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Sunan an-Nasai 1343 — Tahlil After Prayer
How many times is that to be said?
Tahlil After Prayer: Saying La Ilaha Illallah Three Times
Sunan an-Nasai : 1343
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1343
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ الْمُجَالِدِيُّ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ، وَذَكَرَ، آخَرَ ح وَأَنْبَأَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا غَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، مِنْهُمُ الْمُغِيرَةُ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ وَرَّادٍ، كَاتِبِ الْمُغِيرَةِ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ، كَتَبَ إِلَى الْمُغِيرَةِ أَنِ اكْتُبْ إِلَىَّ بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ الْمُغِيرَةُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ عِنْدَ انْصِرَافِهِ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ " لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ " . ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ .
Warrad Narrated from:
Mu'awiyah wrote to Al-Mughirah asking him to write him a hadith that he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Al-Mughirah wrote to him (Saying): "I heard him say, when he finished the prayer: 'La Ilaha Illallah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir (There is none worthy of worship except Allah (ﷺ) alone with no partner or associate. He is the Dominion and to Him be all praise, and He is able to do all things) three times."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1343In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 165English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1344
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1343
This Hadith focuses on tahlil after prayer. Al-Mughirah wrote that he heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say these words when he finished the prayer: La Ilaha Illallah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. The narration adds that he said it three times. The meaning is simple and strong: Allah alone deserves worship, He has no partner, dominion belongs to Him, praise belongs to Him, and He is able to do all things. This dhikr after salah helps the worshipper leave the prayer with Tawhid on the tongue and trust in Allah’s power in the heart.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said this tahlil after finishing prayer.
- Repeating the dhikr three times is mentioned in this narration.
- The words combine Tawhid, praise, and belief in Allah’s power.
- Prayer is followed by remembrance, not by forgetting Allah.
