Morning and evening adhkar

1. The kingdom belongs to Allah

Morning (evening wording below)

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

aṣbaḥnaa wa-aṣbaḥa l-mulku lillaah, wal-ḥamdu lillaah, laa ilaaha illa llaahu waḥdahu laa shariika lah, lahu l-mulku wa-lahu l-ḥamdu wa-huwa ʿalaa kulli shay’in qadiir

We have entered the morning, and the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. All praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the kingdom and His is the praise, and He has power over everything.

In the evening begin with أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ (amsaynaa wa-amsaa l-mulku lillaah, we have entered the evening…). This is the opening of a longer dua.

2. By You we live and die

Morning (evening wording below)

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

allaahumma bika aṣbaḥnaa, wa-bika amsaynaa, wa-bika naḥyaa, wa-bika namuutu, wa-ilayka n-nushuur

O Allah, 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 rising.

In the evening say اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا and end with وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ (and to You is the return). In at-Tirmidhi 3391 the two endings are the other way round; both are fine.

3. Sayyid al-istighfar: the best way to ask forgiveness

Morning and evening

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

allaahumma anta rabbii, laa ilaaha illaa ant, khalaqtanii wa-ana ʿabduk, wa-ana ʿalaa ʿahdika wa-waʿdika ma staṭaʿt, aʿuudhu bika min sharri maa ṣanaʿt, abuu’u laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayya, wa-abuu’u bi-dhanbii, faghfir lii, fa-innahu laa yaghfiru dh-dhunuuba illaa ant

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 as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I admit Your favours on me and I admit my sins, so forgive me, for no one forgives sins but You.

Whoever says it with firm belief during the day and dies before evening, or at night and dies before morning, is among the people of Paradise.

4. Nothing can harm with His name

Morning and evening3 times

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

bismi llaahi lladhii laa yaḍurru maʿa smihi shay’un fil-arḍi wa-laa fis-samaa’, wa-huwa s-samiiʿu l-ʿaliim

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

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

5. Refuge in Allah’s perfect words

Evening, and when you stop at a new place3 times

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

aʿuudhu bi-kalimaati llaahi t-taammaati min sharri maa khalaq

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

6. The three Quls

Morning and evening3 times

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

qul huwa llaahu aḥad · qul aʿuudhu bi-rabbi l-falaq · qul aʿuudhu bi-rabbi n-naas

Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas in full.

The Prophet ﷺ said that reciting them three times morning and evening will suffice you against everything.

7. Glory and praise to Allah

Morning and evening100 times

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

subḥaana llaahi wa-biḥamdih

Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Him.

No one brings anything better on the Day of Judgement, except someone who said the same or more.