Dua After Salah (Allahumma Antas Salam)
“Astaghfirullah ×3, Allahumma antas-salam” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih Muslim 591, 592. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Transliteration: Astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah. Allahumma antas-Salamu wa minkas-salam, tabarakta dhal-jalali wal-ikram.
Translation: I seek Allah’s forgiveness (three times). O Allah, You are as-Salam (the Source of Peace) and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, Possessor of Majesty and Honour.
Source: Sahih Muslim 591, 592
When to recite
Immediately after the salam of each obligatory prayer.
About this dua
Narrated by Thawban: when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer he would seek forgiveness three times and then say these words. Al-Awza‘i, one of the narrators, explained that the istighfar is to say “Astaghfirullah, astaghfirullah”. In A’ishah’s narration (Muslim 592) the ending is “tabarakta ya dhal-jalali wal-ikram”.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih Muslim 591, 592
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih Muslim 591 · Sahih Muslim 592
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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