Imam As Si’adi said regarding the Athkaar after the prescribed prayers:
“Meaning that the prayer is a polishing of the heart, and the remembrance after it is a wipe for it, thus it becomes complete in cleanliness, it is (also) a symbol for the prayer and a sign that one has finished it (the prayer)”
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[Umdatul Ahkaam page 167]
If anyone has cleaned or polished something before, he would realize the beauty of that Statement for applying polish is one thing, and wiping and spreading that polish shines it to a different extent.
Translated by
Majid Jawed Al-Afghanee
Abu Layl