<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) After finishing an obligatory prayer, one is recommended to ask for Allah’s forgiveness thrice. This is because any act of worship must necessarily be marred by some deficiency and shortcoming. Hence, we implore Allah Almighty to pardon this.<br> 2) Peace, security, and tranquility are favors from Allah Almighty which He bestows upon those who comply with His Shariah and believe in and obey His Messenger.<br> Note:<br> A certain form of forgiveness-seeking has become common among worshipers in some mosques after the prayer. It says: “Astaghfirullāh Al-‘Azhim al-ladhi lā ilāha illā huwa Al-Hayy Al-Qayyūm wa atūbu ilayh (I seek the forgiveness of Allah, the Magnificent, the One other than Whom there is no god, the Ever-Living, the All-Sustainer, and I repent to Him).” Although its meaning is sound, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) is not reported to have used this form after the obligatory prayers. Rather, he would say, as Al-Awzā‘i made clear after a question about how the Prophet’s forgiveness-seeking was like: “Astaghfirullāh (I ask Allah for forgiveness),” three times. The narrators of the Hadiths are more knowledgeable than others about the Fiqh related to their narration. So, we should adhere to the Prophet’s Sunnah, as it is rich and sufficient and full of blessing and mercy.