5. ISHA PRAYER (Night)
Fard:
Pray 4 Rak’ahs Fard.
Immediately After Salam:
1. Istighfar (3x) & As-Salam Du’a:
«اَسۡتَغۡفِرُ اللّٰهَ، اَسۡتَغۡفِرُ اللّٰهَ، اَسۡتَغۡفِرُ اللّٰهَ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اَنۡتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنۡكَ السَّلَامُ تَبَارَكۡتَ يَا ذَا الۡجَلَالِ وَالۡاِكۡرَامِ»
“I seek the forgiveness of Allah (3 times). O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honor.”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 591; Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 1513 & Jami’ At-Tirmidhi, Hadith 300).
2. Declaration of Tawheed & Divine Decree:
«لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحۡدَهٗ لَا شَرِيۡكَ لَهٗ، لَهُ الۡمُلۡكُ وَلَهُ الۡحَمۡدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ قَدِيۡرٌ، اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا اَعۡطَيۡتَ، وَلَا مُعۡطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعۡتَ، وَلَا يَنۡفَعُ ذَا الۡجَدِّ مِنۡكَ الۡجَدُّ»
“There is none worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner. To Him belongs the dominion, to Him is all praise, and He is over all things capable. O Allah, none can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, and no fortune can benefit the possessor of fortune against You.”
(Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith 844, 6330 & Sahih Muslim, Hadith 593).
3. Post-Prayer Tasbih (100 Praises):
SubhanAllah (33 times):
(“Glory be to Allah”)
سُبۡحَانَ اللّٰهِ
Alhamdulillah (33 times):
(“Praise be to Allah”)
الۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ
Allahu Akbar (33 times):
(“Allah is the Greatest”)
اَللّٰهُ اَكۡبَرُ
Seal with the 100th (1 time):
«لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحۡدَهٗ لَا شَرِيۡكَ لَهٗ، لَهُ الۡمُلۡكُ وَلَهُ الۡحَمۡدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ قَدِيۡرٌ»
“There is none worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner. To Him belongs the dominion, to Him is all praise, and He is over all things capable.”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 597).
4. Ayat al-Kursi (1 time):
﴿اَللّٰهُ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ۚ اَلۡحَيُّ الۡقَيُّوۡمُ ۚ لَا تَاۡخُذُهٗ سِنَةٌ وَّلَا نَوۡمٌ ؕ لَهٗ مَا فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِي الۡاَرۡضِ ؕ مَنۡ ذَا الَّذِيۡ يَشۡفَعُ عِنۡدَهٗٓ اِلَّا بِاِذۡنِهٖ ؕ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ اَيۡدِيۡهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ ۚ وَلَا يُحِيۡطُوۡنَ بِشَيۡءٍ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهٖٓ اِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضَ ۚ وَلَا يَـُٔوۡدُهٗ حِفۡظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الۡعَلِيُّ الۡعَظِيۡمُ﴾
“Allah! There is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.”
(Sunan An-Nasa’i, Al-Kubra 9928 & Ibn Hibban, Kitab As-Salah).
5. The Three Surahs (1 time each):
Surah Al-Ikhlas (1x):
﴿قُلۡ هُوَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدٌ ۚ اَللّٰهُ الصَّمَدُ ۚ لَمۡ يَلِدۡ ۙ وَلَمۡ يُوۡلَدۡ ۙ وَلَمۡ يَكُنۡ لَّهٗ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ﴾
“Say: He is Allah, [who is] One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent.”
Surah Al-Falaq (1x):
﴿قُلۡ اَعُوۡذُ بِرَبِّ الۡفَلَقِ ۙ مِنۡ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۙ وَمِنۡ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ اِذَا وَقَبَ ۙ وَمِنۡ شَرِّ النَّفّٰثٰتِ فِي الۡعُقَدِ ۙ وَمِنۡ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ اِذَا حَسَدَ﴾
“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of that which He created, and from the evil of darkness when it settles, and from the evil of the blowers in knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies.”
Surah An-Nas (1x):
﴿قُلۡ اَعُوۡذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ۙ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ۙ اِلٰهِ النَّاسِ ۙ مِنۡ شَرِّ الۡوَسۡوَاسِ ۙ الۡخَنَّاسِ ۙ الَّذِيۡ يُوَسۡوِسُ فِيۡ صُدُوۡرِ النَّاسِ ۙ مِنَ الۡجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ﴾
“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the retreating whisperer who whispers into the breasts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 1523 & Sunan An-Nasa’i, Hadith 1336).
6. Du’a for Assistance in Worship:
«اَللّٰهُمَّ اَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكۡرِكَ وَشُكۡرِكَ وَحُسۡنِ عِبَادَتِكَ»
“O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You, and worship You in the best manner.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 1522 & Sunan An-Nasa’i, Hadith 1303).
After Adhkar:
Pray 2 Rak’ahs Sunnah Rawatib.
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 728 & Jami’ At-Tirmidhi, Hadith 415).