Morning and Evening Adhkar

Daily remembrances to be read after Fajr and after Asr prayer

Morning Remembrance: The Living, the Self-Sustaining

Every morning after Fajr prayer

Abu Dawud

أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration

Asbahna wa asbahal-mulku lillah, wal-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

Meaning

We have reached the morning, and the dominion belongs to Allah. All praise belongs to Allah. There is no deity except Allah, alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things capable.

Virtue

A comprehensive morning remembrance acknowledging the sovereignty and perfection of Allah.

Evening Remembrance

Every evening after Asr prayer

Abu Dawud

أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration

Amsayna wa amsyal-mulku lillah, wal-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

Meaning

We have reached the evening, and the dominion belongs to Allah. All praise belongs to Allah. There is no deity except Allah, alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things capable.

Virtue

The evening counterpart of the morning remembrance.

The Master of Seeking Forgiveness (Sayyid al-Istighfar)

Once in the morning after Fajr, and once in the evening after Asr

Sahih al-Bukhari 6306

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

Transliteration

Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa ant, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduk, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata't, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana't, abu'u laka bi ni'matika 'alayy, wa abu'u bi dhanbi, faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant.

Meaning

O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I keep Your covenant and Your promise to the best of my ability. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I acknowledge my sin. So forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever says it in the morning with firm belief and dies that day before the evening, he will be among the people of Paradise. And whoever says it in the evening with firm belief and dies that night before the morning, he will be among the people of Paradise.'

Asbahna wa Asbaha al-Mulku Lillah

In the morning; in the evening replace "asbahna" with "amsayna", "al-yawmi" with "al-laylati", and "kibar" phrasing accordingly

Sahih Muslim 2723

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

Transliteration

Asbahna wa asbahal-mulku lillah, wal-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. Rabbi as'aluka khayra ma fi hadhal-yawmi wa khayra ma ba'dah, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fi hadhal-yawmi wa sharri ma ba'dah. Rabbi a'udhu bika minal-kasali wa su'il-kibar. Rabbi a'udhu bika min 'adhabin fin-nari wa 'adhabin fil-qabr.

Meaning

We have entered the morning and to Allah belongs all sovereignty. All praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner. His is the sovereignty and His is all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and the good that follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and the evil that follows it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the ill of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the torment of Hell and the torment of the grave.

Virtue

One of the Prophet's ﷺ most comprehensive morning/evening supplications, covering praise, tawhid, request for good, refuge from harm, and reminders of the Hereafter.

Bika Asbahna wa Bika Amsayna

In the morning; in the evening replace "wa ilaykan-nushur" with "wa ilaykal-masir"

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3391 — sahih

اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا ، وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا ، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا ، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ ، وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ

Transliteration

Allahumma bika asbahna, wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namut, wa ilaykan-nushur.

Meaning

O Allah, by You we enter the morning, by You we enter the evening, by You we live, by You we die, and to You is the resurrection.

Virtue

A short but total affirmation of dependence on Allah for every phase of existence: morning, evening, life, death, and resurrection.

Radeetu billahi Rabban (Contentment)

Three times in the morning and three times in the evening

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3389, Sunan Abi Dawud 5072 — hasan sahih; said three times morning and evening

رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا ، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا ، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ نَبِيًّا

Transliteration

Radeetu billahi Rabban, wa bil-Islami dinan, wa bi Muhammadin ﷺ nabiyyan.

Meaning

I am content with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad ﷺ as my Prophet.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'It is the right of Allah upon me that whoever says this three times in the morning and three times in the evening, I will grant him my intercession on the Day of Judgement.'

Hasbiyallah × 7

Seven times in the morning and seven times in the evening

Sunan Abi Dawud 5081 – narrated to be said seven times morning and seven times evening

حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Transliteration

Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa huwa 'alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbul-'arshil-'azim.

Meaning

Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but Him. On Him I depend, and He is the Lord of the mighty Throne.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever says this seven times in the morning and seven times in the evening, Allah will suffice him against all his worldly and Hereafter worries, be they true or ostensible.'

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum (O Ever-Living, O Sustainer)

In the morning and evening; the Prophet ﷺ taught it to Fatimah (ra) to say daily

Sunan an-Nasa'i al-Kubra 10405; Mustadrak al-Hakim 2000 — hasan

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

Transliteration

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, bi rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha'ni kullahu, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn.

Meaning

O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all, I seek help through Your mercy. Rectify all my affairs for me, and do not leave me to my own self for the blink of an eye.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said to Fatimah (ra): 'What prevents you from listening to what I command you? Say every morning and evening: Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum...' Note the total dependence: not even for the blink of an eye can we be left to ourselves.

Subhanallahi wa bi Hamdihi × 100

Recited one hundred times in the morning

Sahih al-Bukhari 6405, Sahih Muslim 2691

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Transliteration

Subhanallahi wa bi hamdih (one hundred times).

Meaning

Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever says Subhanallahi wa bi hamdihi a hundred times in a day, his sins are erased even if they were like the foam of the sea.' Also: 'Two phrases light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale, beloved to the Most Merciful: Subhanallahi wa bi hamdih, Subhanallahi al-'Azim.'

La ilaha illallah × 100 (The Fortress of Adhkar)

Said 100 times spread through the day, ideally after Fajr

Sahih al-Bukhari 3293, Sahih Muslim 2691

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir (one hundred times in the morning).

Meaning

There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner. His is the sovereignty and His is all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever says this 100 times in a day, it is for him equivalent to freeing ten slaves, and 100 good deeds are recorded for him, and 100 sins are erased, and he is shielded from Shaytan that day until the evening. And no one comes with anything better than what he has done except one who says more.'

Astaghfirullah × 100

Said one hundred times spread through the day

Sahih al-Bukhari 6307

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Transliteration

Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayh (one hundred times daily).

Meaning

I seek the forgiveness of Allah and turn to Him in repentance.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'By Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times each day.' If the Prophet ﷺ (sinless) did this, we have far more reason to. It softens the heart and expiates minor sins.

Refuge from Anxiety, Grief, and Weakness (Prophetic All-Purpose)

To be recited every morning and evening, and whenever afflicted by any of these conditions

Sahih al-Bukhari 6369

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wa a'udhu bika minal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wa a'udhu bika minal-jubni wal-bukhl, wa a'udhu bika min ghalabatid-dayni wa qahrir-rijal.

Meaning

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, and from being overcome by debt and dominated by others.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ used to say this frequently, and once when Abu Umama (ra) was grieving in the mosque, the Prophet ﷺ taught him this dua and said: 'When you say this, Allah will remove your grief and pay your debt.' Abu Umama said: 'I did so, and Allah removed my grief and paid my debt.'

Comprehensive Well-Being: Allahumma inni as'aluka al-Afiyah

To be said morning and evening; the Prophet ﷺ never abandoned this dua

Sunan Abi Dawud 5074, Sunan Ibn Majah 3871 — sahih

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ 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

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afiyata fid-dunya wal-akhirah. Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyata fi dini wa dunyaya wa ahli wa mali. Allahumma-stur 'awrati wa amin raw'ati. Allahumma-hfazni min bayni yadayya wa min khalfi wa 'an yamini wa 'an shimali wa min fawqi, wa a'udhu bi 'azamatika an ughtala min tahti.

Meaning

O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the next. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and secure me from what I fear. O Allah, guard me from before me and behind me, from my right and my left, and from above me; and I seek refuge in Your majesty from being taken unaware from beneath me.

Virtue

One of the most comprehensive supplications for total protection – spiritual, physical, familial, financial – and from every direction. Ibn Umar (ra) said: 'The Prophet ﷺ never left these words in the morning and evening.'

Gratitude for the Favours of the Day/Night

In the morning; in the evening replace "asbaha" with "amsa"

Sunan Abi Dawud 5073, Sunan Ibn Majah 3860 – hasan

اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ أَوْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ ، فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ ، فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ

Transliteration

Allahumma ma asbaha bi min ni'matin, aw bi ahadin min khalqik, fa minka wahdaka la sharika lak, fa lakal-hamdu wa lakash-shukr.

Meaning

O Allah, whatever favour has come to me this morning, or to any of Your creation, is from You alone, You have no partner. All praise is Yours and all thanks are due to You.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever says this in the morning has thanked Allah for that day; whoever says it in the evening has thanked Allah for that night.' A single line that covers all uncounted favours of a whole day or night.

For the Health of Body, Hearing, and Sight

Three times in the morning and three times in the evening

Sunan Abi Dawud 5090, Musnad Ahmad 20430 – sahih

اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي ، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي ، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Transliteration

Allahumma 'afini fi badani. Allahumma 'afini fi sam'i. Allahumma 'afini fi basari. La ilaha illa ant. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-kufri wal-faqr, wa a'udhu bika min 'adhabil-qabr. La ilaha illa ant.

Meaning

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. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty, and I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave. There is no god but You.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ never left these words in the morning and in the evening. Notice the request is 'afiyah – ongoing wellbeing – not just cure. And notice hearing and sight are singled out: two windows to the world whose health we take for granted daily.

Knower of Unseen: Refuge from Self, Shaytan, and Every Evil

Morning, evening, and at bedtime

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3392 – hasan sahih; the Prophet ﷺ taught this to Abu Bakr (ra) to say every morning, evening, and when going to bed

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

Transliteration

Allahumma 'alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadah, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, Rabba kulli shay'in wa Malikah, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant. A'udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharrish-shaytani wa shirkih, wa an aqtarifa 'ala nafsi su'an, aw ajurrahu ila muslim.

Meaning

O Allah, Knower of the seen and the unseen, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and King of everything, I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself, from the evil of Shaytan and his encouragement to associate anything with You, and from committing an evil against myself or bringing it upon any Muslim.

Virtue

Abu Bakr (ra) asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me words to say in the morning, evening, and when I lie down.' The Prophet ﷺ taught him this. Note: refuge is sought first from oneself, then from Shaytan – because the enemy within is closer than the enemy without.

Refuge from Knowledge That Does Not Benefit

Any time, especially morning and evening, and after every prayer

Sahih Muslim 2722

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ ، وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لَا يَخْشَعُ ، وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لَا تَشْبَعُ ، وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا

Transliteration

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'ilmin la yanfa', wa min qalbin la yakhsha', wa min nafsin la tashba', wa min da'watin la yustajabu laha.

Meaning

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, a heart that does not tremble, a self that is never satisfied, and a supplication that is not answered.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ taught Zayd ibn Arqam (ra) this dua as a daily protection against the four subtle spiritual diseases: shallow learning, cold-hearted worship, greed, and unanswered prayer. Any one of these unaddressed can silently corrupt a person's whole religion.

The Tasbih of Juwayriya (Balances All Day)

A short but immensely weighty phrase; often repeated three times in the morning

Sahih Muslim 2726

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ

Transliteration

Subhanallahi wa bi hamdihi, 'adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinata 'arshihi, wa midada kalimatih.

Meaning

Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him – as many times as the number of His creation, as many as pleases Him, as heavy as His Throne, and as endless as the ink of His words.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ came out of his house at midday and passed his wife Juwayriya (ra), who was still sitting in the same prayer place he had left her in at dawn. He said: 'You have not moved from your place since I left?' She said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I said four phrases three times after I left you. If they were weighed against everything you have said today, they would outweigh it.' Then he taught her this.

For Beneficial Knowledge and Accepted Deeds

After the Fajr prayer, before rising from the prayer place

Sunan Ibn Majah 925 – sahih; the Prophet ﷺ said this after Fajr

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا ، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا ، وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman nafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbala.

Meaning

O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, wholesome provision, and accepted deeds.

Virtue

A dua that covers the three great needs of the day: what to learn, what to earn, and what to do with the time.

The Recitation of Surah al-Fatiha as Daily Cure

Morning and evening, and any time – as protection, cure, and daily connection with Allah

Sahih al-Bukhari 5749 — Al-Fatiha was called a Ruqyah by the Prophet ﷺ

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ۝ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ...

Transliteration

Recite Surah al-Fatiha (7 verses) with the intention of it being cure, protection, and guidance for the day.

Meaning

The Opening chapter of the Quran, the Mother of the Book (Umm al-Kitab), containing praise, tawhid, and the greatest supplication.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said Al-Fatiha is 'the greatest surah in the Quran' (Bukhari 4474). It contains the essence of tawhid, the greatest praise, and the greatest guidance request. Recited with awareness, it is enough to reshape a heart at the start of a day.

Refuge from Every Named and Unnamed Harm

Three times in the morning and three times in the evening

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3388, Sunan Abi Dawud 5088 — sahih

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Transliteration

Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma'a-smihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama, wa huwas-Sami'ul-'Alim.

Meaning

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing is harmed on the earth nor in the sky, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever says this three times in the morning, no sudden misfortune will befall him until evening; and whoever says it three times in the evening, no sudden misfortune will befall him until morning.'

The Three Quls – A Fortress for Home and Family

Every morning after Fajr and every evening after Asr; also before sleep

Sunan Abi Dawud 5082, Jami at-Tirmidhi 3575 – hasan sahih

قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۝ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۝ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

Transliteration

Recite each of the three surahs – al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, al-Nas – three times in the morning and three times in the evening.

Meaning

Sincerity (Ikhlas), Refuge from Daybreak's Evils (al-Falaq), and Refuge in the Lord of Mankind (al-Nas).

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said to Uqba ibn Amir: 'Recite the three – say them three times in the morning and three times in the evening; they will suffice you against everything.' Al-Ikhlas equals one third of the Quran (Bukhari 5015).

After Wudu

Immediately after completing the wudu, facing the qiblah with the eyes raised to the sky

Sahih Muslim 234, Jami at-Tirmidhi 55

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ ، وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

Transliteration

Ashhadu an la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh. Allahumma-j'alni minat-tawwabin, waj'alni minal-mutatahhirin.

Meaning

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. O Allah, make me among the repentant and the purified.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever performs wudu perfectly and then says this, the eight gates of Paradise are opened for him and he may enter through whichever he wishes.'

The Dua of Istikharah (Seeking Allah's Guidance in a Decision)

When faced with any lawful decision – marriage, job, purchase, journey – after praying two rakat outside prayer times

Sahih al-Bukhari 6382, 7390

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي ، فَاقْدِرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي ، فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ ، وَاقْدِرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi 'ilmik, wa astaqdiruka bi qudratik, wa as'aluka min fadlikal-'azim. Fa innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lam, wa anta 'allamul-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra khayrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, faqdirhu li, wa yassirhu li, thumma barik li fih. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadhal-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fasrifhu 'anni, wasrifni 'anh, waqdir liyal-khayra haythu kan, thumma ardini bih.

Meaning

O Allah, I seek Your guidance by Your knowledge, and I seek Your power by Your ability, and I ask You from Your great bounty. For You are able and I am not, You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know this matter is good for me in my religion, my life, and the outcome of my affair, then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know this matter is bad for me in my religion, my life, and the outcome of my affair, then turn it from me and turn me from it; and decree for me what is good wherever it is, and then make me content with it.

Virtue

Jabir (ra) said: 'The Prophet ﷺ used to teach us Istikharah in all matters as he used to teach us a Surah of the Quran.' Note: at the mention of 'this matter', the person should think of the actual decision they are making.

Comprehensive Request for Every Good and Refuge from Every Evil

When one wants to ask for good without leaving anything out

Sunan Ibn Majah 3846 – sahih

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ ، مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ ، مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَاذَ بِكَ مِنْهُ عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'aluka minal-khayri kullihi 'ajilihi wa ajilih, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma lam a'lam. Wa a'udhu bika minash-sharri kullihi 'ajilihi wa ajilih, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma lam a'lam. Allahumma inni as'aluka min khayri ma sa'alaka 'abduka wa nabiyyuk. Wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma 'adha bika minhu 'abduka wa nabiyyuk.

Meaning

O Allah, I ask You for all good – immediate and delayed, of what I know and what I do not. And I seek refuge in You from all evil – immediate and delayed, of what I know and what I do not. O Allah, I ask You for the best of what Your servant and Prophet asked of You, and I seek refuge in You from the worst of what Your servant and Prophet sought refuge from.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ taught Aisha (ra) this comprehensive dua when she asked him to teach her a supplication he had made that was said to be all-encompassing. It is elegant because it doesn't require the servant to enumerate – it delegates.

For the Necessitators of Mercy and Forgiveness

Morning, evening, in prostration, and at any time of drawing near

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3419, Sunan al-Bayhaqi – hasan

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مُوجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ ، وَعَزَائِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ ، وَالسَّلَامَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ ، وَالْغَنِيمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ ، وَالْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّةِ ، وَالنَّجَاةَ مِنَ النَّارِ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'aluka mujibati rahmatik, wa 'aza'ima maghfiratik, was-salamata min kulli ithm, wal-ghanimata min kulli birr, wal-fawza bil-jannah, wan-najata minan-nar.

Meaning

O Allah, I ask You for the necessitators of Your mercy, the causes of Your forgiveness, safety from every sin, the winnings of every good deed, victory in Paradise, and rescue from the Fire.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'The best of all supplications is the one containing all these requests.' Notice the sequence: mercy, then forgiveness, then piety, then success, then Paradise, then rescue – each is a step beyond the last.

The Dua of Istikharah (Seeking Allah's Guidance in a Decision)

When faced with any lawful decision – marriage, job, purchase, journey – after praying two rakat outside prayer times

Sahih al-Bukhari 6382, 7390

Transliteration

Meaning

Virtue