Morning Supplications – أذكار الصباح

1.) Ayat ul-Kursi:

اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلا يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

Allâh! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursî extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. [al-Baqarah: 02:255]

*Recite this verse once in the morning. (Morning = After Fajr Salaah until sunrise. Remember this)*

Benefit: Whoever recites it when he reaches the evening, will be protected from the Jinn until he reaches the morning. And whoever recites Aayat ul-Kursi after each prescribed Ṣalaah, nothing will be standing between him and Paradise except death.

 [Narrated by Nasaa’i in al-Kubra (9848) and authenticated by Albaani in Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (no. 972). See also Ṣaḥeeḥ al-Targheeb (662) by Albaani]

2.) The Mu’awwidhaat:

قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ ۞ اللهُ الصَّمَدُ ۞ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۞ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

“Say: He is Allah, who is One. Allah, the Perfect Self-Sufficient Master. He neither begets nor was He begotten, nor is there to Him any equivalent.” [al-Ikhlas 112:1-4]

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۞ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ۞ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۞ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ۞ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of that which He created, from the evil of darkness when it settles, from the evil of the blowers in knots (those who practice magic), and from the evil of an envier when he envies.” [al-Falaq 113:1-5]

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاس ۞ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ۞ إِلَهِ النَّاسِ ۞ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ۞ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ۞ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ

“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the retreating whisperer (a devil), who whispers evil into the breasts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind.” [an-Naas: 114:1-6]

*Recite each surah 3x in the morning.*

Benefit: “It will suffice you in all respects.”

[Narrated by Abu Dawood (5082), and Tirmidhi (3575). Classified as Hasan by al-Albani in Sahih Abi Dawood]

https://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/310

3.) The Tahleel:

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

Laa ilaaha illAllaahu waḥdahoo laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa Huwa ‘alaa kulli shay in Qadeer

“None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things.”

*Recite this 10x in the morning. Also from the Sunnah is to recite the above supplication 100x during the entire day.*

Benefit: Whoever says it ten times in the morning will have, “one hundred good deeds written for him, one hundred sins erased from him, (the reward) of emancipating one slave written for him, and he will be protected by it until the evening.”[1]

Whoever says it one hundred times for the day will have, “(the reward) of emancipating ten slaves, one hundred good deeds written for him, one hundred sins erased from him, and he will be in a fortress against the Shayṭaan until the evening. No one will come with anything better than what he has come with except for one who has done more than that.”[2]

[[1]Narrated by Aḥmad (8719), authenticated by Albaani in Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (no. 2563). [2] Narrated by Bukhari (3293) and Muslim (2691)]

4.) The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) used to recite the following du’aa in the morning:

أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ للهِ وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحَدْهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، ربِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَومِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَومِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ ، وَسُوءِ الكِبَرِ ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ

 Aṣbaḥnaa wa aṣbaḥal mulku lillaah, wal-ḥamdu lillaah. Laa Ilaaha illAllaahu waḥdahoo laa shareeka lah, lahul mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa Huwa ‘alaa kulli shay in Qadeer. Rabbi as-aluka khaira maa fee hadhal yawm, wa khaira maa ba’dahoo, wa a’oodhu bika min sharri maa fee haadhal yawm, wa sharri ma ba’dahoo. Rabbi a’oodhu bika minal kasal, wa soo il-kibar, Rabbi a’oodhu bika min ‘adhaabin fin naari, wa ‘adhaabin fil-qabr

“We have entered upon the morning and the dominion belongs to Allah, all the praise is for Allah, there is nothing worthy of worship except for Allah, He is alone having no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise and He is Able to do all things. My Lord, I ask you for the good that is in this day and the good that will come after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil in this day and the evil that will come after it. My Lord I seek refuge in You from laziness and the hardships of old age. I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Hellfire and the punishment in the grave.”

*Recite once in the morning*

[Narrated by Muslim (2723)]
https://sunnah.com/muslim/48/101

5.) The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said, “In the morning say:

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

Allaahumma bika aṣbaḥnaa, wa bika amsaynaa, wa bika naḥyaa, wa bika namoot wa ilaykan nushoor.
‘O Allaah, by You we enter the morning and by You we enter the evening, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the Resurrection’”.

*Read once in the morning.*

[Narrated by Abu Dawood (5068), Tirmidhi (3391). Authenticated by al-Albani in Sahih Adab ul-Mufrad (911)]
https://sunnah.com/adab/49/1

6.) Sayyid ul-Istighfaar (the best way to seek forgiveness):

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِر لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allaahumma Anta Rabbee laa ilaaha illaa Anta, Khalaqtanee wa ana `abduka, wa ana `alaa `ahdika wa wa`dika mastaṭa`tu. A`oodhu bika min sharri maa ṣana`tu. Aboo ulaka bini`matika `alayy, wa aboo ulaka bidhanbee faghfirlee fa innahoo laa yaghfirudh dhunooba illaa Anta.

“O Allah, You are my Lord, there is none worthy of worship but You. You created me and I am Your slave. I am upon Your covenant and Your promise to the best of my ability. I seek Your Protection from the evil that I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I acknowledge my sins. So forgive me, for no one forgive sins but You.”

*Recite once in the morning.*

Benefit: If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise, and the same for the one who reads it at night.
[Narrated by Bukhari (6306) and others]

http://sunnah.com/bukhari/80/3

7.) The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) never failed to utter these supplications in the morning:

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

Allaahumma innee as-alukal ‘aafiyah fid-dunyaa wal-aakhirah. Allaahumma innee as-alukal ‘afwa wal ‘aafiyah fee deenee wa dunyaaya wa ahlee wa maalee. Allaahummastur ‘awraatee, wa aamin raw’aatee. Allaahummahfaḍhnee min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfee, wa ‘an yameenee wa ‘an shimaalee, wa min fawqee, wa a’oodhu bi ‘aḍhamatika an ughtaala min taḥtee

“O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Next. O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religion, in this world, in my family and my property. O Allah, conceal my faults and calm my fears/that which causes my worry. O Allah, give me protection from in front of me and behind me, from my right and my left, and from above me. I seek refuge by Your might from being suddenly struck from beneath me.”

*Read once in the morning*

Benefit: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never failed to utter these supplications in the evening and in the morning.
[Narrated by Ahmad (4785), Abu Dawood (5074), Ibn Majah (3871). It was authenticated al-Albani in Takhreej ul-Kalim ut-Tayyib (no. 27)]

http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/302

8.) For daily protection:

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

Bismillaahil-ladhee laa yaḍurru ma’asmihee shay un fil-arḍi wa laa fis samaa`, wa Huwas-Samee’ul-‘Aleem

“In the Name of Allah, Who with His Name nothing can cause harm neither in the earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”

*Read 3x in the morning*

Benefit: The one who says it, he will not suffer sudden affliction until the morning, and if anyone says this in the morning, he will not suffer sudden affliction until the evening.
[Narrated by Abu Dawood (5088), Tirmidhi (3388). Classified as Sahih by al-Albani in Sahih Abi Dawood]
http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/316

9.) For daily assistance:

حَسْبِيَ اللهُ لَآ إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ، عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيم

Ḥasbeeya Allaahu laa illaaha illaa Huwa, ‘alayhi tawwakkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul ‘arshil-‘aḍheem

“Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship, but Him. I have placed my trust in Him and He is the Lord of the Majestic Throne.”

*Read 7x in the morning*

Benefit: Allah will suffice him anything that concerns him from the matters of this world or the next.
[Authenticated by al-Albani in Silsilat ud-Da’eefah number (5286)]
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/118105/part-of-the-adhkaar-for-morning-and-evening-is-to-say-hasbi-allaah-laa-illaha-illa-huwa-sufficient-for-me-is-allah-there-is-no-god-besides-him

10.) The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) taught the following words for every morning:

اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّماوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءاً ، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ

Allaahumma Faaṭiras samaawaati wal-arḍ, ‘Aalimal ghaybi wash-shahaadati, Rabba kulli shay in wa maleekahu, ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illaa Anta, a`oodhu bika min sharri nafsee wa min sharrish-shaiṭaani wa shirkihee, wa an aqtarifa ‘alaa nafsee soo`an, aw ajurrahoo ilaa Muslim.

“O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and evident, Lord of everything and its Possessor, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek refuge in You (O Allah) from the evil of my soul and from the evil of the devil and his helpers/shirk/plots. I seek refuge in You (O Allah) from bringing evil upon my soul and from harming any Muslim.”

*Read once in the morning*

[Narrated by Abu Dawood (5067) and Tirmidhi (3529). Authenticated by al-Albani in Sahih Abi Dawood]
http://sunnah.com/urn/2312010
http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/295

11.) The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said, say in the morning:

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

Yaa Ḥayyu yaa Qayyoom, biraḥmatika astagheeth, aṣliḥlee sha`nee kullahu, wa laa takilnee ilaa nafsee ṭarfata ‘aynin

“O Ever living One, O Self-Existing One, I seek assistance through Your Mercy, rectify all of my affairs for me, and do not leave me in charge of my soul for even the blinking of an eye.”

*Read once in the morning*

[Narrated by Nasaa’i in al-Kubra (6/147). Classified as Hasan by al-Albani in as-Saheehah (227)]

12.) The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) supplicated with these words every morning:

اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في بَدَنـي ، اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في سَمْـعي ، اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في بَصَـري ، لا إلهَ إلاّ أَنْـتَ

Allaahumma ‘aafinee fee badanee, Allaahumma ‘aafinee fee sam’ee, Allaahumma ‘aafinee fee baṣaree, laa Ilaaha illaa Anta

“O Allah, make me healthy in my body. O Allah preserve for me my hearing. O Allah preserve for me my sight. There is none truly worthy of worship but You.

*Read 3x in the morning*

اللّهُـمَّ إِنّـي أَعـوذُبِكَ مِنَ الْكُـفر ، وَالفَـقْر ، وَأَعـوذُبِكَ مِنْ عَذابِ القَـبْر ، لا إلهَ إلاّ أَنْـتَ

Allaahumma innee a’oodhu bika minal kufri, wal faqri, wa a’oodhu bika min ‘adhaabil qabri, laa Ilaaha illaa Anta.

O Allah I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is none truly worthy of worship but You.”

*Read 3x in the morning.*

[Abu Dawood (5090). Classed as Hasan by al-Albani in Sahih Abi Dawood].
http://sunnah.com/abudawud/43/318

13.) When one reaches the morning he should say:

أَصْبَحْتُ أُثْنِيَ عَلَيْكَ حَمْدًا وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ

Aṣbaḥtu uthnee ‘alayka ḥamdan, wa ash hadu allaa Ilaaha illAllaah

‘I have entered the morning praising You, and I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except for Allah.

*Read 3x in the morning*

[Narrated by Nasaa`i in al-Kubraa (10406). Classed as Hasan by Muqbil al-Waadi’i in al-Jaami` us-Saheeh (2/437)]

14.) A dhikr with great rewards!

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِه ، ومِداد كَلِماته

SubḥaanAllaahi wa biḥamdihee, ‘adada khalqihee, wa riḍaa nafsihee, wa zinata ‘arshihee, wa midaada kalimaatihee

Perfection and all Praise belongs to Allah, as many times as the number of His creatures, in accordance with His Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of His Throne and equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words (for His Praise)].”

*Read 3x in the morning.*

Benefit: these four phrases are better than a few hours of adhkaar.

[Narrated by Muslim (2726)]
http://sunnah.com/muslim/48/106

15.) The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say in the morning:

أَصْبَحْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ ، وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ ، وَعَلَى دِينِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَى اللهُ عَلِيهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَنِيفَاً مُسْلِماً وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

Aṣbaḥnaa ‘alaa fiṭratil Islaami wa ‘alaa kalimatil ikhlaaṣ, wa ‘alaa deeni nabiyyinaa Muhammadin (ṣallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallama), wa ‘alaa millati abeenaa Ibraaheema, ḥaneefan Musliman wa maa kaana minal mushrikeen.

“We have entered a new day upon the natural religion of Islam, the word of sincere devotion, the religion of our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), and the faith of our father Ibrahim. He was upright (in worshiping Allah) and a Muslim. He was not of those who worship others besides Allah.”

*Read once in the morning.*

[Narrated by Ahmad (15363). Authenticated by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jaami’ (4674)]

16.) Seeking Paradise with the hand of the Prophet (ﷺ):

رَضِيْتُ بِاللّهِ رَبَّاً وَبِالْإِسْلاَمِ دِيْناً وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيّاً

Raḍeetu biLlaahi Rabban wa bil Islaami Deenan, wa bi Muḥammadin (ṣallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallama) nabiyyan

“I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion and with Muhammad as my Prophet.”

*Read once in the morning*

Benefit: The Prophet (ﷺ) says that whoever says this dhikr in the morning, then he will be responsible for taking this person by his hand until he is entered into Paradise.

[Narrated by Tabarani in al-Kabeer (20/355/838). Authenticated by al-Albani in Silsilat us-Saheehah (2686)]

17.) An all-encompassing du’aa:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا ، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا ، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

Allaahumma innee as-aluka ‘ilman naafi’an, wa rizqan ṭayyiban, wa ‘amalan mutaqabbalan

“O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, goodly provision and acceptable deeds”.

*Read once in the morning*

[Narrated by Ibn Majah (915). Authenticated by al-Albani in Sahih ibn Majah]
http://sunnah.com/urn/1309770

18.) Praising Allaah:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

SubḥaanAllaahi wa biḥamdihi
Perfection and all Praise belongs to Allah

*Read 100x in the morning.*

Benefit: Saying it 100x expiates your sins even if it be as much as the foam upon the ocean, and no one will come with anything better that it on Day of Qiyaamah except the one who has done -the same as him, or increased upon it.
[Narrated by Bukhari (6405) and Muslim (2691) and (2692)]
http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/48/100
http://sunnah.com/urn/2118610

19.) Istighfaar:

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْه

Astaghfirullaaha wa atoobu ilayhi
“I seek Allah’s forgiveness, and to Him I repent.”

*Read 100x a day or more, this is not limited to the morning only*

[Narrated by Muslim (2702)]
http://sunnah.com/urn/742940

20.) Ask Allah for Paradise 7x and seek protection from the fire 7x:

اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَسْتَجِيْرُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

Allaahumma innee as’alukal jannata wa astajeeru bika minan naar.

“O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and I seek Your protection from the fire.”

*Read 7x a day (morning or evening)*

[Authenticated by Albaani in Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (2506)]

– The exact wording of this du’aa is not compulsory. One can ask Allah for Paradise and protection from the fire with any wording, as no specific wording has been mentioned in this ḥadeeth.

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Proofs:

  1. Narrated by Ubayy ibn Ka’b (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said that he had a pile of dates from which some were disappearing, so he guarded it one night and he saw a beast that resembled a grown boy. He greeted him and he returned the greeting, and said, “What are you, a jinni or a human?” He said, “A jinni.” He said, “Stretch out your hand to me.” So he stretched out his hand and he saw that it was the paw of a dog with the hair of a dog. He said, “Is this the form of the jinn?” He said, “The jinn know that there is no man among them who is stronger than me.” He said, “What brought you here?” He said, “We heard that you love to give charity so we came for a share of your food.” He said, “What will protect us from you?” He said, “This verse that is in Surah al-Baqarah: “the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists)…” [Baqarah 2:255]. Whoever recites it in the evening will be protected from us until morning, and whoever recites it in the morning will be protected from us until the evening.” The next morning he came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and mentioned that to him, and he said, “The evil one spoke the truth.”

[Narrated by Nasaa`i in ‘Aml al-Yawm wa’l-Laylah (9448) and Ṭabaraani in al-Kabeer (541) and Ḥaakim (1/562). Classed as jayyid/good by Mundhiri in al-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb, and was classed as Ṣaḥeeḥ by Albaani in Ṣaḥeeḥ al-Targheeb (662)]

Narrated by Abu Umaamah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever recites Aayat ul-Kursi after each prescribed ṣalaah, nothing will be standing between him and Paradise except death.”

[Narrated by Nasaa’i in al-Kubra (9848), and authenticated by Albaani in Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (no. 972). Ibn Ḥajr said it is Ḥasan Ghareeb in Nataa’ij ul-Afkaar: (2/294)] 

  1. Narrated by ‘Abdullaah bin Khubayb (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said, “We became thirsty and it had become dark while we were waiting for the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) to lead us in prayer. Then when he came out, he took me by my hand and said, ‘Say’. I was silent. Then he (ﷺ) said again, ‘Say’, so I said, ‘What should I say?’ He said, ‘Say, He is Allaah, who is One’ and the two chapters of refuge (al-Falaq and an-Naas) when you enter upon the evening and the morning three times (each). They will suffice you against everything.”

[Narrated by Abu Dawood (5082), and Tirmidhi (3575). Classified as Ḥasan by Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ Abi Dawood]

Narrated by ‘Uqbah bin ‘Aamir (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said, “The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) has commanded me to recite al-Mu’awidhaat (the chapters of protection) at the end of every prayer.”

[Narrated by Aḥmad (17826), Abu Dawood (1523), Tirmidhi (2903), and Nasaa`i (1336). Authenticated by Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ Abi Dawood]

3. The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever says in the morning:

‘There is none worthy of worship except for Allaah, He is alone having no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise and He is Able to do all things’, ten times, Allaah Decrees for him for each time he says it: ten good deeds, an expiation for ten evil deeds, a raising of his rank by ten degrees. It will be as if he freed ten slaves (in reward), and it will be a protection for him from the beginning of the day until the end of the day. He will not do any action/deed on that day that will overcome him. If he says it in the evening, then the (reward) will be the same.”

[Narrated by Aḥmad (8719) and Ṭabaraani (4/151/3883). Authenticated by Albaani in Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (no. 2563)]

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever says ‘There is none worthy of worship except for Allaah, He is alone having no partner, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise and He is Able to do all things’ one hundred times a day, he will have a reward equivalent to that of freeing ten slaves, one hundred good deeds will be recorded for him, one hundred bad deeds will be erased from his record, and that will be a protection for him from the Shayṭaan all that day until evening comes; and no one will bring anything better than what he has brought, except a man who does more than him.

[Narrated by Bukhari (6040)]

  1. Narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) used to recite the following du’aa in the evening:

“We have entered upon the evening and the dominion belongs to Allaah, all the praise Is for Allaah, there is none worthy of worship except for Allaah, He is alone having no partner, to Him belongs the  dominion and to Him belongs the praise and He is Able to do all things. My Lord, I ask you for the good that is in this night and the good that will come after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil in this night and the evil that will come after it. My Lord I seek refuge in You from laziness and the hardships old age. I seek refuge in Your from the punishment of the Hell-fire and the punishment in the grave.”

And when it was morning he said:” We entered upon morning and the whole Kingdom of Allaah entered upon morning.”

[Narrated by Muslim (2723)]

  1. Narrated by Abu Hurairah (May Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said, “In the morning say:

‘O Allaah, by Your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we reach the evening, and by Your leave we live and by Your leave we die, and unto You is the Resurrection’. And when evening comes, say: “O Allaah, by Your leave we have reached the evening and by Your leave we reach the morning, and by Your leave we live and by Your leave we die, and unto You is our return”.

[Narrated by Abu Dawood (5068), Tirmidhi (3391), and Ibn Majah (3868). Authenticated by Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ Adab ul-Mufrad (911)]

  1. Narrated by Shaddaad bin Aus (may Allaah be pleased with him), that the Prophet of Allaah (ﷺ) said, “The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allaah is:

‘O Allaah, You are my Lord, there is none worthy of worship but You. You created me and I am Your slave. I am upon Your covenant and Your promise to the best of my ability. I seek Your Protection from the evil that I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I acknowledge my sins. So forgive me, for no one forgive sins but You.’

The Prophet (ﷺ) added, “If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.”

[Narrated by Bukhari (6306), Abu Dawood (5070), Tirmidhi (3393), Nasaa’i (5522), and ibn Majah (3872)]

  1. Narrated by ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both), “The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) never failed to utter these supplications in the evening and in the morning:

‘O Allaah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Next. O Allaah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religion, in this world, in my family and my property. O Allaah, conceal my faults and calm my fears/that which causes my worry. O Allaah, give me protection from in front of me and behind me, from my right and my left, and from above me. I seek refuge by Your might from being suddenly struck from beneath me.’”

Abu Dawood said, Waki’ said, “That is to say, swallowing by the earth.”

[Narrated by Aḥmad (4785), Abu Dawood (5074), and Nasaa`i in al-Kubraa (5530) and in aṣ-Ṣughraa (7970), and Ibn Majah (3871). Authenticated by Albaani in Takhreej ul-Kalim uṭ-Ṭayyib (no. 27).]

  1. Narrated by Abaan ibn ‘Uthmaan who said, I heard ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan (may Allaah be pleased with them) say, “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) say: If anyone says three times:

‘In the name of Allaah, with Whose Name nothing on the earth or in the heaven will cause him harm. And He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing’, then he will not suffer sudden affliction until the morning, and if anyone says this in the morning, he will not suffer sudden affliction until the evening.”

Abaan was afflicted by some paralysis and when a man who heard the tradition began to look at him, he said to him: “Why are you looking at me? I swear by Allaah, I did not tell a lie about ‘Uthmaan, nor did ‘Uthmaan tell a lie about the Prophet (ﷺ), but that day when I was afflicted by it, I became angry and forgot to say them.”

[Narrated by Abu Dawood (5088), Tirmidhi (3388) and ibn Majah (3869). Classed as Ṣaḥiḥ by Tirmidhi and Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ Abi Dawood.]

Imaam Al-Qurṭubi (may Allaah have Mercy on him) said, “Since I heard this narration, I have acted upon it and nothing has harmed me until I left it off. When I left it off, I was stung by a scorpion in the city at night, and I remembered that I forgot to seek refuge in Allaah with those words.”

  1. Narrated by ibn us-Sunni, from Abu Dardaa` (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever recited: ‘Allaah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship, but Him. I have placed my trust in Him and He is the Lord of the Majestic Throne’, seven times in the morning and in the evening, Allaah will suffice him anything that concerns him from the matters of this world or the next.”

[It was narrated in Marfoo’ and Mawqoof form, and authenticated by Albaani in Silsilat uḍ-Ḍa’eefah (no. 5286) in Mawqoof form from Abu Dardaa`, and by ibn Baaz in his Majmoo‘ Fataawa (26/65). See also, Fiqh ul-Ad’iyah wal Adhkaar by Shaykh ‘Abdur Razaq al-Badr, pg. 496]

  1. Narrated by Abu Hurairah that Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with them) said, “O Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ), teach me a few words I should recite in the morning and evening”. He said:

“Say: ‘O Allaah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and evident, Lord of everything and its Possessor, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek refuge in You (O Allaah) from the evil of my soul and from the evil of the devil and his helpers/shirk/plots’, in the morning, in the evening and when you go to bed.”

[Narrated by Aḥmad (7762) and Abu Dawood (5067). Classed as Ṣaḥiḥ Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ Abi Dawood]

Abu Rashid Al-Hubrani said, “I came to `Abdullaah bin `Amr and said to him, ‘Report something to me that you heard from the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ).’ So he set forth before me a scroll and said, ‘This is what the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) wrote for me.’” He said, “So I looked in it and found in it: ‘Indeed, Abu Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddeeq (may Allaah be pleased with him), said, “O Messenger of Allaah, teach me what to say at morning and afternoon.” He said, “O Abu Bakr, say:

‘O Allaah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, there is none worthy of worship except You, Lord of everything and its Owner. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil of Shayṭaan and his Shirk, or that I should do some evil to myself or bring it upon a Muslim’”.

[Narrated by Tirmidhi (3529). Classed as Ṣaḥiḥ Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ at-Tirmidhi]

  • The dhikr mentioned above is a combination of the different wordings found in the two narrations found in the Sunan of Abu Dawood and the Jaami’ of at-Tirmidhi.
  1. Narrated by Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) said, the Prophet (ﷺ) said to (his daughter) Faaṭimah (may Allaah be pleased with her), “What is preventing you from listening to my advice? Say in the morning and the evening:

‘O Ever living One, O Self-Existing One, I seek assistance through Your Mercy, rectify all of my affairs for me, and do not leave me in charge of my soul for even the blinking of an eye.’”

[Narrated by Nasaa’i in al-Kubraa (6/147), Ḥaakim in his Mustadrak (no. 2000) and Bayhaqi in al-Asmaa` waṣ-Ṣifaat (112). Classed as Ṣaḥiḥ by Mundhiri in at-Targheeb wa at-Tarheeb (1/313) and as Ḥasan by Albaani in Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (no. 227) and in Ṣaḥiḥ al-Jaami’ (5820)]

  1. Narrated by ‘Abdur Raḥmaan ibn Abi Bakrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that he said to his father, O my father, I hear you recite this du’aa every morning and evening:

“O Allaah, make me healthy in my body. O Allaah preserve for me my hearing. O Allaah preserve for me my sight. There is none truly worthy of worship but You”, and you repeat it three times in the evening and three times in the morning. And you say:

O Allaah I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is none truly worthy of worship but You”, and you repeat it three times in the evening and three times in the morning.

The father replied, “I heard the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) supplicating with these words and I love to follow his Sunnah.”

[Narrated by Aḥmad (19948), Abu Dawood (5090), Nasa’i in al-Kubraa (9459 and 9957) and in ‘Amal ul-Yawmi wal-Laylah (69), ibn Abi Shaybah (28611), and Bukhari in his book al-Adab ul-Mufrad (699). Classed as Ḥasan by Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ Abi Dawood]

  1. Narrated by Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “When one of you reaches the morning, he should say three time:

‘I have entered the morning praising You, and I bear witness that there is no Deity worthy of worship except for Allaah.’ If he reaches the evening, he should say the same thing as well.”

[Narrated by Nasaa`i in al-Kubraa (10406) and in ‘Amal ul-Yawmi wal-Laylah (571). Classed as Ḥasan by Muqbil al-Waadi’i in al-Jaami` uṣ-Ṣaḥiḥ fee maa laysa fiṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥayn (2/437)]

  1. Narrated by Juwairiyah bint Al-Ḥaarith (may Allaah be pleased with her), the Mother of the Believers, the Prophet (ﷺ) came out from my apartment in the morning, as I was busy performing the dawn prayer. He came back in the forenoon and found me sitting there. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Are you still in the same position as I left you.” I replied in the affirmative. Thereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I recited four words three times after I had left you. If these are to be weighed against all you have recited since morning, these will be heavier. These are: ‘Perfection and all Praise belongs to Allaah, as many times as the number of His creatures, in accordance with His Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of His Throne and equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words (for His Praise)].’”

[Narrated by Muslim (2726)]

  1. Narrated by ‘Abdur Raḥmaan ibn Abzaa (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say in the morning:

“We have entered a new day upon the natural religion of Islam, the word of sincere devotion, the religion of our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), and the faith of our father Ibrahim. He was upright (in worshiping Allaah) and a Muslim. He was not of those who worship others besides Allaah.”

[Narrated by Aḥmad (15363), Nasaa`i in al-Kubraa (10103) and (10104), and Daarimi (2730). Authenticated by Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ al-Jaami’ (4674). See Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (6/1230-1238)]

  1. Narrated by al-Munaydhir (may Allaah be pleased with him), I heard the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) say, “Whoever reaches the morning and says:

‘I am pleased with Allaah as my Lord, Islam as me religion and Muhammad as my Prophet’, then I am responsible to take him by his hand until he is entered into Paradise.”

[Narrated by Ṭabaraani in al-Kabeer (20/355/838), Mundhiri in at-Targheeb (1/299), and Haythami in al-Majma’ (10/116). Authenticated by Albaani in Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (no. 2686)]

  1. Narrated by Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her), the mother of believers, that the Prophet (ﷺ) would perform the morning prayer, say the salaam, and then say:

“O Allaah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, goodly provision and acceptable deeds.”

[Narrated by Aḥmad (26120) and Ibn Majah (915). Classed as Ḥasan by ibn Ḥajr in Nataa`ij ul-Afkaar (2/312) and authenticated by Albaani in Ṣaḥiḥ ibn Majah]

  1. Narrated by Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him), that the Prophet of Allaah said (ﷺ), “Whoever says:

‘Perfection and all Praise belongs to Allaah’ one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.”

[Narrated by Bukhari (6405) and Muslim (2691)]

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said, “On the Day of Rising no one will bring anything better than someone who says in the morning and evening:

‘Perfection and all Praise belongs to Allaah’ a hundred times except someone who says the same as he says or more.”

[Narrated by Muslim (2692) and Tirmidhi (3469)]

  1. Narrated by Agharr al-Muzani (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said, “I ask Allaah for forgiveness one hundred times a day.”

    [Narrated by Muslim (2702)]

  2. Narrated by Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said, that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said, “No slave seeks protection from the Fire seven times in a day except that the fire says, ‘O my Lord, indeed Your slave sought protection in You against me, so protect him.’ And no slave asks Allaah for Paradise seven times in a day except that Paradise says, ‘O my Lord, indeed Your slave asked for me, so enter him into Paradise.”

    [Narrated by Abu Ya’laa in his Musnad (4/1472-1473) and by Ḍiyaa` in Ṣifat ul-Jannah (3/89/1). Authenticated by Albaani in Silsilat uṣ-Ṣaḥeeḥah (2506) who said it is according to the conditions of Bukhari and Muslim. The same was stated by Mundhiri in at-Targheeb (4/222) and ibn Qayyim in Ḥaadi al-Arwaaḥ (1/148)]

May Allah send His Blessings and Salutations upon The Prophet Muhammad, his family and all his companions, Ameen.
And Allah Knows Best.