnify Him (by saying Allahu akbar) ten times.
Al-Bukhaari (843) narrated: "Glorify Allah (by saying Subhaan Allah),
praise Him (by saying al-hamdu Lillah), and magnify Him (by saying
Allahu akbar) thirty-three times after each prayer."
Muslim (595) narrated: "Glorify Allah (by saying Subhaan Allah),
praise Him (by saying al-hamduLillah), and magnify Him (by saying
Allahu akbar) thirty-three times at the end of each prayer."
3.
Muslim (596) narrated from Ka'b ibn 'Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with
him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: "Dhikrs at the end of the prayer, the one who saysthem or
does them at the end of each obligatory prayer will not be
disappointed: thirty-three tasbeehahs, thirty-three tahmeedahs and
thirty-four takbeerahs."
What is meant by "at theend of the prayer" in these hadeeths is
immediately after the prayer, that is, after the salaam, as is stated
clearly in some reports. The same is mentioned in the reports which
speak of reciting Aayat al-Kursiy and the Mu'awwidhaat at the end of
the prayer. What is meant is after the salaam.
4.
Abu Dawood (1522) narrated from Mu'aadh ibn Jabal (may Allah be
pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) took him by the hand and said: "O Mu'aadh, by Allah
verily I love you, byAllah verily I love you." Then he said: "I urge
you, O Mu'aadh, never tostop saying at the end ofevery prayer:
Allahummaa'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni 'ibaadatika (O
Allah, helpme to remember You, give thank to You and worship You
properly)."
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood
An-Nasaa'i (1303) narrated it as follows: "Do not neglect to say in
every prayer, Rabbiy a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni
'ibaadatika (My Lord, help me to remember You, give thank to You and
worship You properly).
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh an-Nasaa'i.
What is meant by "at theend of the prayer (dibr as-salaah)" here is in
thelast part of the prayer before the salaam, because dibr ash-shay'
(lit. the end of a thing) ispart of it. This is confirmed by the words
in the report of an-Nasaa'i: "in every prayer".
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Zaad al-Ma'aad
(1/294): "At the end of the prayer" may be understood as meaning
before the salaam or after it. Our shaykh [i.e., Ibn Taymiyah]
regarded it as more likely that it is before the salaam. I asked him
about that and he said: Dibr kulli shay' (the end of everything) is
part of it, like the dibr (rear end) of an animal. End quote.
5.
at-Tirmidhi (3499) narrated that Abu Umaamah (may Allah be pleased
with him) said: It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what du'aa'
(supplication) is most likely to be heard (and responded to)? He said:
"(That which is offered) in the last part of the night and at the end
of the prescribed prayers."
This hadeeth was classedas hasan by at-Tirmidhi and by al-Albaani in
Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.
What appears to be the case is that what is meant by "at the end of
the prayer" here means before the salaam.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: What appears
to be the case is that what is meant by "at the end of the prescribed
prayers" in the hadeeth of Abu Umaamah – if it is saheeh –is: in the
last part of the prayer. End quote.
Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 13/268
The scholars noted concerning this that in the texts which mention the
end of the prayer, if it is dhikr (such as sayingSubhaan Allah,
al-hamduLillah, Allahu akbar, or reciting Aayat al-Kursiy and the
Mu'awwidhaat), then what is meant by the end of the prayer in this
case is after the prayer; if it is du'aa' (supplication), then what is
meant by at the end of the prayer is in the last part of it, i.e.,
before the salaam.
But if there is a report toindicate that a particulardu'aa' should be
said after the salaam, such as when the Prophet (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him) said: "Ask for forgiveness (by saying
Astaghfirullah) three times," this is a du'aa', but the Sunnah
indicates that it should be said after the salaam.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
What is meant by "at theend of the prayer" in thehadeeths which
encourage saying du'aa' or dhikr at the end of each prayer? Is it the
lastpart of the prayer or after the salaam?
He replied:
The phrase "the end of the prayer" may be applied to the last part of
it before the salaam, or it may be applied to what comes
immediatelyafter the salaam. There are saheeh hadeeths that mention
that, most of which indicate that what is meant is the last part of
the prayer beforethe salaam if it has to do with du'aa', such as the
hadeeth of Ibn Mas'ood, in which the Messenger (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) taught him the tashahhud, then he said:"Then let
him choose whatever du'aa' he likes and say it." And according to
another version he said, "Let him choose after asking whatever he
wants." (saheeh – agreed upon).
Another example is the hadeeth of Mu'aadh in which the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to him: "Do not
neglect to say at the end of every prayer: Allahummaa'inni 'ala
dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni 'ibaadatika (O Allah, helpme to remember
You, give thank to You and worship You properly)."
Narrated by Abu Dawood, at-Tirmidhi andan-Nasaa'i with a saheehisnaad.
Another example is the hadeeth narrated by al-Bukhaari (may Allah have
mercy on him) from Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqaas (may Allah be pleased with
him) who said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
used to say at the end of every prayer: "Allaahumma inni a'oodhu bika
min al-bukhl, wa a'oodhu bika min al-jubn, wa a'oodhu bika min an
uradda ila ardhal il-'umr,wa a'oodhu bika min fitnat ad-dunya wa min
'adhaab al-qabr (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from miserliness, and I
seek refuge in You from cowardice, and I seek refuge in You from
reaching feeble old age, and I seek refuge in You from the trials of
this world, and I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave.
With regard to the adhkaar that have been narrated, the saheeh
hadeeths indicate that they are to be recited at the end of the prayer
after the salaam. An example of that is to say after saying the
salaam: "Astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah. Allaahumma
anta al-salaam wa minka al-salaam tabaarakta ya dhaa'l-jalaali
wa'l-ikraam (I ask Allaah for forgiveness, I ask Allaah for
forgiveness, I ask Allaah for forgiveness. O Allaah, You are the One
Who is free from all defects and deficiencies and from You is all
peace, blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour), whether he
was the imam or praying behind the imam or praying on his own. Then
after that the imam should turn to face the congregation, and the
imam, the one who prayed behind the imam and the one who prayed on his
own should say, after that dhikr and prayer for forgiveness: Laa
ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu'l-mulkwa lahu'l-hamd
wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer. Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa
Billaah wa laa na'budu illaa iyyaah. Lahu'l-ni'mah walahu'l-fadl wa
lahu'l-thanaa' al-hasan. Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah mukhliseena
lahu'l-deena wa law kariha'l-kaafiroon. Allaahumma laa maani' lima
a'tayta wa laa mu'ti lima mana'ta wa la yanfa' dhaa'l-jadd minka
al-jadd (There is no god but Allaah Alone, with nopartner or
associate His is the sovereignty and toHim be praise, and He is Able
to do all things. There is no power and no strength except with
Allaah, and we worship none but Him. From Him(alone) come all
blessings and favours, and all good praise is due to Him. There is no
god but Allaah and we make our worship purely for Him (alone) however
much the disbelievers may hate that. O Allaah, none can withhold what
You give and none can give what You withhold, and no wealth or majesty
can benefit anyone for from You is all wealth and majesty).
It is mustahabb for the Muslim, male or female, to recite this dhikr
after each of the five daily prayers, then to glorify Allah (by saying
SubhaanAllah), praise Him (by saying al-hamdu Lillah), and magnify Him
(by saying Allahu akbar) thirty-three times, then to complete one
hundred by saying: Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah,
lahu'l-mulk wa lahu'l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer (There is
no god but Allaah Alone, with no partner or associate His is the
sovereignty and toHim be praise, and He is Able to do all things).
All of that is proven in hadeeths from the Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). Afterthat it is mustahabb
to recite Aayat al-Kursiy once, quietly, and to recite Qul Huwa Allahu
Ahad (Soorat al-Ikhlaas) and al-Mu'awwidhatayn once, quietly, except
in the case of Maghrib and Fajr, when it is mustahabb to repeat
therecitation of the three soorahs mentioned, three times. It is also
mustahabb for the Muslim, male or female, to say after praying Maghrib
and Fajr: Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu'l-mulk
wa lahu'l-hamd yuhyi wa yumeet wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer
(there is no God but Allaah alone, with no partner or associate, His
is the Dominion and to Him be praise, He gives life and gives death,
andHe has power over all things) ten times in addition to what is
mentioned above, before reciting Aayat al-Kursiy and before reciting
the three soorahs mentioned above, in accordance with the saheeh
hadeeths that have beennarrated concerning that. End quote.
Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 11/194
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
If one ponders this matter it will become clear that what is connected
to the end of the prayer, if it is dhikr itcomes after the prayer and
if it is du'aa' it comes in the last part of the prayer.
With regard to the former, Allah, may He be exalted, has made the time
after the prayer a time for dhikr, as He says(interpretation of the
meaning): "When you have finished As-Salat (the prayer -
congregational), remember Allah standing, sitting down, and lying down
on your sides" [an-Nisa' 4:103]. And the Sunnah explainswhat is
mentioned in general terms in this verse of dhikr, such as when the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "The one who
glorifies Allah (by saying SubhaanAllah) at the end of everyprayer
thirty-three times…" Each text that mentions dhikr at the end of the
prayer is to be understood as referring to after the prayer, in
accordance with this verse.
With regard to the latter,the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) regarded the time after the final tashahhud as a time for
du'aa'. So every text thatmentions du'aa' at the end of the prayer is
to be understood as referring to the last part of it, so that the
du'aa' will be at the point where the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) taught us to offer du'aa',unless interpreting the
text in this manner is impossible or unlikely, according to the
context,in which case it is to be understood as indicated by the
context. End quote.
Majmoo' Fataawa Ibn 'Uthaymeen, 13/268
Secondly:
It is not prescribed to raise the hands when saying du'aa' after the
prayer, because that wasnot narrated from the Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him). It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah
(7/103): When saying du'aa' after the obligatory prayer it is not
Sunnah to raise the hands, whether that is done by the imam on hisown
or the one who prayed behind the imamon his own, or by both of them.
Rather that is an innovation, because it was not narrated fromthe
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from his
Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). As for saying du'aa'
without doing that (raising the hands), there is nothing wrong with
it, because there are some hadeeths that mention that.

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