Evening

From Asr until night: words of remembrance the Prophet ﷺ taught for the evening.

Ayat al-Kursi

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ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living,^[98] the Self-Sustaining.^[99] Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them,^[100] and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī^[101] extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High,^[102] the Most Great.^[103]

al-Nasa’i, al-Sunan al-Kubra 10730

Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc edition, issued by Noor International Center) · v1.1.2

Al-Ikhlas

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,^[2011] Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.^[2012] He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3575

Sunan Abu Dawud 5082

Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc edition, issued by Noor International Center) · v1.1.2

In brief: The Prophet ﷺ taught reading Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas three times each in the morning and evening.

Al-Falaq

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak From the evil of that which He created And from the evil of darkness when it settles And from the evil of the blowers in knots^[2014] And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3575

Sunan Abu Dawud 5082

Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc edition, issued by Noor International Center) · v1.1.2

In brief: The Prophet ﷺ taught reading Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas three times each in the morning and evening.

An-Nas

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The Sovereign of mankind, The God of mankind, From the evil of the retreating whisperer^[2016] - Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - From among the jinn and mankind."^[2017]

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3575

Sunan Abu Dawud 5082

Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Translation: Saheeh International (QuranEnc edition, issued by Noor International Center) · v1.1.2

In brief: The Prophet ﷺ taught reading Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas three times each in the morning and evening.

The best prayer for forgiveness

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اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

Allah, You are my Lord; only You deserve worship. You made me, and I am Your servant. I keep my pledge to You and trust Your promise as best I can. Keep me safe from the wrong I have done. I admit Your gifts to me and my sin. Please forgive me; only You forgive sins.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6306

In brief: Whoever says it with certainty by day or night and dies before the next evening or morning is among the people of Paradise.

We have reached the evening

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أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ

We have reached evening; all rule and praise belong to Allah. Only Allah deserves worship, alone, with no partner. He rules all, deserves all praise and can do all things. My Lord, give me the good in this night and after it, and shelter me from their evil. Shelter me from laziness and the troubles of old age, and from punishment in the Fire and the grave.

Sahih Muslim 2723b

In brief: The Prophet ﷺ used to say this in the evening.

By You we reach evening

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اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ

Allah, by You we reach evening, live and die, and to You we will rise again.

Sunan Abu Dawud 5068

In brief: The Prophet ﷺ said these words at evening.

In Allah’s name

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَىْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

In Allah’s name: with His name nothing on earth or in the sky can harm; He hears and knows all.

Sunan Abu Dawud 5088

In brief: Whoever says it three times in the morning or evening will not suffer a sudden affliction until the next evening or morning.

Creator of the heavens and earth

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اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَشَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ

Allah, Maker of the heavens and earth, You know what is hidden and seen. You are Lord and Owner of all things. I bear witness that only You deserve worship. Shelter me from my own evil and from Satan’s evil and his call to worship others beside You.

Sunan Abu Dawud 5067

In brief: The Prophet ﷺ taught Abu Bakr to say this in the morning, evening and when going to bed.

Ask for safety and well-being

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اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَاىَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَىَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي

Allah, keep me well and safe in this life and the next. Forgive me and keep my faith, daily life, family and wealth safe. Cover my faults and calm my fears. Guard me from the front, behind, right, left and above; by Your greatness I seek shelter from harm coming from below me.

Sunan Abu Dawud 5074

In brief: The Prophet ﷺ never left these prayers in the morning and evening.

Glory and praise to Allah

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سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Allah is free from every fault, and I praise Him.

Sahih Muslim 2692

In brief: The Prophet ﷺ taught saying this one hundred times in the morning and evening.

Shelter in Allah’s words

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أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

I seek shelter in Allah’s perfect words from the evil of what He has made.

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3604b

In brief: Whoever says it three times in the evening will not be harmed by a poisonous sting that night.

O Ever-Living, O Sustainer

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يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I seek help through Your mercy. Set all my affairs right, and do not leave me to myself even for a blink.

al-Nasa’i, al-Sunan al-Kubra 10405