“O who you believe, extoll ALLAH with much of extolment and exalt him morning & afternoon (Al Ahzaab 33:41,42)
The morning and evening Azkar (Adhkar – Supplications) are an easy yet greatly virtuous way to worship ALLAH and attain his mercy, protection & forgiveness. Morning & Evening Azkars are the sunnah way of our Prophet Muhammad SAAW remembering ALLAH at the beginning of the day (After Fajr – till sunrise) and towards the end of the day (After Asar – till sunset).
In the Quran at 15 different places ALLAH commanded us to remember ALLAH in morning and evening, he – the almighty even said everything from the creation glorifies ALLAH subhanwatawla.
“The Sun doesn’t rise except that all of ALLAH’s creation glorify ALLAh with praises except for the Devils & Foolish Humans” (Ibn Al-Sunn)
“So be patient, Verily the Promise of Allah is true and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and hallow the praise of thy Lord in the evening and in the morning” (Ghafir 40:55)
Remembering ALLAH at these 2 times when the sun is rising & setting ie, 1 marks the beginning of the day and other marks the beginning of the night, is the best times to ponder over ALLAH’s power and Might. This will create an awe in our heart for the lord of the worlds thus bring us closer to ALLAH.
In these Morning & Evening Adhkars we admit our servitude and affirm ALLAH’s lordship, thereby increasing our Tawkkul in ALLAH, Fear of ALLAH’s might, Love for ALLAH and Hope in ALLAH’s Mercy.
By remembering ALLAH in the day & night, we are gaining immense blessing during the day & night, along with blessing we are getting his assistance in terms of his support in our daily life and protection from the evil resulting in contentment in our life.
In this post, we are sharing the morning & evening Adhkar, Adhkars specific to morning and evening are in other posts.
Sayyidul Astaghfar:
Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever with firm belief reads this in the evening and dies the same night, so s/he will enter paradise, and likewise, whoever reads this with firm belief in the morning and dies the same day, will enter paradise” (Bukhari 6306)
Allahumma anta rabbi laaa ilaaha illa anta. Khalaq tani wa aana a’bduk. Wa aana aa-la ahdika wa wa’di-ka masta-ta’tu. Aa u’zubika min-sharimaa sa-na’tu. Aa-bu u-laka bi-ni’matika a’laiya. Wa aa-bu u-bi-zambi Fagh-firli Fa-inna-hu la yagh-firuz-zu-nu ba il-la anta.
Meaning: O Allah, You are my Lord, Laa ilaaha illa Anta, You created me and I am Your servant, and I abide to Your covenant and promise to best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed, I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sins except You.
Affirming belief in ALLAH:
Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If anyone says this in the morning, will have a reward equivalent to that for setting free a slave from among the descendants of Isma’il. He will have 10 good deeds recorded for him, 10 evil deeds deducted from him, he will be advanced 10 degrees, and will be guarded from the Devil till the evening. If he says them in the evening, he will have a similar recompense till the morning.” (Abu Dawood 5077)
Laa ilaaha illallahu wahdahu laa sharika lahu, lahul mulku walahul hamdu, wahuwa alaa kulli shayinn Qadeer
Meaning: “There is no god but Allah alone Who has no partner; to Him belong the dominions, to Him praise is due, and He is Omnipotent“
Well-being & Protection from all directions:
“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. Allahum-mastur ‘awrati, wa amin raw’ati wahfazni min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfi, wa ‘an yamini wa ‘an shimali, wa min fawqi, wa ‘audhu bika an ughtala min tahti. (1x, Abu Dawood 5074)
Meaning: O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religious and my worldly affairs. O Allah, conceal my faults, calm my fears, and protect me from before me and behind me, from my right and my left, and from above me, and I seek refuge in You from being taken unaware from beneath me.
Gratitude of day & night:
Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever read this in morning or in the evening is like having being grateful for the day & night” (1x, Abu Dawood 5073)
Allahumma ma asbaha bi minn naemattinn au bi ahadinn min khalqika fa minka wahdaka laa shareeka laka falakalHamdu wa lakashhukr.
Meaning: O Allah! Whatever blessing I have risen upon this morning is from You Alone, You have no partner. So, for You is all praise and unto You all thanks
Protection against oneself and from devil’s harm:
Allahumma fatiras-samawati wal-ardi, ‘alimal-ghaibi wash-shahadati, Rabba kulli shai’in wa malikahu, Ashhadu an’laailaaha illa anta, a’udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharrish- Shaitani wa shirkihi wa-an aq’tarifa ‘ala nafsi soo-an aw ajurrahu ilaa muslim. (1x, Abu Dawood 5083)
Meaning: O Allah! Creator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of the hidden and the exposed! I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but You. Lord of everything and every one. I seek Your Protection from the evil of my own self from the evil of Satan and from the evil of Shirk to which he calls. And from committing wrong against my soul or bringing such upon another Muslim
Protection from weakness, poverty & torment:
Allahumma afini fi badani, Allahumma afini fi sam’i, Allahumma afini fi basari, Laa ilaa ha Illa Anta. Allahumma inni a’uduzu bika minal kufr wal faqri. wa a’uzu bika min azabil qabri, laa ilaa ha illa Anta. (3x, Abu Dawood 5090)
Meaning: O Allah! O Allah, grant health in my body, O Allah, grant health in my hearing, O Allah, grant health in my sight. There is no god worthy of being worshiped except Allah. O Allah I seek refuge in your from Kufr (Disbelief) & from Faqr (Poverty) and I seek refuge in you from the punishment of grave, laa ilaaha illa Anta.
Protection with ALLAH’s name:
Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma`’as-mihi shai’un fil-ardhi wa laa fis-sama’i, wa Huwas-Sami`ul-`Alim (3x, Tirmizii 3388)
Meaning: In the Name of Allah with Whose Name there is protection against every kind of harm in the earth or in the heaven, and He is the All-Hearing and All-Knowing
Affirming the belief & acceptance in ALLAH:
Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever read this in morning & in the evening 3x, On the day of Qayamah, ALLAH will make him / her pleased” (3x, Tirmizii 3389)
Radhitu billahi Rabba, Wa bil Islami deena, Wa bimuhammadin (saaw), Nabiyyan
Meaning: I am pleased with Allah as Lord, with Islam as the religion and with Muhammad (SAAW) as the Prophet.
Declaring full reliance on ALLAH:
Messenger (ﷺ) said, “ALLAH will alleviate all concerns of the person who recites this 7x in the morning & evening” (7x, Abu Dawood 5081)
HasbiyAllahu laa ilaaha illa huwa alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabbul arshil adheem
Meaning: Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship but Him. I have placed my trust in Him. He is the Lord of the Majestic throne.
