The Dhikr Library

Authentic adhkar, with sources

Short articles on the remembrance of Allah. Every narration is cited to Sahih al-Bukhari or Sahih Muslim as referenced on sunnah.com; weak narrations are left out, deliberately.

The Adhkar After Salah, With Authentic Sources

What the Prophet ﷺ taught to recite after every prayer: istighfar, the 33-33-33 tasbih completed to one hundred, with the exact narrations from Sahih Muslim.

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Tasbih Fatimah: The Bedtime Dhikr and Its Story

The authentic story behind Tasbih Fatimah: 33 SubhanAllah, 33 Alhamdulillah, 34 Allahu Akbar before sleep, as taught by the Prophet ﷺ in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.

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SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi: A Hundred Times a Day

Two authentic hadith on SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi: sins forgiven like the foam of the sea (Bukhari 6405, Muslim 2691), and the two phrases light on the tongue, heavy on the scale (Bukhari 6682).

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The Tahlil, One Hundred Times: What the Hadith Promises

The authentic virtues of saying la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah one hundred times a day, from Sahih al-Bukhari 6403: the reward of freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds, a hundred sins erased.

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What Is Dhikr? The Remembrance of Allah in the Qur'an and Sunnah

Dhikr means the remembrance of Allah. What the Qur'an says about it (13:28, 33:41, 2:152) and the authentic hadith on those who remember Allah much, from Sahih Muslim and Sahih al-Bukhari.

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Count it, beautifully

Everything in these articles is built into the app: guided counts for the after-salah adhkar, Tasbih Fatimah, and the daily hundreds, with Arabic, transliteration and meaning.

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This page is educational. Translations are approximate, and gradings follow the printed editions referenced on sunnah.com. For religious rulings, please consult qualified scholars.