The evening adhkar

The evening words in order, with a counter for each and continuous reading.

The evening adhkar are said from the afternoon until nightfall, often after the asr or maghrib prayer. They include Ayat al-Kursi, the last three surahs, sayyid al-istighfar and the evening formulas. This page gives them in order, with their source and a counter.

The verses

  1. فَسُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ

    fasubḥāna llāhi ḥīna tumsūna waḥīna tuṣbiḥūn

    So exalted is Allāh when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.

  2. وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ

    walahu l-ḥamdu fi s-samāwāti wal-arḍi waʿashiyyaw waḥīna tuẓhirūn

    And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalted is He] at night and when you are at noon.

The adhkar, in order

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The texts one after another, large, without counters.

  1. Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse)

    1. ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

      allāhu lā 'ilāha 'illā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūm | lā ta'khudhuhū sinatuw walā nawm | lahū mā fi s-samāwāti wamā fi l-arḍ | man dha lladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahū 'illā bi'idhnih | yaʿlamu mā bayna 'aydīhim wamā khalfahum | walā yuḥīṭūna bishay'im min ʿilmihī 'illā bimā shā' | wasiʿa kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wal-arḍ | walā ya'ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā | wahuwa l-ʿaliyyu l-ʿaẓīm

      Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. 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 [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

    The page for this verse: Ayatul Kursi

  2. The last three surahs: Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas

    1. قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

      qul huwa llāhu 'aḥad

      Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,

    2. ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

      allāhu ṣ-ṣamad

      Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.

    3. لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

      lam yalid walam yūlad

      He neither begets nor is born,

    4. وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

      walam yakul lahū kufuwan 'aḥad

      Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

    1. قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

      qul 'aʿūdhu birabbi l-falaq

      Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

    2. مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

      min sharri mā khalaq

      From the evil of that which He created

    3. وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

      wamin sharri ghāsiqin 'idhā waqab

      And from the evil of darkness when it settles

    4. وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

      wamin sharri n-naffāthāti fi l-ʿuqad

      And from the evil of the blowers in knots

    5. وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

      wamin sharri ḥāsidin 'idhā ḥasad

      And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

    1. قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

      qul 'aʿūdhu birabbi n-nās

      Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

    2. مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ

      maliki n-nās

      The Sovereign of mankind,

    3. إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ

      ilāhi n-nās

      The God of mankind,

    4. مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ

      min sharri l-waswāsi l-khannās

      From the evil of the retreating whisperer -

    5. ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ

      alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nās

      Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -

    6. مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

      mina l-jinnati wan-nās

      From among the jinn and mankind."

    Say it 3 times · number given by Sunan Abi Dawud 5082 · grade: hasan (good), graded by al-Albani

    Its merit

    تَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.

    Recite them three times morning and evening: they will suffice you against everything.

    Sunan Abi Dawud 5082 · grade: hasan (good), graded by al-Albani
  3. Sayyid al-istighfar, the finest request for forgiveness

    اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ 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 لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ.

    Allâhumma anta Rabbî lâ ilâha illâ ant, khalaqtanî wa anâ 'abduk, wa anâ 'alâ 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata't, a'ûdhu bika min sharri mâ sana't, abû'u laka bi-ni'matika 'alayy, wa abû'u laka bi-dhanbî, faghfir lî fa-innahu lâ yaghfirudh-dhunûba illâ ant.

    O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I keep Your covenant and promise as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your favour upon me, and I confess my sin — so forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.

    Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Bukhari

    Its merit

    مَنْ قَالَهَا مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَهُوَ مُوقِنٌ بِهَا فَمَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ.

    Whoever says it in the evening with firm conviction and dies that night will be among the people of Paradise.

    Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Bukhari
  4. In the evening, the dominion belongs to Allah

    We have entered the evening, and with it all dominion belongs to Allah. Praise be to Allah. There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner; to Him belong the dominion and the praise, and He has power over all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the misery of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from torment in the Fire and torment in the grave.

    Arabic text awaiting verification: we show it only once it is found word for word in the cited hadith.
  5. The evening entrusted to Allah

    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.

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  6. Calling on the Ever-Living, the Sustainer

    O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I call for help: set right all my affairs, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.

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  7. Asking for health of body, hearing and sight

    O Allah, grant health to my body; O Allah, grant health to my hearing; O Allah, grant health to my sight — there is no god but You. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty, O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave — there is no god but You.

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  8. In the name of Allah, nothing harms with His name

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ.

    Bismillâhil-ladhî lâ yadurru ma'a-smihi shay'un fil-ardi wa lâ fis-samâ', wa huwas-Samî'ul-'Alîm.

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

    Sunan Abi Dawud 5088 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Albani

    Say it 3 times

  9. Refuge in the perfect words of Allah

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

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  10. Asking for pardon and well-being

    O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly life, my family and my wealth. O Allah, cover my faults and calm my fears. O Allah, protect me from before me and behind me, from my right and my left, and from above me — and I seek refuge in Your greatness from being taken unaware from beneath me.

    Arabic text awaiting verification: we show it only once it is found word for word in the cited hadith.
  11. Refuge from the evil of the self and of the devil

    O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things — I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own soul, from the evil of Satan and his call to associate partners with You, and from bringing harm upon myself or upon any Muslim.

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  12. Subhan Allah wa bi-hamdih

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ.

    Subhânallâhi wa bihamdih.

    Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him.

    Sahih Muslim 2692 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by Muslim

    Say it 100 times

    Its merit

    لَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا جَاءَ بِهِ إِلَّا أَحَدٌ قَالَ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ أَوْ زَادَ عَلَيْهِ.

    Whoever says it a hundred times morning and evening — no one will come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better, except someone who said the same or more.

    Sahih Muslim 2692 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by Muslim
  13. In the evening, upon the natural way of Islam

    We have entered the evening upon the natural way of Islam, upon the word of pure devotion, upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and upon the way of our father Ibrahim — upright, submitted to Allah, and never of those who associate partners with Him.

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When to say them

The time for the evening adhkar begins in the afternoon and lasts until night; many say them after asr.

Sayyid al-istighfar said in the evening with certainty has a merit given by the hadith: it is shown under the text.

The Prophet ﷺ compared the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not to the living and the dead.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6407 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Bukhari
Adhkar sheet: how many times, and the source
DhikrTimesSource
Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse) once Al-Baqarah 2:255
The last three surahs: Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas 3 times Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4, Al-Falaq 113:1-5, An-Nas 114:1-6
Sayyid al-istighfar, the finest request for forgiveness once Sahih al-Bukhari 6306
In the evening, the dominion belongs to Allah – Source being verified
The evening entrusted to Allah – Source being verified
Calling on the Ever-Living, the Sustainer – Source being verified
Asking for health of body, hearing and sight – Source being verified
In the name of Allah, nothing harms with His name 3 times Sunan Abi Dawud 5088
Refuge in the perfect words of Allah – Source being verified
Asking for pardon and well-being – Source being verified
Refuge from the evil of the self and of the devil – Source being verified
Subhan Allah wa bi-hamdih 100 times Sahih Muslim 2692
In the evening, upon the natural way of Islam – Source being verified

Frequently asked questions

From when should the evening adhkar be said?

Scholars place them after asr until sunset, some until night. What matters is not letting them pass.

Can they be said after maghrib?

Yes, many scholars allow it. The counter keeps your progress for the evening on this phone.

Why do some adhkar have no Arabic text?

Because their text has not yet been found word for word in the cited hadith: the page gives the meaning, without a counter.

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