بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
The tashahhud is recited during the last tahiyyat. There is a dua to recite after tashahhud that the Prophet Muhammad ( ﷺ ) use to add.
This dua invokes Allah to save oneself from doom of the grave and torment of the hellfire. It also includes protection from the slander of life and death and slander from the al-Masih ad-Dajjal.
Lets take a look at the hadith regarding the dua below.
Hadith about the dua to recite after tashahhud
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: “إذا تشهد أحدكم فليستعذ بالله من أربع، يقول: اللهم إني أعوذ بك من عذاب جهنم، ومن عذاب القبر ومن فتنة المحيا والممات، ومن شر فتنة المسيح الدجال” ((رواه مسلم)).
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When anyone of you has done his tashahhud during Salat (prayer), he should seek refuge in Allah against four things and say: “Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min ‘adhabi jahannam, wa min ‘adhabil-qabr, wa min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat, wa min sharri fitnatil-masihid-dajjal (O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the mischief of al-Masih ad-Dajjal (antichrist).”
Source: Riyad as-Salihin 1423
Narrated by: Abu Hurairah (RA)
The dua is recited before giving the Salam to end the salat.
The dua extracted from the hadith and its meaning
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من عذاب جهنم، ومن عذاب القبر ومن فتنة المحيا والممات، ومن شر فتنة المسيح الدجال
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min ‘adhabi jahannam, wa min ‘adhabil-qabr, wa min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat, wa min sharri fitnatil-masihid-dajjal
O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the torment of Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the mischief of al-Masih ad-Dajjal (antichrist).
Video about the dua to recite after tashahhud
May Allah ease for you to memorize the dua in the video shared above and may Allah ease for you to practice it as well.
Conclusion
Allah is the best of protectors. Lets ask Allah for protection from the torment of the grave and hellfire and slanders of life and death and slanders from the antichrist.
The dua is quite short and InsyaAllah easy to add into our daily list of prayers.
As always, do share this piece of article out to all of your family and friends. Remember to memorize, recite and teach it to as many people as you can. May it be one of the long lasting good deeds that rewards us well. Here in this world and in the hereafter, InsyaAllah.
