Evening adhkar

The remembrances the Prophet ﷺ said as the day closed. Start with the evening declaration, then the six below it; the set takes about five minutes.

Evening Fitrah Statement

Said once

أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillah, walhamdu lillah, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa ala kulli shay'in qadeer

We have reached the evening and at this very time the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. All praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, without any partner. To Him belongs the dominion, and to Him belongs all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.

Hisnul Muslim 77, Muslim 4/2088 · Hadith

The evening sovereignty declaration of the Prophet ﷺ.

When to read it

  • After Asr until Maghrib, or any time in the evening before you sleep.
  • A’udhu bikalimatillah is said three times: whoever says it in the evening, nothing harms him that night (Muslim 2708).

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6 more the Prophet ﷺ taught alongside it.

Ayat al-Kursi

Said once

﴿اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ﴾

Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-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 hifdhuhuma, wa huwal-'Aliyyul-'Adhim

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of 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 will be after 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 2:255 · Qur’an

Whoever recites it after every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death.

Surah Al-Ikhlas

Said 3 times

﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۝ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ۝ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۝ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ﴾

Qul huwallahu ahad. Allahus-samad. Lam yalid wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad

Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there to Him any equivalent.

Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4 · Qur’an

Reciting it three times in the morning and evening suffices you from everything.

Surah Al-Falaq

Said 3 times

﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ﴾

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

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak. From the evil of that which He created. And from the evil of darkness when it settles. And from the evil of the blowers in knots. And from the evil of an envier when he envies.

Al-Falaq 113:1-5 · Qur’an

The Prophet ﷺ said: Recite the Mu'awwidhatayn — you will not recite anything like them.

Surah An-Nas

Said 3 times

﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ۝ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ۝ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ۝ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ﴾

Qul a'udhu bi-rabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharril-waswasil-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas

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. Among jinn and among mankind.

An-Nas 114:1-6 · Qur’an

Protection from jinn and mankind — the Prophet ﷺ recited this every night before sleep.

Kalimat at-Tammah

Said 3 times

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A'udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq

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

Muslim 2708 · Hadith

Whoever says this three times in the evening, nothing will harm him that night.

Bismillah La Yadurru

Said 3 times

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

Bismillahilladhi la yadurru ma'asmihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama'i wa huwas-sami'ul-'alim

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

Abu Dawud 5088, Tirmidhi 3388 · Hadith

Whoever says this three times, nothing will harm him.

Questions

What are the evening adhkar?
The remembrances the Prophet ﷺ said each evening, collected in Hisnul Muslim: the evening declaration (Amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillah, Muslim 4/2088), Ayat al-Kursi, Surahs al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and an-Nas three times each, A’udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati three times (Muslim 2708) and Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru three times (Abu Dawud 5088).
What time do evening adhkar start?
After the Asr prayer. Most scholars give the window as Asr to Maghrib, and reading them later in the evening is better than leaving them. The morning set is read after Fajr.