´`Abdullah said:` “When he reached the evening, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, ‘We have reached the evening, and the Dominion has reached the evening, while belonging to Allah. And all praise belongs to Allah. None has the right to be worshiped but Allah, alone, without partner. (Amsaina wa amsal-mulku lillāh, wal-ḥamdullilāh, wa lā ilāha illallāh, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu)’ – I think he said [in it]: - ‘To Him belongs the Dominion, and to Him is the praise, and He is capable of all things. I ask You for the good that is in this night, and the good of what is after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night, and the evil of what is after it, and I seek refuge in You from laziness and helpless old age. And I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave (Lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa huwa `alā kulli shai'in qadīr. Asa'luka khaira mā fī hādhihil-lailah, wa khaira mā ba`dahā, wa a`ūdhu bika min sharri hādhihil-lailati wa sharri mā ba`dahā, wa a`ūdhu bika minal-kasali wa sū'il-kibar, wa a`ūdhu bika min `adhābin-nāri wa `adhābil-qabr).’ And when he reached the morning, he (ﷺ) used to say, ‘We have reached the morning, and the Dominion has reached the morning, while belonging to Allah. And all praise belongs to Allah (Aṣbaḥnā wa aṣbaḥal-mulku lillāh, wal-ḥamdulillāh).’”
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الدعوات عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3390
Explanation: 1: We have entered the evening, and all sovereignty has entered the evening by Allah’s command. All praise is due to Allah. There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, without any partner. To Him belongs the dominion, to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things competent. I seek the good of this night, and I seek the good that comes after it, and I seek refuge from the evil of this night and the evil that comes after it. And I seek refuge from laziness and sluggishness, and I seek refuge from the affliction of old age, and I seek refuge from the punishment of the Fire, and I seek refuge from the punishment of the grave.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3390
Abdullah (bin Masud) told that when the evening came, the prophet ﷺ would say: we have come to the evening, and in the evening the dominion belongs to Allah: “Praise be to Allah; there is no god but Allah alone who has no partner”. The version of Jarir adds: Zubaid said that Ibrahim bin Suwaid said: There is no god but Allah alone who has no partner; to him belongs the dominion, to him praise is due, and He is omnipotent. O Allah! I ask thee for the good of what this night contains, and the good of what comes after it; and I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what this night contains, and from the evil of what comes after it. My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from indolence, the evil of old age or of disbelief. My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from a punishment in Hell and a punishment in the grave. In the morning he said that also: we have come to the morning, and in the morning the dominion belongs to Allah. Abu Dawud said: Shubah transmitted from Salamah bin Kuhail, from Ibrahim bin Suwaid, saying: from the evil of old age. He did not mention the evil of disbelief.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: ➊ The arranged wording of the supplication is as follows: «لا إِلَهَإِلَّااللَّهُوَحْدَهُلَاشَرِيكَلَهُ،لَهُالْمُلْكُ،وَلَهُالْحَمْدُ،وَهُوَعَلَىكُلِّشَيْءٍقَدِيرٌ،رَبِّأَسْأَلُكَخَيْرَمَافِيهَذِهِاللَّيْلَةِ،وَخَيْرَمَابَعْدَهَا،وَأَعُوذُبِكَمِنْشَرِّمَافِيهَذِهِاللَّيْلَةِ،وَشَرِّمَابَعْدَهَا،رَبِّأَعُوذُبِكَمِنَالْكَسَلِ،وَمِنْسُوءِالْكِبَرِ،أَوِالْكُفْرِ،رَبِّأَعُوذُبِكَمِنْعَذَابٍفِيالنَّارِ،وَعَذَابٍفِيالْقَبْرِ» and in the morning, two phrases will be changed as such: (Asbahna wa asbaha al-mulku lillah) and further on (Rabb as’aluka khayra ma fi hadha al-yawm wa khayra ma ba’dahu wa a’udhu bika min sharri ma fi hadha al-yawm wa sharri ma ba’dahu)
➋ If "al-kibr" is read with certainty (jazm), then it means arrogance. And if the "ba" is read with a fatha (zabar), then it means old age.
➌ Translation: We have entered the evening and Allah’s dominion has entered the evening. There is no deity except Allah. He is alone, He has no partner, the dominion belongs to Him, all praise is for Him, and He has full power over everything. O my Lord, I ask You for the good that is in this night, and also for the good that comes after it. And I seek refuge in You from the evil that is in this night and from the evil that comes after it. O my Lord! I seek refuge in You from laziness, arrogance (or old age), or the evil of disbelief. O my Lord! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell and the punishment of the grave.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5071