Morning and Evening Adhkar: Full Text and Sources
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Qur'an
The Opening (Qur'an 1)
The greatest surah in the Qur'an.
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Aʿūdhu billāhis-samīʿil-ʿalīmi minash-shayṭānir-rajīm
I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from Satan the outcast.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ١
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٢
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbil-ʿālamīn
All praise is for Allah, Lord of all the worlds,
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ٣
Ar-raḥmānir-raḥīm
the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ٤
Māliki yawmid-dīn
Master of the Day of Judgement.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ٥
Iyyāka naʿbudu wa iyyāka nastaʿīn
You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ٦
Ihdinaṣ-ṣirāṭal-mustaqīm
Guide us to the straight path,
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ
Ṣirāṭal-ladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim
the path of those You have blessed,
غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ٧
Ghayril-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa laḍ-ḍāllīn
not of those who earned anger, nor of those who went astray.
Qur'an 1:1-7 · Virtue: al-Bukhārī 4474 · Recited for its virtue; not tied to the morning or evening by a specific hadith.
The Cow, verses 1–5 (Qur'an 2)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
الم ١
Alif Lām Mīm
Alif Lām Mīm.
ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ٢
Dhālikal-kitābu lā rayba fīh, hudal-lil-muttaqīn
This is the Book — no doubt in it — guidance for those mindful of Allah,
الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ
Alladhīna yuʾminūna bil-ghaybi wa yuqīmūnaṣ-ṣalāh
who believe in the unseen and establish prayer,
وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ٣
Wa mimmā razaqnāhum yunfiqūn
and spend from what We have provided them;
وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ
Walladhīna yuʾminūna bimā unzila ilayka wa mā unzila min qablik
who believe in what was sent down to you and what was sent down before you,
وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ ٤
Wa bil-ākhirati hum yūqinūn
and are certain of the Hereafter.
أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ
Ulāʾika ʿalā hudam-mir-rabbihim
They are upon guidance from their Lord,
وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ٥
Wa ulāʾika humul-mufliḥūn
and it is they who will succeed.
Qur'an 2:1-5 · Not tied to the morning or evening by a specific hadith.
The Verse of the Throne (Qur'an 2:255)
Protected from the jinn until the evening.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwal-ḥayyul-qayyūm
Allah — none has the right to be worshipped but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all.
لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ
Lā taʾkhudhuhū sinatuw-wa lā nawm
Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ
Lahū mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍ
To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.
مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ
Man dhal-ladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahū illā bi-idhnih
Who can intercede with Him except by His permission?
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ
Yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wa mā khalfahum
He knows what is before them and what is behind them,
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ
Wa lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shayʾim-min ʿilmihī illā bimā shāʾ
and they grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills.
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ
Wasiʿa kursiyyuhus-samāwāti wal-arḍ
His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth,
وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ
Wa lā yaʾūduhū ḥifẓuhumā
and guarding them does not tire Him.
وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ ٢٥٥
Wa huwal-ʿaliyyul-ʿaẓīm
He is the Most High, the Magnificent.
Protected from the jinn until the morning.
Qur'an 2:255 · al-Ḥākim 1/562 (ṣaḥīḥ, al-Albānī) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 75 · al-Albānī graded it ṣaḥīḥ (Ṣaḥīḥ at-Targhīb 662), but elsewhere judged the morning-and-evening wording an irregular (shādhdh) addition (aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah 7/743).
Sincerity (Qur'an 112)
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The three Quls, said three times morning and evening, suffice you against everything.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ١
Qul huwallāhu aḥad
Say: He is Allah, the One.
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ٢
Allāhuṣ-ṣamad
Allah, the Self-Sufficient.
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ٣
Lam yalid wa lam yūlad
He neither begets nor was begotten,
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ٤
Wa lam yakul-lahū kufuwan aḥad
and there is none comparable to Him.
Qur'an 112:1-4 · Abū Dāwūd 5082 (ḥasan, al-Albānī) · at-Tirmidhī 3575 (ḥasan, Darussalam) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 76
The Daybreak (Qur'an 113)
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The three Quls, said three times morning and evening, suffice you against everything.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ١
Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbil-falaq
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak,
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢
Min sharri mā khalaq
from the evil of what He created,
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣
Wa min sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqab
from the evil of darkness when it settles,
وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ٤
Wa min sharrin-naffāthāti fil-ʿuqad
from the evil of those who blow on knots,
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥
Wa min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad
and from the evil of an envier when he envies.
Qur'an 113:1-5 · Abū Dāwūd 5082 (ḥasan, al-Albānī) · at-Tirmidhī 3575 (ḥasan, Darussalam) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 76
Mankind (Qur'an 114)
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The three Quls, said three times morning and evening, suffice you against everything.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ١
Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbin-nās
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ٢
Malikin-nās
the King of mankind,
إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ٣
Ilāhin-nās
the God of mankind,
مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ٤
Min sharril-waswāsil-khannās
from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws,
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ٥
Alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūrin-nās
who whispers into the hearts of people,
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ٦
Minal-jinnati wan-nās
from among jinn and people.
Qur'an 114:1-6 · Abū Dāwūd 5082 (ḥasan, al-Albānī) · at-Tirmidhī 3575 (ḥasan, Darussalam) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 76
The last two verses of The Cow (Qur'an 2)
Suffices whoever recites them at night.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ
Āmanar-rasūlu bimā unzila ilayhi mir-rabbihī wal-muʾminūn
The Messenger believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers.
كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ
Kullun āmana billāhi wa malāʾikatihī wa kutubihī wa rusulih
Each believes in Allah, His angels, His books and His messengers.
لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ ۚ
Lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadim-mir-rusulih
[saying,] “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.”
وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ
Wa qālū samiʿnā wa aṭaʿnā
And they say: “We hear and we obey.
غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ ٢٨٥
Ghufrānaka rabbanā wa ilaykal-maṣīr
Your forgiveness, our Lord; to You is the return.”
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ
Lā yukallifullāhu nafsan illā wusʿahā
Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.
لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ
Lahā mā kasabat wa ʿalayhā maktasabat
It gains what good it has done, and bears what evil it has done.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ
Rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhṭaʾnā
Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make mistakes.
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ
Rabbanā wa lā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣran kamā ḥamaltahū ʿalal-ladhīna min qablinā
Our Lord, do not place on us a burden like the one You placed on those before us.
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ
Rabbanā wa lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bih
Our Lord, do not burden us with what we cannot bear.
وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ
Waʿfu ʿannā waghfir lanā warḥamnā
Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us.
أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ٢٨٦
Anta mawlānā fanṣurnā ʿalal-qawmil-kāfirīn
You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelieving people.
Qur'an 2:285-286 · Virtue: al-Bukhārī 5009 , Muslim 808a · Its virtue is reported for reciting it at night.
Supplications
All dominion belongs to Allah
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Aṣbaḥnā wa aṣbaḥal-mulku lillāh, wal-ḥamdu lillāh
We have entered the morning, and all dominion belongs to Allah; all praise is for Allah.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, without partner.
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr
His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is capable of all things.
رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَٰذَا الْيَوْمِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ
Rabbi asʾaluka khayra mā fī hādhal-yawmi wa khayra mā baʿdah
My Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and the good of what follows it,
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَٰذَا الْيَوْمِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ
Wa aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā fī hādhal-yawmi wa sharri mā baʿdah
and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and the evil of what follows it.
رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ
Rabbi aʿūdhu bika minal-kasali wa sūʾil-kibar
My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the evils of old age.
رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ
Rabbi aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābin fin-nāri wa ʿadhābin fil-qabr
My Lord, I seek refuge in You from punishment in the Fire and punishment in the grave.
Amsaynā wa amsal-mulku lillāh
أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Amsaynā wa amsal-mulku lillāh, wal-ḥamdu lillāh
We have entered the evening, and all dominion belongs to Allah; all praise is for Allah.
رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا
Rabbi asʾaluka khayra mā fī hādhihil-laylati wa khayra mā baʿdahā
My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it,
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا
Wa aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā fī hādhihil-laylati wa sharri mā baʿdahā
and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows it.
Muslim 2723b · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 77
By You we live and die
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا
Allāhumma bika aṣbaḥnā, wa bika amsaynā
O Allah, by You we enter the morning and by You we enter the evening,
وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ
Wa bika naḥyā, wa bika namūtu, wa ilaykan-nushūr
by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the resurrection.
Allāhumma bika amsaynā
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا
Allāhumma bika amsaynā
O Allah, by You we enter the evening,
Abū Dāwūd 5068 (ṣaḥīḥ, al-Albānī) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 78
The best way to seek forgiveness
Paradise if you die that day, having said it with certainty.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allāhumma anta rabbī, lā ilāha illā ant
O Allah, You are my Lord; none has the right to be worshipped but You.
خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ
Khalaqtanī wa ana ʿabduk
You created me and I am Your servant,
وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ
Wa ana ʿalā ʿahdika wa waʿdika mastaṭaʿt
and I hold to Your covenant and promise as best I can.
أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ
Aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿt
I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done.
أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي
Abūʾu laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayya, wa abūʾu laka bi-dhanbī
I acknowledge to You Your favour upon me, and I acknowledge to You my sin,
فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Faghfir lī, fa-innahū lā yaghfirudh-dhunūba illā ant
so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.
Paradise if you die that night, having said it with certainty.
al-Bukhārī 6306 · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 79
Refuge from the evil of oneself and of Satan
اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ
Allāhumma fāṭiras-samāwāti wal-arḍ, ʿālimal-ghaybi wash-shahādah
O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen,
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ
Lā ilāha illā ant, rabba kulli shayʾin wa malīkah
none has the right to be worshipped but You, Lord and Sovereign of all things.
أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشَرَكِهِ
Aʿūdhu bika min sharri nafsī, wa min sharrish-shayṭāni wa sharakih
I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul, and from the evil of Satan and his snares,
وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي سُوءًا، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَىٰ مُسْلِمٍ
Wa an aqtarifa ʿalā nafsī sūʾan, aw ajurrahū ilā muslim
and from committing evil against myself or bringing it upon a Muslim.
at-Tirmidhī 3529 (ḥasan, Darussalam) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 85
Calling Allah to witness your testimony of faith
×4
Said four times, Allah frees you from the Fire.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ
Allāhumma innī aṣbaḥtu ush-hiduk
O Allah, this morning I call You to witness,
وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ، وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ، وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ
Wa ush-hidu ḥamalata ʿarshika, wa malāʾikataka, wa jamīʿa khalqik
and I call the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels and all Your creation to witness,
أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Annaka antallāhu lā ilāha illā ant
that You are Allah; none has the right to be worshipped but You,
وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ
Wa anna Muḥammadan ʿabduka wa rasūluk
and that Muhammad is Your servant and messenger.
Allāhumma innī amsaytu ush-hiduka
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَمْسَيْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ
Allāhumma innī amsaytu ush-hiduk
O Allah, this evening I call You to witness,
Abū Dāwūd 5069 (ḍaʿīf, al-Albānī; chain ḥasan, Ibn Bāz) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 80
Protection through Allah's name
×3
No sudden affliction will strike you until evening.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ
Bismillāhil-ladhī lā yaḍurru maʿasmihī shayʾ
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing can cause harm
فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ
Fil-arḍi wa lā fis-samāʾ
on earth or in the heavens,
وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Wa huwas-samīʿul-ʿalīm
and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
No sudden affliction will strike you until morning.
Abū Dāwūd 5088 (ṣaḥīḥ, al-Albānī) · at-Tirmidhī 3388 (ḥasan, Darussalam) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 86
Refuge in Allah's perfect words
×3 · Evening Only
No sting will harm you that night.
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ
Aʿūdhu bi-kalimātillāhit-tāmmāt
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah
مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
Min sharri mā khalaq
from the evil of what He has created.
at-Tirmidhī 3604b (ṣaḥīḥ, Darussalam) · Muslim 2709a · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 97
Content with Allah, Islam and the Prophet ﷺ
Full Sunnah ×3
Allah promises to please you on Judgement Day.
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا
Raḍītu billāhi rabbā, wa bil-islāmi dīnā
I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion,
وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا
Wa bi-Muḥammadin nabiyyā
and with Muhammad ﷺ as my prophet.
Ibn Mājah 3870 (ḥasan, Darussalam; ḍaʿīf, al-Albānī) · at-Tirmidhī 3389 · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 87 · Three times in Aḥmad 18969 (ḍaʿīf, al-Albānī; chain ḥasan, Ibn Bāz, see Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 87).
Every blessing is from Allah alone
Gives the thanks due for the day.
اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ
Allāhumma mā aṣbaḥa bī min niʿmah
O Allah, whatever blessing I have this morning
فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
Fa-minka waḥdaka lā sharīka lak
is from You alone, without partner,
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ
Fa-lakal-ḥamdu wa lakash-shukr
so Yours is the praise and Yours is the thanks.
Allāhumma mā amsā bī min niʿmah
اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَمْسَى بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ
Allāhumma mā amsā bī min niʿmah
O Allah, whatever blessing I have this evening
Gives the thanks due for the night.
Abū Dāwūd 5073 (ḍaʿīf, al-Albānī; chain ḥasan, Ibn Bāz) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 81
Asking for well-being and protection
The Prophet ﷺ never failed to say these morning and evening.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ
Allāhumma innī asʾalukal-ʿāfiyata fid-dunyā wal-ākhirah
O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Hereafter.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ
Allāhumma innī asʾalukal-ʿafwa wal-ʿāfiyah
O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being
فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ، وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي
Fī dīnī wa dunyāya, wa ahlī wa mālī
in my religion and my worldly life, my family and my wealth.
اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي، وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي
Allāhummastur ʿawrātī, wa āmin rawʿātī
O Allah, cover my faults and calm my fears.
اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ، وَمِنْ خَلْفِي
Allāhummaḥfaẓnī min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfī
O Allah, protect me from in front of me and from behind me,
وَعَنْ يَمِينِي، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، وَمِنْ فَوْقِي
Wa ʿan yamīnī, wa ʿan shimālī, wa min fawqī
from my right, from my left, and from above me,
وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي
Wa aʿūdhu bi-ʿaẓamatika an ughtāla min taḥtī
and I seek refuge in Your greatness from being struck down from beneath me.
Abū Dāwūd 5074 (ṣaḥīḥ, al-Albānī) · Ibn Mājah 3871 (ṣaḥīḥ, Darussalam) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 84
Declaring Allah's oneness
Like freeing a slave of Ismāʿīl's line; protected from Satan until evening.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, without partner.
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr
His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is capable of all things.
Like freeing a slave of Ismāʿīl's line; protected from Satan until morning.
Abū Dāwūd 5077 (ṣaḥīḥ, al-Albānī) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 92
Asking Allah to set right all your affairs
Taught by the Prophet ﷺ to Fāṭimah.
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth
O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all, by Your mercy I call for help.
أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ
Aṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullah
Set right all my affairs,
وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَىٰ نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
Wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn
and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.
an-Nasāʾī, al-Kubrā 10405 (ḥasan, al-Albānī) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 88
Declaring Allah's oneness: He gives life and death
×10 · Morning Only
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, without partner.
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ
Lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, yuḥyī wa yumīt
His is the dominion and His is the praise; He gives life and causes death,
وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr
and He is capable of all things.
at-Tirmidhī 3474 (ḥasan, Darussalam) · In this narration it is said after the Fajr prayer.
Glorifying Allah by the number of His creation
×3 · Morning Only
Said three times, they would outweigh all Juwayriyah had said from Fajr to mid-morning.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ
Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdihī, ʿadada khalqih
Glory and praise be to Allah, as many times as the number of His creation,
وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ
Wa riḍā nafsih
as much as pleases Him,
وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ
Wa zinata ʿarshih
as much as the weight of His Throne,
وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
Wa midāda kalimātih
and as much as the ink of His words.
Muslim 2726 · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 94
Asking for the good of this day
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Aṣbaḥnā wa aṣbaḥal-mulku lillāhi rabbil-ʿālamīn
We have entered the morning, and all dominion belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَٰذَا الْيَوْمِ
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka khayra hādhal-yawm
O Allah, I ask You for the good of this day:
فَتْحَهُ، وَنَصْرَهُ، وَنُورَهُ، وَبَرَكَتَهُ، وَهُدَاهُ
Fatḥahū, wa naṣrahū, wa nūrahū, wa barakatahū, wa hudāh
its openings, its victory, its light, its blessing and its guidance,
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِيهِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ
Wa aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā fīhi wa sharri mā baʿdah
and I seek refuge in You from the evil in it and the evil after it.
Khayra hādhihil-laylah
أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Amsaynā wa amsal-mulku lillāhi rabbil-ʿālamīn
We have entered the evening, and all dominion belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka khayra hādhihil-laylah
O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night:
فَتْحَهَا، وَنَصْرَهَا، وَنُورَهَا، وَبَرَكَتَهَا، وَهُدَاهَا
Fatḥahā, wa naṣrahā, wa nūrahā, wa barakatahā, wa hudāhā
its openings, its victory, its light, its blessing and its guidance,
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِيهَا وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا
Wa aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā fīhā wa sharri mā baʿdahā
and I seek refuge in You from the evil in it and the evil after it.
Abū Dāwūd 5084 (ḍaʿīf, al-Albānī) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 89
Well-being in body, hearing and sight
×3
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي
Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī badanī
O Allah, grant me well-being in my body.
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي
Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī samʿī
O Allah, grant me well-being in my hearing.
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي
Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī baṣarī
O Allah, grant me well-being in my sight.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Lā ilāha illā ant
None has the right to be worshipped but You.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika minal-kufri wal-faqr
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābil-qabr
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Lā ilāha illā ant
None has the right to be worshipped but You.
Abū Dāwūd 5090 (chain ḥasan, al-Albānī) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 82
Upon the natural faith of Islam
أَصْبَحْنَا عَلَىٰ فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ
Aṣbaḥnā ʿalā fiṭratil-islām
We have entered the morning upon the natural way of Islam,
وَعَلَىٰ كَلِمَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ
Wa ʿalā kalimatil-ikhlāṣ
upon the word of sincerity,
وَعَلَىٰ دِينِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ
Wa ʿalā dīni nabiyyinā Muḥammadin ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam
upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ,
وَعَلَىٰ مِلَّةِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا
Wa ʿalā millati abīnā Ibrāhīma, ḥanīfam-muslimā
and upon the way of our father Ibrahim, upright, a Muslim (submitting to Allah),
وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
Wa mā kāna minal-mushrikīn
and he was not of those who associate partners with Allah.
Amsaynā ʿalā fiṭratil-Islām
أَمْسَيْنَا عَلَىٰ فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ
Amsaynā ʿalā fiṭratil-islām
We have entered the evening upon the natural way of Islam,
Aḥmad 15360 · Aḥmad 15363 · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 90 · Morning: ṣaḥīḥ (al-Albānī). Also in the evening: chain ṣaḥīḥ per Ibn Bāz; al-Albānī judged that addition irregular (shādhdh).
Beneficial knowledge, good provision, accepted deeds
Morning Only
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka ʿilman nāfiʿā
O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge,
وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا
Wa rizqan ṭayyibā
good and pure provision,
وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا
Wa ʿamalan mutaqabbalā
and deeds that are accepted.
Ibn Mājah 925 (ṣaḥīḥ, Darussalam) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 95 · In this narration it is said after the Fajr prayer.
Short Adhkar
Allah is sufficient for me
×7
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ
Ḥasbiyallāhu lā ilāha illā huw
Allah is sufficient for me; none has the right to be worshipped but Him.
عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
ʿAlayhi tawakkaltu, wa huwa rabbul-ʿarshil-ʿaẓīm
In Him I place my trust, and He is Lord of the Mighty Throne.
Abū Dāwūd 5081 (fabricated (mawḍūʿ), al-Albānī) · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 83
Seeking forgiveness and repenting
×10 · Full Sunnah ×100
The Prophet ﷺ did this 100 times a day.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Astaghfirullāha wa atūbu ilayh
I seek Allah's forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance.
Ibn Mājah 3815 (ḥasan, Darussalam) · Muslim 2702a · al-Bukhārī 6307 · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 96
Glory be to Allah
×10
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ
Subḥānallāh
Glory be to Allah.
General dhikr; no specific morning or evening narration.
All praise is for Allah
×10
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Al-ḥamdu lillāh
All praise is for Allah.
General dhikr; no specific morning or evening narration.
Allah is the Greatest
×10
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
Allāhu akbar
Allah is the Greatest.
General dhikr; no specific morning or evening narration.
Declaring Allah's oneness
×10
Like freeing four souls of Ismāʿīl's line.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah
None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, without partner.
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr
His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is capable of all things.
Muslim 2693 · al-Bukhārī 6404 · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 92 · Virtue: Muslim 2693
Glory and praise be to Allah
×10 · Full Sunnah ×100
Said 100 times: no one brings better on Judgement Day, except one who said as much or more.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdih
Glory and praise be to Allah.
Muslim 2692 · al-Bukhārī 6405 · Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 91 · The Sunnah count is 100.
Sending blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ
Full Sunnah ×10
Allah sends ten blessings upon you.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad
O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,
كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Kamā ṣallayta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli Ibrāhīm
as You sent prayers upon Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim;
إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Innaka ḥamīdum-majīd
You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Allāhumma bārik ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad
O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,
كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Kamā bārakta ʿalā Ibrāhīma wa ʿalā āli Ibrāhīm
as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim;
إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Innaka ḥamīdum-majīd
You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.
al-Bukhārī 3370 · Virtue: Muslim 408 · Ten times morning and evening: aṭ-Ṭabarānī (see Ḥiṣn al-Muslim 98); ḍaʿīf (al-Albānī).