Evening adhkar are the supplications and remembrances established from the Prophet ﷺ that a Muslim recites at the end of the day to close it in the care of Allah. Keeping to them guards a person through the night and settles the heart by Allah's permission.

The time for evening adhkar runs from after the Asr prayer until sunset, and if missed they can still be said after Maghrib. Below is the complete set from the authentic Sunnah, with the meaning of each, how many times to recite it, and where it comes from. Use the free tasbih counter to hold your place, especially for the adhkar recited a hundred times.

The Complete Evening Adhkar

Ayat al-Kursi

Ayat al-Kursi is the greatest verse in the Quran (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255). Reciting it in the evening is a shield for the believer, and it is reported that whoever recites it when evening comes is guarded until morning (an-Nasa'i). Recited once.

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

Allahu la ilaha illa Huwa, al-Hayyul-Qayyum. La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm. Lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard. Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih. Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi shay'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifzuhuma, wa Huwal-'Aliyyul-'Azim.

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 lies before them and what is behind them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not tire Him. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas (Al-Mu'awwidhat)

These three surahs give protection from every evil. The Prophet ﷺ advised reciting them three times in the morning and evening and said they will suffice you against everything (Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi). Recited three times.

قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ. قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ، مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ. قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ، مَلِكِ النَّاسِ، إِلَهِ النَّاسِ، مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ، الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ، مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad. Allahus-Samad. Lam yalid wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad. / Qul a'udhu bi Rabbil-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffathati fil-'uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad. / Qul a'udhu bi Rabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharril-waswasil-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas.

Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equal. / Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the evil of darkness when it settles, from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies. / 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.

Sayyidul Istighfar

Sayyidul Istighfar is the finest way of asking forgiveness. The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says it at night with firm certainty and dies before morning will be among the people of Paradise (al-Bukhari). Said once.

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 لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mas-tata't. A'udhu bika min sharri ma sana't. Abu'u laka bi ni'matika 'alayya, wa abu'u laka bi dhanbi faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant.

O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no deity except 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 I have done. I acknowledge Your blessing upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.

Amsayna wa Amsal-Mulku Lillah

With this remembrance the believer closes the day by returning it to Allah, asking for the good of the night and seeking refuge from its evil. It was part of how the Prophet ﷺ entered the evening (Muslim). Said once.

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

Amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillah, wal-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, 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.

We have entered the evening and with it the whole dominion belongs to Allah. All praise is for Allah. There is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and the praise, and He is able to do all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil after it.

Allahumma bika Amsayna

A short acknowledgement that our evening and morning, our life and death, and our final return are all in Allah's hand alone (Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi). Said once.

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

Allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namut, wa ilaykal-masir.

O Allah, by You we enter the evening and by You we enter the morning, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the final return.

Dua for Well-being (Allahumma 'Afini)

A request for well-being in the body, hearing, and sight, and for refuge from disbelief, poverty, and the punishment of the grave. The Prophet ﷺ would not leave it morning or evening (Abu Dawud). Recited three 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

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

O Allah, grant me well-being in my body. O Allah, grant me well-being in my hearing. O Allah, grant me well-being in my sight. There is no deity but You. 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 no deity but You.

A'udhu bi Kalimatillahit-Tammat

This is the dhikr most tied to the evening. Whoever says it three times in the evening, nothing will harm him that night (at-Tirmidhi, Ahmad). Recited three times.

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A'udhu bi kalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.

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

Hasbiyallahu La Ilaha Illa Huwa

This is a declaration of complete reliance on Allah, taken from the words of the Quran (at-Tawbah 9:129). A narration recommends saying it seven times in the morning and evening so that Allah suffices the one who says it, and scholars differ over the strength of that report. Recited seven times.

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

Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa Huwa, 'alayhi tawakkalt, wa Huwa Rabbul-'arshil-'azim.

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

Bismillahil-ladhi La Yadurru

Whoever says this three times in the evening is protected until morning, and likewise in the morning until evening (Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi). Recited three times.

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

Bismillahil-ladhi 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 heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Raditu Billahi Rabban

Whoever says this three times in the morning and evening, Allah has promised to please him on the Day of Resurrection (Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi). Recited three times.

رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ نَبِيًّا

Raditu billahi Rabban, wa bil-Islami dinan, wa bi Muhammadin ﷺ nabiyyan.

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

SubhanAllahi wa Bihamdihi

Whoever says this one hundred times in a day has his sins wiped away, even if they were like the foam of the sea (al-Bukhari, Muslim). Recited one hundred times, where the counter is most useful.

100

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Subhanallahi wa bihamdih.

Glory is to Allah and praise is to Him.

La Ilaha Illallahu Wahdahu La Sharika Lah

Whoever says this one hundred times earns the reward of freeing ten slaves, has one hundred good deeds written and one hundred sins erased, and is guarded from Shaytan (al-Bukhari, Muslim). Recited one hundred times.

100

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

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

There is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and the praise, and He is able to do all things.

SubhanAllahi wa Bihamdihi 'Adada Khalqih

The Prophet ﷺ taught this brief but immense tasbih to his wife Juwayriyah, telling her it outweighed all she had said since the morning (Muslim). Recited three times.

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

Subhanallahi wa bihamdih, 'adada khalqih, wa rida nafsih, wa zinata 'arshih, wa midada kalimatih.

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

Salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ

Sending salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ is among the best acts of the morning and evening. A report in at-Tabarani mentions ten times morning and evening as a means of attaining his intercession on the Day of Resurrection, and scholars differ over its grading. Recited ten times.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

Allahumma salli wa sallim 'ala nabiyyina Muhammad.

O Allah, send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.

Benefits of Evening Adhkar

Protection from harm, evil, and the whispers of Shaytan through the night
Forgiveness of sins, even if they were as much as the foam of the sea
A settled, calm heart before sleep
Following the daily practice of the Prophet ﷺ and drawing nearer to Allah

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