Morning and evening remembrance combines praise, gratitude, reliance on Allah, and requests for protection and forgiveness. This selection helps you read the meanings before exploring the complete occasion collection.
Some entries include different wording for morning and evening. Keep those distinctions and the repetition counts shown in the source entry.
Gratitude on waking
Occasion: Supplications for when you wake up
الحَمدُ للَّهِ الَّذِي أَحيَانَا بَعدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا، وَإِلَيهِ النُّشُورُ
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Alhamdu lillahil-lathee ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa-ilayhin-nushoor
English meaning
All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection.
Explanation
For waking, this prayer begins with praise for Allah and describes awakening as life restored after a state likened to death. It closes by looking beyond the new day to resurrection and the final return to Him.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 1
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Asking for the good of the day
Occasion: Words of remembrance for morning and evening
((أَصبَحنَا وَأَصبَحَ المُلكُ لِلَّهِ ، وَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ، لاَ إِلَهَ إلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلكُ وَلَهُ الحَمدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسأَلُكَ خَيرَ مَا فِي هَذَا اليَومِ وَخَيرَ مَا بَعدَهُ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِن شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذَا اليَومِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعدَهُ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِن عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي القَبرِ)). [ وإذا أمسى قال: أمسينا وأمسى الملك للَّه] [وإذا أمسى قال: رب أسألك خير ما في هذه الليلة، وخير ما بعدها، وأعوذ بك من شر ما في هذه الليلة، وشر ما بعدها.]
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Aṣbaḥnā wa'aṣbaḥa almulku lillāhi, wal-ḥamdu lillāhi, lā ilāha illā allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu almulku walahu alḥamdu wahuwa 'alā kulli shay'in qadīrun, rabbi as'aluka khayra mā fī hādhā alyawmi wakhayra mā ba'dahu, wa'a'ūdhu bika min sharri mā fī hādhā alyawmi washarri mā ba'dahu, rabbi a'ūdhu bika mina alkasali wasū'i alkibari, rabbi a'ūdhu bika min 'adhābin fī an-nāri wa'adhābin fī alqabri. wa idhā amsā qāla: amsaynā wa amsā al-mulku lillāh wa idhā amsā qāla: rabbi as'aluka khayra mā fī hādhihi al-laylati, wa khayra mā ba'dahā, wa a'ūdhu bika min sharri mā fī hādhihi al-laylati, wa sharri mā ba'dahā.
English meaning
‘We have reached the morning and at this very time unto Allaah, belongs all sovereignty , and all praise is for Allaah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, alone, without any partner, to Him belong all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and the good of what follows it and I take refuge in You from the evil of this day and the evil of what follows it . My Lord, I take refuge in You from laziness and senility. My Lord, I take refuge in You from torment in the Fire and punishment in the grave.’
Explanation
This morning remembrance opens by affirming that sovereignty and praise belong to Allah alone. It asks for the good of the present day and what follows, seeks protection from their evil, and adds refuge from laziness, debilitating old age, punishment in the Fire, and punishment in the grave.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 77
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By Your leave we live and die
Occasion: Words of remembrance for morning and evening
((اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصبَحنَا، وَبِكَ أَمسَينَا ، وَبِكَ نَحيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيكَ النُّشُورُ)). [وإذا أمسى قال: اللَّهم بك أمسينا، وبك أصبحنا، وبك نحيا، وبك نموت، وإليك المصير.]
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Allāhumma bika aṣbaḥnā, wabika amsaynā, wabika naḥyā, wabika namūtu wa'ilayka an-nushūru. wa idhā amsā qāla: allāhumma bika amsaynā, wa bika aṣbaḥnā, wa bika naḥyā, wa bika namūtu, wa ilayka al-maṣīru.
English meaning
O Allah, by your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we have reached the evening, by Your leave we live and die and unto You is our resurrection.)[In the evening:](O Allah, by Your leave we have reached the evening and by Your leave we have reached the morning, by Your leave we live and die and unto You is our return.
Explanation
This supplication recognizes each morning and evening, as well as life and death, as occurring by Allah's leave. The morning form ends by acknowledging resurrection to Him, while the evening form speaks of the final return, placing the daily cycle within life's larger journey.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 78
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Sayyidul Istighfar
Occasion: Words of remembrance for morning and evening
اللَّهُمَّ أَنتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنتَ، خَلَقتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهدِكَ وَوَعدِكَ مَا استَطَعتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِن شَرِّ مَا صَنَعتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنبِي فَاغفِر لِي فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغفِرُ الذُّنوبَ إِلاَّ أَنتَ
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Allahumma anta rabbee la ilaha illa ant, khalaqtanee wa-ana 'abduk, wa-ana 'ala 'ahdika wawa'dika mas-tata't, a'oothu bika min sharri ma sana't, aboo-o laka bini'matika 'alay, wa-aboo-o bithanbee, faghfir lee fa-innahu la yaghfiruth-thunooba illa ant
English meaning
O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped except You, You created me and I am Your servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I have committed. I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except You.
Explanation
Sayyidul Istighfar begins with Allah's lordship, oneness, and creation of the supplicant, followed by an affirmation of servanthood and commitment as far as one is able. It then seeks refuge from one's own wrongdoing, acknowledges Allah's favor and personal sin, and asks the One who alone forgives for forgiveness.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 79
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Contentment with faith
Occasion: Words of remembrance for morning and evening
(رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبَّاً، وَبِالإِسلاَمِ دِيناً، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَبِيّاً)) (ثلاثَ مرَّاتٍ
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Raḍītu billāhi rabban, wabil-'islāmi dīnan, wabimuḥammadin ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam nabiyyan thalātha marrātin
English meaning
I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, and Islam as a religion and Muhammad as a Prophet.’(three times)
Explanation
This morning and evening statement expresses contentment with three foundations named directly in the words: Allah as Lord, Islam as religion, and Muhammad as Prophet. Its repeated structure is a concise renewal of acceptance and identification rather than a request for a particular worldly need.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 87
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