8/25. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1506 — Tahlil After Prayer
What A Person Should Say When He Says The Taslim
Tahlil After Prayer: A Hadith on Sincere Devotion to Allah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1506
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1506
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ يَقُولُ " لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ أَهْلُ النِّعْمَةِ وَالْفَضْلِ وَالثَّنَاءِ الْحَسَنِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ " .
Abu Zubair Narrated from:
I heard 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubair saying on the pulpit: When the Prophet (ﷺ) finished the prayer, he used to say (at the end of the prayer): 'There is no God but Allah, Alone, Who has no partner, to Him belongs the Kingdom, to Him praise is due, and He is Omnipotent. There is no God but Allah to Whom we are sincere in devotion, even though the infidels should disapprove. To Him belongs wealth, to Him belongs grace and to Him is worthy accorded. There is no God but Allah to Whom we are sincere in devotion, even though infidels should disapprove.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1506In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 91English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1501
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1506
This hadith reports a supplication the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to say when he finished the prayer. The words begin with tahlil: there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. The dua also says that to Allah belongs the kingdom, to Him belongs praise, and He has power over everything. It then repeats the message of sincere devotion to Allah, even if disbelievers dislike it. It mentions that to Him belongs wealth, grace, and good praise. This hadith about tahlil after prayer teaches the worshipper to leave prayer with tawhid on the tongue and sincerity in the heart. The focus is Allah alone, His praise, His power, and devotion to Him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited tahlil after finishing prayer.
- The dua repeats sincere devotion to Allah alone.
- The hadith connects praise, kingdom, grace, and power to Allah.
- A believer can end prayer by renewing tawhid and sincerity.
