Is it okay to do dhikr and my own dua after each salah?

Assalamu alaykum everyone! I know there are recommended duas and dhikr to say after finishing salah, but I honestly haven't memorised them all yet. I heard that raising your hands right after the prayer might be bid'ah, so I avoid that. I'm just a bit nervous about accidentally doing something wrong. Can I, after every prayer, do: Subhan'Allah 33 times Alhamdulillah 33 times Allahu Akbar 34 times La ilaha il Allah 33 times Astaghfirullah 33 times And then raise my hands and make a personal dua, ending with reciting Al-Fatiha? Also, second question: in the masjid I attend, we often do group dhikr and dua after salah. Someone says 'Subhan'Allah' on the mic, and we all silently repeat it 33 times, then the same for Alhamdulillah and Allahu Akbar. After that, we raise our hands for silent dua, and then someone says 'Al-Fatiha' and we recite it quietly to ourselves. Is this considered bid'ah?

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brother1h

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Good questions. Personal dhikr is great, but i'd avoid a routine of raising hands after every fard. The mosque practice is okay if it's just a reminder, not an established ritual.

brother57m

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The dhikr counts you mentioned are from the sunnah, so you're safe there. For the second part, I've seen it in many moshes, it's not bid'ah unless they make it seem obligatory.

brother1m

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That's a lot of dhikr, mashallah! Keep it up, and making dua after is always good. The group thing is just a reminder tool, not bid'ah.

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