Morning and Evening Adhkar are a collection of supplications and remembrances that a Muslim is recommended to recite at the beginning and end of the day. This is a confirmed prophetic practice, as it holds great virtue and has a significant impact on a Muslim’s life.
These supplications protect the believer from evil, bring goodness and blessings, strengthen their connection with Allah, and fill the heart with tranquility and peace.
Complete Morning Adhkar:
Ayat al-Kursi:
“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 is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.” (Al-Baqarah: 255)
Virtue of reciting Ayat al-Kursi: Protection from Satan.
Surahs Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas (3 times each):
“Say: He is Allah, [who is] One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there to Him any equivalent.
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the evil of darkness as it settles, from the evil of the blowers in 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 whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in the breasts of mankind, from among jinn and mankind.”
Virtue of these surahs: Sufficient protection from all harms.
“We have entered the morning, and the kingdom belongs to Allah. All praise is due to Allah. There is no deity but Allah alone; He has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is over all things competent. O Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and the good of what follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and the evil of what follows it. O Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the evil of pride, and from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave.”
Virtue: A comprehensive prayer for the good of the day and protection from its evils.
“O Allah, by You we enter the morning, by You we enter the evening, by You we live, by You we die, and to You is the resurrection.”
Virtue: Acknowledgment of Allah’s power over life and death.
“O Allah! You are my Lord; there is no deity but You. You created me, and I am Your servant, and I am committed to Your covenant and promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and my sin; so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.”
Virtue: The master supplication for forgiveness.
“O Allah, grant health to my body, my hearing, and my sight. There is no deity but You. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty. I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is no deity but You.” (3 times)
Virtue: Seeking well-being and protection from evil.
“O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth. Cover my faults, secure my fears, and protect me from in front, behind, right, left, and above. I seek refuge in Your greatness from being taken unaware from beneath me.”
Virtue: A comprehensive prayer for forgiveness, well-being, and protection.
“O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, Lord and Sovereign of all things. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself, the evil of Satan and his shirk, and from committing evil upon myself or delivering it to another Muslim.”
Virtue: Seeking protection from the self and Satan.
“In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the earth or heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.” (3 times)
Virtue: Protection from harm.
“I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad (peace be upon him) as my Prophet.” (3 times)
Virtue: Awareness of the blessing of Islam.
“O Ever-Living, O Sustainer! In Your mercy I seek help. Rectify all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.”
Virtue: Seeking mercy and rectification.
“Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him as much as the number of His creation, His pleasure, the weight of His Throne, and the ink for His words.” (3 times)
Virtue: Multiplied glorification of Allah.
Complete Evening Adhkar:
Virtue: Comprehensive prayer for the night’s good and protection from its evils.
