Evening Adhkar

أذكار المساء

Recite once after Asr or in the late afternoon before Maghrib, unless a specific count is noted.

Dhikr 1

Repeat 1 time

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither slumber 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 nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Magnificent.

Benefit: Protection from the jinn until morning.

Source: Quran 2:255

Dhikr 2

Repeat 3 times

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ۝ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۝ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ۝ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۝ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ۝ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ۝ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ۝ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ۝ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ۝ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

Surah al-Ikhlas: Say, He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent. Surah al-Falaq: Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak from the evil of what He has 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. Surah an-Nas: 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 in the breasts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind.

Benefit: Sufficient protection from every harm in the evening.

Source: Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi (sahih)

Dhikr 3

Repeat 1 time

أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى 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 هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ

We have entered the evening and the kingdom belongs to Allah. Praise be to Allah. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, alone, without partner; His is the kingdom and His is the praise, and He is over all things able. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it, and I take refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I take refuge in You from laziness and the misery of old age. My Lord, I take refuge in You from punishment in the Fire and punishment in the grave.

Source: Sahih Muslim

Dhikr 4

Repeat 1 time

أَمْسَيْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الإِسْلاَمِ، وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ الإِخْلاَصِ، وَعَلَى دِينِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

We have entered the evening upon the natural disposition of Islam, upon the word of pure sincerity, upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and upon the way of our father Ibrahim, who was upright, a Muslim, and not among the polytheists.

Source: Ahmad and Nasa'i (sahih)

Dhikr 5

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

O Allah, by You we have entered the evening, by You we have entered the morning, by You we live, by You we die, and to You is the destination.

Source: Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud (sahih)

Dhikr 6

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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 god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I am faithful to my covenant and promise to You as much as I am able. I take refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge before You Your blessings upon me, and I acknowledge my sin. So forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.

Benefit: Whoever says it in the evening with conviction and dies that night is among the people of Paradise.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (sayyid al-istighfar)

Dhikr 7

Repeat 3 times

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

O Allah, grant my body wellbeing. O Allah, grant my hearing wellbeing. O Allah, grant my sight wellbeing. There is no god but You. O Allah, I take refuge in You from disbelief and poverty, and I take refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is no god but You.

Source: Abu Dawud and Ahmad (hasan)

Dhikr 8

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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 pardon and wellbeing in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and wellbeing in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and calm my fears. O Allah, guard me from before me and behind me, on my right and on my left, and from above me. And I seek refuge in Your majesty from being struck down from beneath me.

Source: Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah (sahih)

Dhikr 9

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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 seen, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and its Owner, I bear witness that there is no god but You. I take refuge in You from the evil of my own self, from the evil of Shaytan and his calling to associate partners with You, and from committing wrong against my soul or bringing harm upon any Muslim.

Source: Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud (sahih)

Dhikr 10

Repeat 3 times

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

Bismillāhi lladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa smihi shayʾun fī l-arḍi wa lā fī s-samāʾi, wa huwa s-samīʿu l-ʿalīm

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

Benefit: No sudden affliction will harm one who recites it three times in the evening.

Source: Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi (sahih)

Dhikr 11

Repeat 3 times

رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيًّا

I am pleased with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) as Prophet.

Source: Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi (hasan)

Dhikr 12

Repeat 3 times

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

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

Source: Nasa'i and al-Hakim (sahih)

Dhikr 13

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أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ، فَتْحَهَا وَنَصْرَهَا وَنُورَهَا وَبَرَكَتَهَا وَهُدَاهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِيهَا وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا

We have entered the evening and the kingdom belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night, its opening, its victory, its light, its blessing, and its guidance. And I take refuge in You from the evil of what is in it and the evil of what follows it.

Source: Abu Dawud (sahih)

Dhikr 14

Repeat 100 times

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim

Dhikr 15

Repeat 3 times

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

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

Benefit: Whoever says this three times in the evening will not be harmed by anything that night.

Source: Sahih Muslim

Dhikr 16

Repeat 1 time

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

O Allah, whatever blessing has come to me or to any of Your creation in this evening, it is from You alone, who has no partner. So all praise belongs to You, and all thanks belong to You.

Source: Abu Dawud, Nasa'i, Ibn Hibban (hasan)

Dhikr 17

Repeat 10 times

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and barakah upon our Prophet Muhammad.

Source: Tabarani (hasan)

Dhikr 18

Repeat 3 times

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

Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him, by the number of His creation, by His own pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the ink of His words.

Source: Sahih Muslim

Dhikr 19

Repeat 7 times

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

Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but He. Upon Him I rely, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

Source: Abu Dawud (hasan)

Dhikr 20

Repeat 10 times

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

None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs the kingdom and to Him is all praise, and He is over all things able.

Source: Sahih: Nasa'i and Ibn Majah

Dhikr 21

Repeat 100 times

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

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

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim