Evening Azkar

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوۡمٌۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيۡءٍ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ٢٥٥

Allahu la ilaha illa huwa alhayyu alqayyoomu la takhuthuhu sinatun wala nawmun lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi man tha allathee yashfa‘u ‘indahu illa biithnihi ya‘lamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yuheetoona bishayin min ‘ilmihi illa bima shaa wasi‘a kursiyyuhu alssamawati waalarda wala yaooduhu hifthuhuma wahuwa al‘aliyyu al‘atheemu

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] 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 [presently] 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

خدا (وہ معبود برحق ہے کہ) اس کے سوا کوئی عبادت کے لائق نہیں زندہ ہمیشہ رہنے والا اسے نہ اونگھ آتی ہے نہ نیند جو کچھ آسمانوں میں اور جو کچھ زمین میں ہیں سب اسی کا ہے کون ہے جو اس کی اجازت کے بغیر اس سے (کسی کی) سفارش کر سکے جو کچھ لوگوں کے روبرو ہو رہا ہے اور جو کچھ ان کے پیچھے ہوچکا ہے اسے سب معلوم ہے اور وہ اس کی معلومات میں سے کسی چیز پر دسترس حاصل نہیں کر سکتے ہاں جس قدر وہ چاہتا ہے (اسی قدر معلوم کرا دیتا ہے) اس کی بادشاہی (اور علم) آسمان اور زمین سب پر حاوی ہے اور اسے ان کی حفاظت کچھ بھی دشوار نہیں وہ بڑا عالی رتبہ اور جلیل القدر ہے

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Qur'an 2:255 — reading it morning and evening is a protection (an-Nasa'i, al-Kubra 9848) Read in context

قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ١ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢ لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ ٣ وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ ٤

Qul huwa Allahu ahadun Allahu alssamadu Lam yalid walam yooladu Walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahadun

Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One Allah, the Eternal Refuge He neither begets nor is born Nor is there to Him any equivalent

کہو کہ وہ (ذات پاک جس کا نام) الله (ہے) ایک ہے معبود برحق جو بےنیاز ہے نہ کسی کا باپ ہے اور نہ کسی کا بیٹا اور کوئی اس کا ہمسر نہیں

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Qur'an, Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1–4 Read in context

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ ١ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِي ٱلۡعُقَدِ ٤ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥

Qul a‘oothu birabbi alfalaqi Min sharri ma khalaqa Wamin sharri ghasiqin itha waqaba Wamin sharri alnnaffathati fee al‘uqadi Wamin sharri hasidin itha hasada

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 And from the evil of an envier when he envies

کہو کہ میں صبح کے پروردگار کی پناہ مانگتا ہوں ہر چیز کی بدی سے جو اس نے پیدا کی اور شب تاریکی کی برائی سے جب اس کااندھیرا چھا جائے اور گنڈوں پر (پڑھ پڑھ کر) پھونکنے والیوں کی برائی سے اور حسد کرنے والے کی برائی سے جب حسد کرنے لگے

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Qur'an, Surah Al-Falaq 113:1–5 Read in context

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢ إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣ مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ٤ ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦

Qul a‘oothu birabbi alnnasi Maliki alnnasi Ilahi alnnasi Min sharri alwaswasi alkhannasi Allathee yuwaswisu fee sudoori alnnasi Mina aljinnati wa alnnasm

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

کہو کہ میں لوگوں کے پروردگار کی پناہ مانگتا ہوں (یعنی) لوگوں کے حقیقی بادشاہ کی لوگوں کے معبود برحق کی (شیطان) وسوسہ انداز کی برائی سے جو (خدا کا نام سن کر) پیچھے ہٹ جاتا ہے جو لوگوں کے دلوں میں وسوسے ڈالتا ہے وہ جنّات میں سے (ہو) یا انسانوں میں سے

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Qur'an 114 — the three Quls, three times each, suffice you against everything (Sunan Abi Dawud 5082) Read in context

أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ للهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا، وَأَعُوذُبِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا، رَبِّ أَعُوذُبِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُبِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ

amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillahi wal-hamdu lillahi, la ilaha illa allah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. rabbi as'aluka khayra ma fi hadhihil-laylah wa khayra ma ba'daha, wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma fi hadhihil-laylah wa sharri ma ba'daha. rabbi a'udhu bika mina al-kasali wa su'il-kibar. rabbi a'udhu bika min 'adhabin fin-nar wa 'adhabin fil-qabr

We have entered the evening and the dominion belongs to Allah, and all praise is for Allah. There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, He has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him is praise, and He is over all things competent. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the evil of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave.

Seeking protection from evil is prioritized, the principle that shows the importance of this is: "Preventing harm is more important and prioritized than bringing about good."

Sahih Muslim 2723 (75), Abu Dawud 5071, and at-Tirmidhi 3390, sahih from Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud

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

allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namutu wa ilayka al-masir

O Allah, by Your grace and help we have entered the evening, and by Your grace and help we enter the morning. By Your grace and help we live and by Your will we die. And to You is the final return (of all creatures).

Everything we do from morning to evening, from the beginning of our lives until we die, is all under Allah's control and to Him we return.

Sahih al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad 1199, this wording is the wording of Sahih al-Bukhari at-Tirmidhi 3391, Abu Dawud 5068, Ahmad 11/354, Ibn Majah 3868

اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّيْ ، لَا إِلٰـهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِيْ وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ ، أَبُوْءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمتِكَ عَلَيَّ ، وَأَبُوْءُ بِذَنْبِيْ فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa anta khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya wa abu'u bidhanbi faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta

O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity worthy of worship except You, You created me and I am Your servant. I will be true to my covenant and promise to You as much 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, therefore, forgive me. Indeed, there is no one who can forgive sins except You.

Whoever recites it with certainty in the evening, and then he dies, he will enter Paradise, and likewise if (recited) in the morning.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6306, 6323, Ahmad IV/122-125, an-Nasa'i VIII/279-280

اَللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ بَدَنِيْ ، اَللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ سَمْعِيْ ، اَللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ بَصَرِيْ ، لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِوَالْفَقْرِ ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

allahumma 'afini fi badani, allahumma 'afini fi sam'i, allahumma 'afini fi basari, la ilaha illa anta. allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-kufri wal-faqr, allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabil-qabr, la ilaha illa anta

O Allah, protect my body (from illness and from what I do not want). O Allah, protect my hearing (from illness and disobedience or from what I do not want). O Allah, protect my sight, there is no deity worthy of worship except You. O Allah, indeed I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty. I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, there is no deity worthy of worship except You.

By asking Allah to grant us well-being in our bodies, we ask to be healed from all physical and spiritual illnesses, so that we have a healthy body and a pure heart, and therefore use this healthy body in a way that pleases Allah.

Sahih al-Bukhari in Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad 701, Abu Dawud 5090, Ahmad V/42, hasan

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَاْلآخِرَةِ، اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِيْنِيْ وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِيْ وَمَالِيْ اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِى وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِى. اَللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِيْ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ، وَمِنْ خَلْفِيْ، وَعَنْ يَمِيْنِيْ وَعَنْ شِمَالِيْ، وَمِنْ فَوْقِيْ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِيْ

allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyah fid-dunya wal-akhirah. allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyah fi dini wa dunyaya wa ahli wa mali. allahummastur 'awrati wa amin raw'ati. allahummahfadhni min bayni yadayya wa min khalfi wa 'an yamini wa 'an shimali wa min fawqi wa a'udhu bi 'adhamatika an ughtala min tahti

O Allah, indeed I ask You for well-being and safety in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, indeed I ask You for well-being and safety in my religion, my world, my family and my wealth. O Allah, cover my flaws (faults and things that are not appropriate for others to see) and calm me from fear. O Allah, protect me from the front, behind, right, left and above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness, so that I am not snatched from below me (by snakes or swallowed by the earth, etc., which would cause me to fall).

The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, never left this supplication in the morning and evening. It contains protection and safety for religion, the world, family, and wealth from various kinds of disturbances that come from all directions.

Sahih al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad 1200, Abu Dawud 5074, an-Nasa'i VII/282, Ibn Majah 3871, al-Hakim 1/517-518, and others from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them)

اَللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَاْلأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيْكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِيْ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِيْ سُوْءًا أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ

allahumma 'alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadati, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabbakulli shayin wa malikahu. ashhadu alla ilaha illa anta, a'udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharri ash-shaytani wa shirkih. wa an aqtarifa 'ala nafsi su'an aw ajurrahu ila muslim

O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of all things and their Sovereign. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself, Satan and his soldiers (temptations to commit shirk against Allah), and I (seek refuge in You) from committing evil against myself or dragging it to a Muslim.

The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, "Say it morning and evening and when you want to sleep."

Sahih al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad 1202, at-Tirmidhi 3392 and Abu Dawud 5067

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِى لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَىْءٌ فِى الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِى السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

bismillahilladhi la yadurru ma'asmihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama' wa huwas-sami'ul-'alim

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the earth or the heavens can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

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Whoever recites it three times in the morning and evening, nothing will harm him.

at-Tirmidhi 3388, Abu Dawud 5088, Ibn Majah 3869, al-Hakim 1/514, and Ahmad 446 and 474

رَضِيْتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا، وَبِاْلإِسْلاَمِ دِيْنًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيًّا

raditu billahi rabba, wa bil-islami dina, wa bi-muhammadin sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallama nabiyya

I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, Islam as my religion, and Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, as my Prophet.

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Whoever recites it three times in the morning and evening, Allah will grant His pleasure to him on the Day of Resurrection.

Ahmad IV/337, Abu Dawud 5072, at-Tirmidhi 3389, Ibn Majah 3870, an-Nasa'i in 'Amalul Yaum wal Lailah 4 and Ibnus Sunni 68

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيْثُ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِيْ شَأْنِيْ كُلَّهُ وَلاَ تَكِلْنِيْ إِلَى نَفْسِيْ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ أَبَدًا

ya hayyu ya qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghith, wa aslih li sha'ni kullahu wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'aynin abada

O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help, rectify all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.

The meaning of this supplication is that humans are in dire need of Allah and pray that Allah does not abandon them even for a moment.

an-Nasa'i in 'Amalul Yaum wal Lailah 575, and al-Hakim 1/545, see Sahih at-Targhib wat Tarhib 1/417 661, As-Sahihah 227, hasan

أَمْسَيْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ اْلإِسْلاَمِ وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ اْلإِخْلاَصِ، وَعَلَى دِيْنِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ أَبِيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيْمَ، حَنِيْفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ

amsayna 'ala fitratil-islam wa 'ala kalimatil-ikhlas, wa 'ala dini nabiyyina muhammadin sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, wa 'ala millati abina ibrahima hanifan musliman wa ma kana minal-mushrikin

In the evening we are upon the fitrah of Islam, the word of sincerity (the testimony of faith), the religion of our Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and the religion of our father Abraham, who stood upon the straight path, a Muslim, and was not among the polytheists.

'Fitratil Islam' means upon the Sunnah, 'kalimatil ikhlas' means the testimony of faith, and 'hanifan' means a heart inclined towards the straight path and goodness.

Ahmad III/406, 407, ad-Darimi II/292 and Ibnus Sunni in Amalul Yaum wal Lailah 34, Mishkat al-Masabih 2415, Sahih al-Jami' as-Saghir 4674, sahih

لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرُ

la ilaha illa allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir

There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, He has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and all praise. He is over all things competent.

Read 1x or 10x in the morning, Read 100x daily

Whoever says this dhikr 100 times a day, it is like freeing 10 slaves, 100 good deeds are recorded for him, 100 mistakes are erased for him, he will be protected from the disturbances of Satan from morning until evening, and no one is better than what he does except someone who practices more than that.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3293 and 6403, Muslim IV/2071 2691 (28), at-Tirmidhi 3468, Ibn Majah 3798

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

subhanallahi wa bihamdihi

Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Him.

Read 100x

Whoever says "Subhanallah wa bihamdihi" 100 times in the morning and evening, then nothing will come on the Day of Judgment better than what he has done except one who says the same or more than that.

Sahih Muslim 2691 and 2692, from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) Sharh Muslim XVII/17-18, Sahih at-Targhib wat Tarhib 1/413 653

أَسْتَغْفِرُ الله وَأَتُوْبُ إِلَيْهِ

astaghfirullah wa atubu ilayh

I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.

Read 100x daily

Ibn 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: 'O people, repent to Allah, for indeed I repent to Him one hundred times a day.'

Sahih al-Bukhari/Fat-hul Baari XI/101 and Muslim 2702

أَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّآمَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

a'udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.

Read 3x

Whoever recites it three times in the evening, they will not be afflicted with fever that night.

Ahmad 11/290, an-Nasa'i in 'Amalul Yaum wal Lailah 596, Sahih at-Targhib wat Tarhib 1/412 652, Sahih al-Jami' as-Saghir 6427