Upon the completion of Fardh (Obligatory) Salaat, two situations could come about:

1. Either there are no Sunnah Salaats to be performed after the Fardh Salaats, e.g. Fajr, Asr, etc.

2. Or there are Sunnah Salaats to to be performed after the Fardh Salaat, e.g. Dhuhr, Maghrib, Esha.

When should in the second case the after-salah Remembrances be made such as;

Ayat al Qursi, Surah's Ikhlas; Falaq; an-Naas, 33 times Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar and others be made ? Directly after the Fard or after the Sunnah salah which follows it?


It is stated in Maraqi'l Falah bi Imdadi'l Fattah;

"It is sunna to stand to perform the sunnas that follow and are connected to the obligatory prayer. However, it is recommended to separate between them as he, upon him be peace and blessings, when uttering salaam would remain for the extent of saying, “Allah, You are peace, from You is peace, and to You returns peace. You are exalted through Yourself above all else, O You of Majesty and Beneficence.” (1) He then stands for the sunna. Kamal said that this is the remembrance from which the sunnas are delayed that has been established from him, upon him be peace and blessings, and with it he separates between them and the obligatory prayer. I say that perhaps what is meant is other than that which has also been established after sunset whilst his legs were folded “There is no god except Allah … ” and after Friday reciting al-Fatiha and the protectors seven times each.

Kamal ibn Humaam mentions from Shams Aimma Halawani who said that there is no problem in reciting litanies between the obligatory prayer and sunna. Therefore, it is better to delay the litanies after the sunna by which offence is negated. This opposes that which is mentioned in Ikhtiyar that it is offensive to sit after it and supplicate for every prayer that is followed by a sunna. In fact, he should perform the sunna so that he does not separate between the sunna and the prescribed prayer. It is narrated from ‘Aisha that the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, used to sit for the extent of saying, “Allah, You are peace …”, as has preceded. Thus, he does not increase on it or on its amount. Kamal then said that separating with the remembrances that are regularly practised in mosques in our time by reciting the chair verse, glorifications and its sisters thirty three times, and other than these is not established from him, upon him be peace and blessings. His statement, upon him be peace and blessings, to the poor migrants “glorify, utter takbir, and praise after each prayer … ” (2) does not necessitate that they be connected to the obligatory prayer but that they be after the sunna without doing anything that is unconnected to the prayer. By this, it is valid to be considered after it. We have indicated that if he talks excessively, eats, or drinks between the obligatory prayer and the sunna, it is not invalid but its reward decreases – this is the most correct position."

1:This is recorded by Muslim 1334 to 1337; Abu Dawud 1512; Tirmidhi 298 to 299; Nasa’i 1338 to 1339; and ibn Majah 924 and 928.
2:This is recorded by Bukhari 843; Muslim 1347 to 1348; Abu Dawud 1504; and ibn Majah 927.


Any relevant texts are welcome on the issue.