Taqibaat — Afternoon (Asr)
Post-afternoon prayer remembrances
Ta'qibat of Asr
Type: Taqibaat | Attributed to: Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) / Shaykh al-Tusi | Recommended for: After Asr Prayer | Source: Misbah al-Mutahajjid
Ta'qibat of Asr
Type: Taqibaat | Attributed to: Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) / Shaykh al-Tusi | Recommended for: After Asr Prayer | Source: Misbah al-Mutahajjid
﴿Subsequent to the Afternoon (Asr) Prayer, say the following supplicatory prayer, as is quoted from Misbah al-Mutahajjid:﴾
اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِيْ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ
I pray the forgiveness of Allah; there is no god save Him,
الْحَيُّ الْقَيُوْمُ
the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting,
اَلرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيْمُ
the All- compassionate, the All-merciful,
ذُو [ذَا] الْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ
and the Lord of Majesty and Honor.
وَ اَسْاَلُهُ اَنْ يَتُوْبَ عَلَيَّ
And I ask Him to accept my repentance,
تَوْبَةَ عَبْدٍ ذَلِيْلٍ خَاضِعٍ
like His acceptance of the repentance of a slave who is submissive, acquiescent,
فَقِيْرٍ بَاۤئِسٍ
Poor, miserable,
مِسْكِيْنٍ مُسْتَكِيْنٍ مُسْتَجِيْرٍ
Despondent, dejected, seeking refuge (with Him),
لَا يَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِهِ نَفْعًا وَ لَا ضَرًّا
not controlling for himself any harm or profit,
وَ لَا مَوْتًا وَ لَا حَيَاةً وَ لَا نُشُوْرًا
and not controlling death nor life nor raising (the dead) to life.
You may then say the following supplicatory prayer:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَفْسٍ لَا تَشْبَعُ
O Allah, I surely seek Your protection against a self that never has enough,
وَ مِنْ قَلْبٍ لَا يَخْشَعُ
a heart that does not feel apprehension,
وَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ،
knowledge that does not avail,
وَ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ لَا تُرْفَعُ
a prayer that is not accepted,
وَ مِنْ دُعَاۤءٍ لَا يُسْمَعُ
and a supplication that is not responded.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّي اَسْاَلُكَ الْيُسْرَ بَعْدَ الْعُسْرِ
O Allah, I surely beseech You for easiness after difficulty,
وَ الْفَرَجَ بَعْدَ الْكَرْبِ
Relief after misfortune,
وَ الرَّخَاۤءَ بَعْدَ الشِّدَّةِ
and comfort after hardship.
اَللّٰهُمَّ مَا بِنَا مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ فَمِنْكَ
O Allah, You are certainly the source of each-and every favor that covers us.
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ
There is no god save You.
اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْكَ۔
I pray Your forgiveness and repent before You.
Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported as saying: Anyone who implores Almighty Allah’s forgiveness (i.e. Astaghfirullah) seventy times after the Asr Prayer will have seven hundred of his sins forgiven.
Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (al-Jawad) (a.s.) is also reported as saying: Anyone who recites Surah al-Qadr (No. 97) ten times after the Asr Prayer will be granted the reward of the deeds of all creatures on that day.
It is also recommended to say Dua al-Ashraat every morning and evening. Yet, the best time for this supplication is the time after the Asr Prayers on Fridays.