Evening adhkar

It was narrated from Ubayy ibn Ka’b, may Allah be pleased with him, that he had a small container of dates (a small storage jar), but the dates kept disappearing, so he kept watch over it one night. Suddenly, he saw a creature resembling a pubescent boy (a jinn in human form), so he greeted him, and the jinn returned the greeting. He asked, “Who are you? Are you a jinn or a human?” He replied, “I am a jinn.” (...) Ubayy then asked, “What can save us from you?” The jinn replied, “This verse in Surah al-Baqarah: {Allah—there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting}, Whoever recites it at sunset will be protected from us until morning, and whoever recites it at sunrise will be protected from us until sunset.” [1.1, 1.3].So when morning came, Ubayy went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, and mentioned this to him. The Prophet ﷺ said: “The wicked one spoke the truth.”

From ‘Abdullah ibn Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: We went out on a rainy night in the midst of intense darkness, seeking the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so that he might lead us in prayer, so we caught up with him, and he said, “Have you prayed?” I said nothing, so he said, “Say,” but I still said nothing. Then he said: ‘Say,’ but I said nothing. Then he said, ‘Say,’ so I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what should I say?’ He said, ‘Say: {Say: He is Allah, the One}, and the two Surahs of Seeking Refuge, when evening comes and when morning comes—three times each—and that will suffice you against everything.”

From ‘Abdullah ibn Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: We went out on a rainy night in the midst of intense darkness, seeking the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, so that he might lead us in prayer, so we caught up with him, and he said, “Have you prayed?” I said nothing, so he said, “Say,” but I still said nothing. Then he said: ‘Say,’ but I said nothing. Then he said, ‘Say,’ so I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what should I say?’ He said, ‘Say: {Say: He is Allah, the One}, and the two Surahs of Protection, when evening comes and when morning comes, three times—that will suffice you against everything.”

From ‘Abdullah ibn Khubayb, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: We went out on a rainy night in utter darkness, seeking the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, so that he might lead us in prayer, so we caught up with him, and he said, “Have you prayed?” I said nothing, so he said, “Say,” but I still said nothing. Then he said, ‘Say,’ but I said nothing. Then he said, ‘Say,’ so I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what should I say?’ He said, ‘Say: {Say: He is Allah, the One}, and the two Surahs of Protection, three times in the evening and three times in the morning; that will suffice you against everything.”

‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “Whenever the Prophet of Allah ﷺ reached the evening, he would say: ‘‘The day has ended, and sovereignty belongs to Allah. Praise be to Allah. There is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner, to Him belongs the kingdom, and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent. O Lord, I ask You for the best of what is in this night and the best of what comes after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what comes after it. O Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the afflictions of old age, O Lord, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave.” And when morning came, he would say the same: ““We have reached the morning, and sovereignty belongs to Allah. Praise be to Allah; there is no god but Allah… O Lord, I ask You for the best of what is in this day and the best of what comes after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of what is in this day and the evil of what comes after it.”

Narrated by Shaddad ibn Aws, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “The best form of seeking forgiveness is to say: ‘O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no god but You, You created me, and I am Your servant; I am committed to Your covenant and Your promise as much as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done, I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I acknowledge my sins to You, so forgive me; for none forgives sins except You.” [1.1, 1.3]. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever says this during the day with firm conviction, and then dies that same day before nightfall, is among the people of Paradise, and whoever says it at night with firm conviction and dies before dawn, he is among the people of Paradise.”

It was narrated from a servant of the Prophet ﷺ (al-Munazir or Thawban) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever says three times in the morning and three times in the evening: ‘I am content with Allah as my Lord, and with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad as my Prophet, it is incumbent upon Allah to be pleased with him on the Day of Resurrection.”

It was narrated from Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever says at dawn or at dusk: ‘‘O Allah, I have awakened this morning and bear witness to You, and I call to witness the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels, and all Your creation, that You are Allah; there is no god but You; and that Muhammad is Your servant and Your Messenger; Allah will forgive him for any sin he commits on that day, and if he says it at sunset, Allah will forgive him for any sins he committed that night.” (In another narration: “the freeing of a slave”)

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Ghannam al-Bayadi, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever says when morning comes: ‘‘O Allah, whatever blessing You have bestowed upon me or upon any of Your creation this morning, it is from You alone; You have no partner. To You be praise and to You be thanks; he has fulfilled the gratitude for his day” [1.1, 1.2].And whoever says something similar at sunset: “O Allah, whatever blessings You have bestowed upon me or upon any of Your creation this evening, it is from You alone; You have no partner. Praise and thanks be to You; thus he has fulfilled the gratitude due for his night.”

By my father and mother, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, These are the words that Allah, Exalted and Glorious, had given to Moses, peace be upon him, and he would recite them seven times every day; whenever he asked Allah, Exalted and Glorified be He, for anything, He would grant it to him.

From Abu al-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “Whoever says, when morning comes and when evening comes: ‘Allah is sufficient for me; there is no god but He. In Him I place my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne’—seven times—Allah will suffice him in whatever concerns him, whether he is sincere in saying it or not.”

Narrated by Aban ibn Uthman, from Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Whoever says, ‘In the name of Allah, the One by whose name nothing on earth or in the heavens can harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing,’ three times; no sudden calamity will befall him until morning, and whoever says it three times upon waking will not be struck by a sudden calamity until evening.”

From Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach his Companions, saying: “When any of you wakes up in the morning, let him say: ‘‘O Allah, by You we have reached the morning, and by You we have reached the evening, and by You we live, and by You we die, and to You is the Resurrection.’”And when evening comes, let him say: “‘O Allah, by You we have reached the evening, and by You we have reached the morning, and by You we live, and by You we die, and to You is the final return.’”

From ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abza, may Allah be pleased with him, from his father (Abza al-Khuzai), who said: “Whenever morning came, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would say: ‘We have awakened to the natural disposition of Islam, and upon the word of sincerity, and upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and upon the way of our father Abraham, a monotheist and a Muslim, who was not among the polytheists.”And when evening came, he would say something similar: “We have spent the day adhering to the natural disposition of Islam…”

It was narrated from Juwayriyah bint al-Harith, may Allah be pleased with her (Mother of the Believers), that the Prophet ﷺ left her early in the morning after he had prayed Fajr, while she was in her mosque (i.e., her place of prayer in her home), then returned after the sun had risen high, and she was sitting. He said: “‘Are you still in the same state in which I left you?’” She said, “Yes.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “I indeed said four words after you left—three times—and if they were weighed against everything you have said since this morning, they would outweigh it: ‘Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, as many times as the number of His creation, as much as His own satisfaction, as heavy as His Throne, and as vast as the ink of His words.’”

It was narrated from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah that he said to his father (Abu Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him): “O my father, I hear you supplicating every morning: ‘‘O Allah, grant me well-being in my body; O Allah, grant me well-being in my hearing; O Allah, grant me well-being in my sight; there is no god but You.’ ’ You repeat this three times in the morning and three times in the evening. And you say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave. There is no god but You.’ She should repeat it three times in the morning and three times in the evening.” Abu Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “Yes, my son, I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, recite these supplications, so I love to follow his Sunnah.”

It was narrated from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah that he said to his father (Abu Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him): “O my father, I hear you supplicating every morning: ‘‘O Allah, grant me well-being in my body; O Allah, grant me well-being in my hearing; O Allah, grant me well-being in my sight; there is no god but You.’ ’ You repeat this three times in the morning and three times in the evening. And you say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty; O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave; there is no god but You.’ She should repeat it three times in the morning and three times in the evening.” Abu Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “Yes, my son, I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, recite these supplications, so I like to follow his Sunnah.”

Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, never failed to recite these supplications at sunset and at sunrise: ‘O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and the Hereafter, O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth, O Allah, cover my faults and calm my fears; O Allah, protect me from in front of me, behind me, to my right, and to my left, and from above me; and I seek refuge in Your majesty from being ambushed from beneath me.”

From Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet ﷺ said to Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her: “What is preventing you from heeding my advice? To say, when morning comes and when evening falls: ‘O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting, by Your mercy I seek help; set right all my affairs, and do not leave me to myself for the blink of an eye.’”

It was narrated from Abu Malik al-Ash‘ari, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When any of you wakes up in the morning, let him say: ‘We have awakened, and the kingdom belongs to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,’ O Allah, I ask You for the best of this day: its victory, its success, its light, its blessing, and its guidance, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of what is in it and the evil of what comes after it. Then, when evening comes, let him say the same.”

Abu Umamah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:
The Prophet ﷺ saw me moving my lips, so he said to me:
“What are you saying, Abu Umamah?”
I said, “I am remembering Allah, O Messenger of Allah.”
He said, “Shall I tell you of something more and better than your remembrance of Him day and night?”
I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.”
He said, “Say:
“Glory be to Allah as many times as He has created, Glory be to Allah as much as He has created, Glory be to Allah as many times as there are things on earth and in the heavens, Glory be to Allah as much as there are things on earth and in the heavens, Glory be to Allah as many times as His Book has recorded, Glory be to Allah as much as His Book has recorded, Glory be to Allah as many times as there are all things, Glory be to Allah, filling everything…
Praise be to Allah as many times as He has created, and praise be to Allah as much as He has created, and praise be to Allah as many times as there is on earth and in the heavens, and praise be to Allah as much as there is on earth and in the heavens, and praise be to Allah as many times as His Book has recorded, and praise be to Allah as much as His Book has recorded, and praise be to Allah as many times as there is in every thing, and praise be to Allah, filling all things. Then he said: “Teach them and instruct those who come after you.”

From Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:“O Messenger of Allah, teach me some words that I may say when morning comes and when evening comes.” He said: “Say: O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that there is no god but You, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own soul, from the evil of Satan and his idolatry, and from causing harm to myself or inflicting it upon a Muslim” [2.1, 2.4]. He ﷺ said: “Say it when you wake up in the morning, when you go to bed at night, and when you lie down to sleep.”

Narrated by Suhayl ibn Abi Salih, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “Whoever says three times at sunset: ‘I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of all He has created,’ no fever will harm him that night.”

It was narrated from Abu al-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ““Whoever prays for me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening, my intercession will reach him on the Day of Resurrection.”

The Prophet ﷺ said: “O Abu Bakr, indeed, shirk among you is more hidden than the crawling of ants,” Abu Bakr said: “Is shirk anything other than associating another god with Allah?” The Prophet ﷺ said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, polytheism is more subtle than the crawling of ants. Shall I not guide you to something that, if you say it, will rid you of both the little and the much of it? Say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from associating partners with You while I am aware of it, and I ask Your forgiveness for what I am unaware of.’”

Narrated by Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: One day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and saw a man from the Ansar named Abu Umamah. He said: “O Abu Umamah, why do I see you sitting in the mosque at a time other than prayer?” He replied, “I am burdened by worries and debts, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet said: “Shall I teach you some words that, if you say them, Allah, Exalted and Glorious, will remove your worries and settle your debt?” He said: I replied, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Say when morning comes, and when evening comes: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sorrow, and I seek refuge in You from helplessness and laziness, and I seek refuge in You from cowardice and miserliness, and I seek refuge in You from being overwhelmed by debt and from the oppression of men.” (Abu Umamah) said: “So I did that, and Allah, Exalted and Glorious, removed my worry and settled my debt.”

From ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: “Whoever says: ‘I seek forgiveness from Allah, the One besides whom there is no god, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I repent to Him’—three times—his sins will be forgiven, even if he was fleeing from battle.”

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ told them: «‘A servant of Allah said: “O Lord, praise be to You as befits the majesty of Your Countenance and the greatness of Your power,” So the two angels were perplexed and did not know how to write it down; they ascended to heaven and said: “O our Lord, Your servant has spoken a statement that we do not know how to write down,” God, Exalted and Glorious—and He knows best what His servant said—said: “What did My servant say?” They said: “O Lord, he said: ‘O Lord, praise be to You as befits the majesty of Your Face and the greatness of Your power.’ Then Allah, Exalted and Glorious, said to them: ‘Write it down just as My servant said, until he meets Me, and I may reward him for it.’”

It was narrated from Abu Ayyash al-Zuraqi, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever says upon waking: ‘There is no god but Allah alone; He has no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent; he will be granted the equivalent of a slave from the descendants of Ishmael, and ten good deeds will be recorded for him, ten bad deeds will be erased from him, and he will be raised ten degrees, and he was under protection from Satan until evening; and if he recited it when evening came, he would have the same protection until morning.”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever says, ‘Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him,’ one hundred times in a day, his sins will be forgiven, even if they are as numerous as the foam of the sea.”