261. Dua After Namaz
Dua After Namaz in Arabic
اَللَّهُمَّ غْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Dua After Namaz English Transliteration
Allahum-maghfir lee maa qaddamtu, wa maa 'akhkhartu, wa maa 'asrartu, wa maa 'a'lantu, wa maa 'asraftu, wa maa 'Anta 'a'lamu bihi minnee. 'Antal-Muqaddimu, wa 'Antal-Mu'akhkhiru laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta
Dua After Namaz English Translation
O Allah, forgive me what I have sent before me and what I have left behind me, what I have done in secret and what I have done in public, what I have done in excess, and those sins which You are better aware of than I. You are the One Who sends forth and You are the One Who delays. There is none worthy of worship but You.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) after the tashahood but before the salaam [1] and in another narration, it says he used to say this dua after finishing the prayer [2]. Both narrations are authentic. Perhaps he (ﷺ) sometimes said this dua before salaam and sometimes after salaam.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ الْمَاجِشُونُ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَبْدِ، الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ " وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ صَلاَتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ . أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَاعْتَرَفْتُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَاهْدِنِي لأَحْسَنِ الأَخْلاَقِ لاَ يَهْدِي لأَحْسَنِهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا لاَ يَصْرِفُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَهَا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ فِي يَدَيْكَ وَالشَّرُّ لَيْسَ إِلَيْكَ أَنَا بِكَ وَإِلَيْكَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ " . وَإِذَا رَكَعَ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ رَكَعْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ خَشَعَ لَكَ سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَمُخِّي وَعَظْمِي وَعَصَبِي " . وَإِذَا رَفَعَ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَىْءٍ بَعْدُ " . وَإِذَا سَجَدَ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ سَجَدْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَلَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ سَجَدَ وَجْهِي لِلَّذِي خَلَقَهُ وَصَوَّرَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْعَهُ وَبَصَرَهُ تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ " . ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مِنْ آخِرِ مَا يَقُولُ بَيْنَ التَّشَهُّدِ وَالتَّسْلِيمِ " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ " . '
Ali b. Abu Talib reported that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up at night for prayer he would say: I turn my face in complete devotion to One Who is the Originator of the heaven and the earth and I am not of the polytheists. Verily my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds; There is no partner with Him and this is what I have been commanded (to profess and believe) and I am of the believers. O Allah, Thou art the King, there is no god but Thee, Thou art my Lord, and I am Thy bondman. I wronged myself and make a confession of my Sin. Forgive all my sins, for no one forgives the sins but Thee, and guide me in the best of conduct for none but Thee guideth anyone (in) good conduct. Remove sins from me, for none else but Thou can remove sins from me. Here I am at Thy service, and Grace is to Thee and the whole of good is in Thine hand, and one cannot get nearneststo Thee through evil. My (power as well as existence) is due to Thee (Thine grace) and I turn to Thee (for supplication). Thou art blessed and Thou art exalted. I seek forgiveness from Thee and turn to Thee in repentance: and when he would bow, he would say: O Allah, it is for Thee that I bowed. I affirm my faith in Thee and I submit to Thee, and submit humbly before Thee my hearing, my eyesight, my marrow, my bone, my sinew; and when he would raise his head, he would say: O Allah, our Lord, praise is due to Thee, (the praise) with which is filled the heavens and the earth, and with which is filled that (space) which exists between them, and filled with anything that Thou desireth afterward. And when he prostrated himself, he (the Holy Prophet) would say: O Allah, it is to Thee that I prostrate myself and it is in Thee that I affirm my faith, and I submit to Thee. My face is submitted before One Who created it, and shaped it, and opened his faculties of hearing and seeing. Blessed is Allah, the best of Creators; and he would then say between Tashahhud and the pronouncing of salutation: Forgive me of the earlier and later open and secret (sins) and that where I made transgression and that Thou knowest better than I. Thou art the First and the Last. There is no god, but Thee. [[1] Muslim: 771 [2] Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 1509]
Benefits of Dua After Namaz
This dua after namaz asks Allah to forgive every sin, hidden or open, and brings hope for mercy to every Muslim who wants a clean heart and Allah’s forgiveness after every salah.
- Allahummaghfirli ma qaddamtu helps a Muslim get forgiveness for all past mistakes.
- Dua after salah brings Allah’s mercy for sins done in secret and in front of people.
- La ilaha illa anta in this dua keeps the heart soft and full of true tawbah to Allah.
- After namaz dua gives peace by asking Allah to forgive what only He knows best.
- This Islamic prayer after salah brings hope for a clean heart and a new start every day.
When to Recite Dua After Namaz
This dua after namaz helps you ask Allah for forgiveness for every sin, whether hidden or open, old or new, and brings Barakah and Iman to your heart after every prayer.
- After finishing your fard salah, recite this dua after namaz to seek Allah’s forgiveness.
- When you feel regret for past mistakes, use Allahummaghfirli Ma Qaddamtu for istighfar.
- Before leaving your prayer spot, make dua after salah for forgiveness of hidden sins.
- In your last sitting of salah, ask Allah with la ilaha illa anta for mercy and Barakah.
- While teaching kids about dua after prayer, help them learn this dua for forgiveness always.
How to perform Dua after Namaz
This dua after namaz is a strong way to ask Allah for forgiveness for all mistakes, both hidden and open. Every Muslim should try to say this after every salah to keep their heart clean and get more Barakah in life.
- After you finish your fard prayer, quietly say Allahummaghfirli Ma Qaddamtu with full hope.
- Sitting for dhikr after salah, recite this dua for forgiveness for your past and future sins.
- Before you stand up from your prayer mat, use this dua after namaz to ask Allah to forgive what is hidden.
- In your daily tasbeeh after namaz, add this dua to seek mercy for mistakes you know and don’t know.
- When praying with family, teach kids this dua after salah so they learn to ask Allah for forgiveness always.
Summary
The dua after namaz called Allahummaghfirli Ma Qaddamtu is a masnoon dua for asking Allah to forgive all sins, whether done before or after, in secret or open. This dua after salah is a strong dua for forgiveness and helps Muslims clean their hearts after every fard prayer.
Muslims use this dua after prayer to get Allah’s mercy and to make their Amal and Iman better. Saying this after salah dua brings Barakah and reminds us that only Allah can forgive, as there is no one worthy of worship except Him. This is the main lesson of this dua after namaz.