Some think that instead of supplication (during its...

Some think that instead of supplication (during its apportioned time) if they go to work, they will end up more productive and successful.

The Messenger of Allah (S) says: “Supplication after the dawn { subh } prayer is more effective for life and acquiring of sustenance.”[^8] Invoking benediction and malediction Invoking benediction and salutations on the embodiments of human perfection, and cursing and invoking malediction on the manifestations of polytheism and personifications of disbelief and tyranny, are among post-prayer devotional acts.

In those that are deemed as post-prayer supplications, we can come across numerous cases of both salawat and curse { la‘n }, and it is an instance of tawalla {befriending the truthful} and tabarra {being inimical to the people of falsehood} in the living and guided school { maktab }. The narrated salawat has its own merit. The recital of “ Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad wa ali Muhammad ” itself has been mentioned as one of the post-prayer devotional acts.

Regarding the case of curse { la‘n }, Imam al-Baqir ( ‘a ) says: “After you finish your obligatory prayer, do not rise up unless you invoke curse upon the Umayyad tyrants.”[^9] This is because the said ignominious and corrupt family is an example of the taghut s and one of the most vivid portraits of opposition to the infallible Imams and progeny of the Prophet (S), and thus, deserving every kind of curse and aversion!

After every obligatory prayer, Imam as-Sadiq ( ‘a ) used to curse and pray for damnation of four men and four women (who were among the stern enemies of the station of Imamate).[^10] How good Islam is for setting as part of its programs aversion to the tyrants, corruptors and taghut s alongside its devotional and religious programs!

Its prayer, its Hajj and other acts of worship are accompanied by disavowal { bara’ah } and declaration of aversion toward infidels, polytheists and hypocrites.[^11] So, post-prayer devotional acts also include invoking curse on enemies of God and opponents of the line of divine leadership.

Tasbihat Hadhrat az-Zahra’ (‘a) Another post-prayer devotional act { ta‘qibat } is the tasbihat of Hadhrat az-Zahra ( ‘a ); that is, reciting 34 times “ Allahu akbar ,” 33 times “ al-hamdu lillah ,” and 33 times “ subhan Allah ” after finishing one’s obligatory prayer.