Morning and Evening Remembrances
Morning remembrances should be recited after the Fajr prayer and evening remembrances after the Maghrib prayer. This is the best time.
1. أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. 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 before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi in the morning will be protected from jinn until the evening, and whoever recites it in the evening will be protected from them until the morning.
2. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
3. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
4. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever recites Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, and Surah An-Nas three times in the morning and evening, nothing will harm him.
5. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever recites this supplication three times every morning and evening will not be harmed by anything, nor will sudden calamity befall him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
In the name of Allah, with whose blessing nothing in the earth or the heavens can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
6. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent.
Whoever recites this declaration of monotheism (Kalima Tawheed) one hundred times in a day will be rewarded as if he freed ten slaves, one hundred good deeds will be written for him, one hundred sins will be erased, and he will be protected from Satan until the evening of that day. No one brings a better deed than this except the one who does more than this.
7. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever says one hundred times in a day:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
Allah is pure with His perfection.
No person can perform a better deed than this except the one who says these words more frequently.
8. أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
I seek refuge in Allah with His perfect words from the evil of His creation.
9. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever says these words three times at night, no poisonous thing will harm him that night.
9. When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would perform the morning prayer, he would recite these words:
أَصْبَحْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ وَعَلَى دِينِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
We have entered the morning on the natural religion of Islam, on the word of sincerity, on the religion of our noble Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and on the faith of our father Ibrahim (peace be upon him), who was most upright and not among the polytheists.
10. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever says these words three times every morning and evening:
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا
I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad (peace be upon him) as my Prophet.
Then Allah has the right to be pleased with him on the Day of Judgment.
In a narration of At-Tabarani:
I am his guarantor; I will hold his hand and lead him until I enter him into Paradise.
In Abu Dawood’s narration:
Paradise becomes obligatory for him.
11. When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would perform the morning prayer, he would supplicate with these words:
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ
We have entered the morning and all the kingdom belongs to Allah, and all praise is for Allah. There is no deity worthy of worship except Him, He is alone, He has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is capable of all things. O my Lord! I ask for the good of this day and what follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and what follows it. O Lord! I seek refuge in You from laziness and the evil of old age. O my Lord! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave.
And in the evening, recite:
أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ
We have entered the evening and all the kingdom belongs to Allah.
12. اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
O Allah! We have entered the morning and evening with Your name, and with Your name we live and die, and to You is the final return.
And in the evening say:
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ
O Allah! We have entered the evening and morning with Your name, and with Your name we live and die, and to You is the final return.
13. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) taught this supplication to Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), and said:
What harm is there in listening to my advice? Whenever you perform morning or evening, say:
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of the universe! I plead to You by Your mercy, so rectify all my affairs and do not entrust me to myself even for the blink of an eye.
14. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
The best form of seeking forgiveness (Sayyid al-Istighfar) is to say:
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
O Allah! You are my Lord. There is no deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I uphold my covenant and promise to You as best as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for surely none forgives sins except You.
Whoever recites this supplication in a state of certainty in the evening and dies that night will enter Paradise, and likewise whoever recites it in the morning and dies before evening will enter Paradise.
Note: Sayyid al-Istighfar should be recited at Maghrib and Fajr.
15. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever says these words one hundred times every morning and evening:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
I declare the purity of Allah with His praises.
No person can perform a better deed than this except the one who says these words this many times or more.
16. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ
O Allah! I have entered the morning while bearing witness to You, and to those who carry Your Throne, and to Your angels, and to all Your creation, that surely You are Allah, there is no deity worthy of worship except You, and surely Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Your servant and Messenger.
Whoever recites this supplication four times every morning and evening, Allah will free him from Hellfire.
17. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever recites this supplication three times every morning and evening will not be harmed by any poisonous thing or illness that night:
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
I seek refuge in Allah with His perfect words from the evil of His creation.
18. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) never abandoned reciting this supplication morning and evening:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي، اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي، اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي
O Allah! I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. 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 turn my anxiety into peace. O Allah! Protect me from in front of me, behind me, on my right, on my left, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness lest I be destroyed suddenly from beneath me.
19. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. I have placed my trust in Him, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.
Whoever recites this supplication seven times every morning and evening, Allah will suffice him from the worries of this world and the Hereafter.
20. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
When you perform morning and evening, recite this supplication:
اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءًا أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ
O Allah! Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and Owner of it! I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself, from Satan and his shirk, and from committing any evil against myself or bringing it upon any Muslim.
21. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Hazrat Juwayriyah (may Allah be pleased with her):
After you, I have said these four words three times, and if your daily recitation is weighed against them, these words will outweigh them. These words are:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
Praise and purity be to Allah as numerous as His creation, as much as He is pleased with, equal to the weight of His Throne, and equal to the ink of His words.
22. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
By Allah! I seek forgiveness and repent to Allah more than seventy times a day.
The easy words of seeking forgiveness are:
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
I ask Allah for forgiveness and repent to Him.
23. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
Whoever sends blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening will receive my intercession on the Day of Judgment.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah! Send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Whoever sends blessings more than this will have a better status.
24. Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said:
We used to count one hundred times seeking forgiveness for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in a gathering:
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
O Allah! Forgive me and accept my repentance. Indeed, You are the Most Accepting of Repentance, Most Merciful.
