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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Adab as-Salat: The Disciplines of the Prayer Second Revised Edition After-The-Salāt Invocation It is one of the confirmed mustahab s (supererogatories), and to neglect it is abominable. It is most recommended after the salāt s of the morning and of the afternoon. The after-the*-salāt* invocations are so many, including the final three takbīr s.

The great religious men take care to raise their hands in the takbīr s, like the opening takbīr s, to near their ears, with their palms open and facing the qiblah . To prove this is difficult, although some narratives refer to raising the hands three times. Probably raising the hands, saying the takbīr three times and then reciting the du'ā' which starts with: lā ilāha illallāh, wahdahū wahdah …[^1] (there is no god but Allah, alone, alone!) etc., will be enough.

If raising the hands in the way the great men do is a supererogatory act, it confirms the same secrets which have already been stated, and maybe it refers to rejecting their salāt and worshippings lest they may admit conceit and self-admiration into their hearts. The three takbīr s may be a reference to magnification(s) [ takbīr (s)] showing the shortcomings of the Three Unities which keep the spirit of the whole salāt .

So, the hearty discipline of these takbīr s is to reject, with each raising of the hands, one of the three unities, and magnify and glorify Allah, Almighty and Most High, from his describings and unifications, displaying his inability, humility, failure and shortcomings before the Holy Presence of Allah, Almighty and Most High. In the Sirr as-Salāt thesis we related, in a nice [ latīf ] way, the spiritual secrets of these takbīr s and raising the hands.

It was of the graces of Allah, the Exalted, bestowed upon this helpless person. For Him are the thanks and praise. Of the other noble after-the*-salāt du'ā*'s are the tasbīhāt of the Pure Siddīqah (Fātimah) (' a ), the daughter of the Prophet ( s ), which was taught to her by the Messenger of Allah ( s ). It is the best of the after-the*-salāt du'ā*'s.