The Three Quls (Al-Mu'awwidhat) — What to say after completing the prayer

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُل هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ* اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَم يَلِد وَلَم يُولَد* وَلَم يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ﴾، بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُل أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ* وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي العُقَدِ* وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ﴾،بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُل أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ* مَلِكِ النَّاسِ* إِلَهِ النَّاسِ* مِن شَرِّ الوَسوَاسِ الخَنَّاسِ* الَّذِي يُوَسوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ* مِنَ الجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ﴾ بَعدَ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ.

Approximate Arabic reading aid

Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm qul huwa allāhu aḥadun* allāhu aṣ-ṣamadu* lam yalid walam yūlad* walam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥadun, bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm qul a'ūdhu birabbi alfalaqi* min sharri mā khalaqa* wamin sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqaba* wamin sharri an-naffāthāti fī al'uqadi* wamin sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasada, bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm qul a'ūdhu birabbi an-nāsi* maliki an-nāsi* ilāhi an-nāsi* min sharri alwaswāsi alkhannāsi* alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri an-nāsi* mina aljinnati wa an-nāsi ba'da kulli ṣalātin.

English meaning

The following three Soorahs should be recited once after Zuhr, 'Asr and 'Ishaa prayers and thrice after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers.[Soorah al-Ikhlaas (112)] [Soorah al-Falaq (113)] [Soorah an-Naas (114)]

Explanation (Tafseer)

These three Quran chapters combine affirmation and refuge. Al-Ikhlas declares Allah's oneness and uniqueness; Al-Falaq seeks protection from created harms, darkness, those who blow on knots, and envy; and An-Nas seeks protection in the Lord, King, and God of humanity from retreating whispers arising among jinn and people.

When to use

What to say after completing the prayer

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 70

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