Ayat al-Kursi — What to say after completing the prayer

﴿اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الحَيُّ القَيُّومُ لاَ تَأخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَومٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذنِهِ يَعلَمُ مَا بَينَ أَيدِيهِم وَمَا خَلفَهُم وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيءٍ مِّن عِلمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفظُهُمَا وَهُوَ العَلِيُّ العَظِيمُ﴾ عَقِبَ كلِّ صَلاَةٍ.

Approximate Arabic reading aid

Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa alḥayyu alqayyūmu lā ta'akhudhuhu sinatun walā nawmun lahu mā fī as-samawāti wamā fī al'arḍi man dhā alladhī yashfa'u 'indahu illā bi'idhnihi ya'lamu mā bayna aydīhim wamā khalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bishay'in min 'ilmihi illā bimā shā'a wasi'a kursiyyuhu as-samawāti wal-'arḍa walā ya'ūduhu ḥifẓuhumā wahuwa al'aliyyu al'aẓīmu 'aqiba kulli ṣalātin.

English meaning

It is also from the Sunnah to recite Aayat ul-Kursee after each prayer:[Soorah al-Baqarah, Aayah 255]

Explanation (Tafseer)

Ayat al-Kursi affirms Allah as the only deity, the Ever-Living Sustainer who is untouched by drowsiness or sleep. It describes His ownership, knowledge, permission over intercession, encompassing Kursi, effortless preservation of the heavens and earth, and His supreme height and greatness.

When to use

What to say after completing the prayer

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 71

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