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A: After Taslim, a person should seek forgiveness from Allah thrice then say, "Allahumma anta al-Salam, wa-minka al-Salalm, tabarakta wa ta‘alayta ya dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram (O Allah! You are Al-Salam (the source of peace) and from You is all peace. Blessed are You, the Possessor of majesty and honor). They should then say, "La ilaha illa Allah, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa-lahul-hamdu, wa-huwa `ala kulli shai’in qadir, la hawla wa-la quwwata illa billah, la ilaha illa Allah wa-la na`budu illa iyyah, lahu Al-Ni`matu wa-lahu Al-Fadl, wa-lahu al-thana’u al-hasan, la ilaha illa Allah mukhlisina, lahu Al-Din wa-law karihal-Kafirun. Allahumma la mani`a lima a`tayta, (Part No. 7; Page No. 103) wa-la mu`tiya lima mana`at, wa-la yanfa`u dhal-Jaddu minkal-Jadd. (None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without any partner. To Allah belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is omnipotent over all things. There is no might nor power except with Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Him and we worship none but Him. All favor, grace, and praise are due to Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah and we are sincere in faith and devotion to Him although the disbelievers detest it. O Allah, no one can withhold what You have willed to provide, and no one can grant what You have willed to withhold. From You Alone is all wealth and majesty)." They should add, "Subhan Allah", "Al-hamdu lillah", "Allahu Akbar" thirty-three times and say, "La ilaha illa Allah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa-lahul-hamdu, wa-huwa `ala kulli shai’in qadir (None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without any partner. To Allah belong all sovereignty and praise and He is omnipotent over all things) a hundred times. This has been recorded by Muslim in his Sahih from the Prophet (peace be upon him). He (peace be upon him) informed us that this Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah) is one of the reasons of forgiveness. Saying, Subhan Allah", "Al-hamdu lillah", "La ilaha illa Allah", and "Allahu Akbar", twenty- five times is one of the confirmed formulae of Dhikr. However, the Hadith of saying them thirty-three times are more and the soundest.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.