Evening Supplications
📿 أَذْكَارُ الْمَسَاءِ — Evening Invocations
Allah the Almighty said: ﴿ So exalt Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning. And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalt Him] in the late afternoon and when you are at noon ﴾ [Ar-Rūm: 17-18]
📖 The Invocations in This Lesson
🤲 ① Invocation 1: Āyat al-Kursī (The Throne Verse)
🟢 ﴿ 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 ﴾ 🟢
📖 Reference: [Al-Baqarah: 255]
🔢 Repetitions: 🟢 Once (×1)
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| The Noble Qur'an | Surah Al-Baqarah: 255 | ✅ Qur'an |
| Sahih al-Bukhārī | 2311 | ✅ Authentic |
💎 Merit of Āyat al-Kursī in the Evening
Āyat al-Kursī is the master of all verses of the Qur'an, recited morning and evening for protection from all evil.
From Abū Hurayrah — may Allah be pleased with him — in the long hadith about the devil:
« When you go to your bed, recite Āyat al-Kursī. Allah will appoint a guardian for you, and no devil will approach you until morning. »
[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 2311]
🤲 ② Invocation 2: Al-Mu'awwidhāt and Sūrat Al-Ikhlāṣ
🔵 ﴿ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ • اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ • لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ • وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴾ 🔵
📖 Reference: [Al-Ikhlāṣ: 1-4]
🔵 ﴿ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ • مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ • وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ • وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ • وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴾ 🔵
📖 Reference: [Al-Falaq: 1-5]
🔵 ﴿ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ • مَلِكِ النَّاسِ • إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ • مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ • الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ • مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴾ 🔵
📖 Reference: [An-Nās: 1-6]
🔢 Repetitions: 🔵 Three times (×3) - All three surahs together
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| The Noble Qur'an | Surahs 112, 113, 114 | ✅ Qur'an |
| Sunan Abī Dāwūd | 5082 | ✅ Authentic |
| Sunan at-Tirmidhī | 3575 | ✅ Good and authentic |
💎 The Prophetic Method
From 'Ā'ishah — may Allah be pleased with her:
« The Prophet ﷺ, every night before going to bed, would join his hands together, blow into them, and recite: "Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad", "Qul a'ūdhu birabbi al-falaq", and "Qul a'ūdhu birabbi an-nās". Then he would wipe his hands over his body starting from his head, face, and the front of his body. He would do this three times. »
[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 5017]
Frequency: Three times morning and evening.
🤲 ③ Invocation 3: Amsaynā wa amsā al-mulku lillāh
🟣 ﴿ أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴾ 🟣
📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 3293]
🔢 Repetitions: 🟣 Once (×1)
🤲 ④ Invocation 4: Ḥasbiya Allāh
🟡 ﴿ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ ﴾ 🟡
📖 Reference: [At-Tawbah: 129]
🔢 Repetitions: 🟡 Seven times (×7)
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| The Noble Qur'an | Surah At-Tawbah: 129 | ✅ Qur'an |
| Sunan Abī Dāwūd | 5081 | ✅ Authentic |
💎 Merit of Ḥasbiya Allāh
This invocation brings sufficiency from the worries of this world and the Hereafter. It is a fortress against anxiety and distress.
🤲 ⑤ Invocation 5: Bismillāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru
🔵 ﴿ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ﴾ 🔵
📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 3293]
🔢 Repetitions: 🔵 Three times (×3)
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī | 3293 | ✅ Authentic |
| Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim | 2708 | ✅ Authentic |
💎 Protection from All Harm
This invocation provides comprehensive protection from all types of harm in the earth and heavens.
🤲 ⑥ Invocation 6: Sayyid al-Istighfār
🟠 ﴿ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ﴾ 🟠
📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6306]
🔢 Repetitions: 🟠 Once (×1)
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī | 6306 | ✅ Authentic |
| Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim | 771 | ✅ Authentic |
💎 Paradise for the Believer
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever recites this invocation during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."
🤲 ⑦ Invocation 7: Raḍītu billāhi Rabbā
🔵 ﴿ رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا ﴾ 🔵
📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 34]
🔢 Repetitions: 🔵 Three times (×3)
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim | 34 | ✅ Authentic |
💎 Allah's Pleasure on Judgment Day
This testimony brings Allah's pleasure and satisfaction on the Day of Judgment.
🤲 ⑧ Invocation 8: Subḥān Allāh wa biḥamdih
🔴 سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ 🔴
📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 597]
🔢 Repetitions: 🔴 One hundred times (×100)
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim | 597 | ✅ Authentic |
💎 Erasing Sins Like Sea Foam
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, are loved by the Most Merciful: Subḥān Allāh wa biḥamdih, Subḥān Allāh al-'Aẓīm (Glory and praise be to Allah, Glory be to Allah the Almighty)."
🤲 ⑨ Invocation 9: Allāhumma innī as'aluka al-'āfiyah
🟢 اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ 🟢
📖 Reference: [Sunan Ibn Mājah: 3847]
🔢 Repetitions: 🟢 Once (×1)
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| Sunan Ibn Mājah | 3847 | ✅ Good and authentic |
💎 Comprehensive Well-being
This invocation encompasses all types of well-being in this life and the Hereafter.
🤲 ⑩ Invocation 10: Allāhumma 'ālim al-ghayb
🟢 ﴿ اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي سُوءًا، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَىٰ مُسْلِمٍ ﴾ 🟢
📖 Reference: [Sunan Abī Dāwūd: 5067]
🔢 Repetitions: 🟢 Once (×1)
📚 Source
| Reference | Number | Authenticity |
|---|---|---|
| Sunan Abī Dāwūd | 5067 | ✅ Authentic |
| Sunan at-Tirmidhī | 3392 | ✅ Good and authentic |
| Musnad Ahmad | 23033 | ✅ Authentic |
💎 The Triple Refuge
| Refuge | Meaning |
|---|---|
| From the evil of the soul | From whims and desires |
| From the evil of Satan | From whispers and temptations |
| From his Shirk | From falling into polytheism |
🎓 Importance of Evening Invocations
📌 Scholars' Statements
| Scholar | Statement |
|---|---|
| Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله | « Evening invocations are a fortress for the Muslim from the devils of the night. » |
| Ibn Bāz رحمه الله | « Whoever preserves the evening invocations sleeps in security and tranquility. » |
| Ibn 'Uthaymīn رحمه الله | « The night is more dangerous than the day, so its fortress is in the invocations. » |
📌 Difference Between Morning and Evening Invocations
| Element | Morning Invocations | Evening Invocations |
|---|---|---|
| Time | From dawn to Ḍuḥā | From 'Aṣr to Maghrib |
| Formula | أَصْبَحْنَا | أَمْسَيْنَا |
| Focus | Daytime protection | Nighttime protection |
| Importance | Equal | Equal |
📚 Evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah
From the Noble Qur'an
﴿ And invoke the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening ﴾
[Al-Insān: 25]
﴿ So glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting ﴾
[Qāf: 39]
﴿ O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance, and exalt Him morning and afternoon ﴾
[Al-Aḥzāb: 41-42]
From the Prophetic Sunnah
According to Abū Hurayrah — may Allah be pleased with him — the Prophet ﷺ said:
« Whoever says: "Lā ilāha illā Allāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-ḥamdu wa huwa 'alā kulli shay'in qadīr" one hundred times a day, it will be equivalent to freeing ten slaves for him, and one hundred good deeds will be written for him, and one hundred bad deeds will be erased from him, and it will be a protection for him from Satan for that day until evening. »
[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 3293, Muslim: 2691]
🌍 Modern Practical Application
⏰ Best Times for Evening Invocations
| Time | Schedule | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Optimal | After 'Aṣr prayer | ✅ Sunnah |
| Acceptable | Before Maghrib | ⚪ Acceptable |
| Late | After Maghrib | ⚠️ Make up |
📱 Utilizing Technology
| Tool | Usage |
|---|---|
| Phone alarm | Set alarm after 'Aṣr |
| Ḥiṣn al-Muslim app | Read invocations from the app |
| Voice assistant | "Ok Google, remind me of evening adhkār" |
| Screen wallpaper | Put a visual reminder |
🏡 Family Evening Invocations
| Method | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Gathering after 'Aṣr | Strengthening family bonds |
| Group recitation | Teaching children |
| Taking turns reading | Everyone participates |
| Explaining one meaning daily | Deep understanding |
⚠️ Precautions and Common Mistakes
🚫 Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Correction |
|---|---|
| ❌ Delaying invocations until night | ✅ Recite them after 'Aṣr |
| ❌ Content with only morning invocations | ✅ Preserve both morning AND evening |
| ❌ Reading too quickly | ✅ Slow down and contemplate |
| ❌ Abandoning invocations while traveling | ✅ Invocations are always required |
| ❌ Content with just listening | ✅ Reciting yourself is better |
📊 Comparison Table
| Action | Without Invocations | With Invocations |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep | Ordinary sleep | Sleep protected from Satan |
| Night | Ordinary night | Blessed night |
| Protection | No fortress | In Allah's fortress |
| Tranquility | Anxiety and disturbance | Serenity and tranquility |
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
« What is the best time for evening invocations? »
Answer:
| Time | Ruling |
|---|---|
| After 'Aṣr prayer | 🌟 Best and Sunnah |
| Before Maghrib | ✅ Permissible |
| After Maghrib | ⚠️ Make up |
« Can morning and evening invocations be combined at one time? »
Answer: ❌ No, each time has its specific invocations. Morning for daytime protection, evening for nighttime protection.
« If I forget the evening invocations, can I say them after midnight? »
Answer: Yes, they can be made up whenever you remember, but the best is to say them at their time.
« Should evening invocations be said aloud or silently? »
Answer:
- Preferable: Silently or in a low voice
- Aloud: Permissible for teaching or in a group
« Should Al-Mu'awwidhāt be recited with blowing on the palms? »
Answer: ✅ Yes, this is an established Prophetic practice found in the two authentic collections (Bukhārī and Muslim).
The method:
- Join your palms together
- Blow into them (light breath without saliva)
- Recite the three surahs
- Wipe them over your body (head, face, chest)
- Repeat three times
🎯 Weekly Application
📌 Challenge of This Week
Goal: Preserve evening invocations for 7 consecutive days.
📋 Tracking Table
| Day | ✅ Done | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | ☐ | : | |
| Monday | ☐ | : | |
| Tuesday | ☐ | : | |
| Wednesday | ☐ | : | |
| Thursday | ☐ | : | |
| Friday | ☐ | : | |
| Saturday | ☐ | : |
📝 Closing Supplication
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
« O Allah, help us to remember You, thank You, and worship You in the best manner »
📝 Summary of Evening Invocations
| # | Invocation | Number | Merit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1️⃣ | Āyat al-Kursī | 1 | Protection from devils all night |
| 2️⃣ | Al-Mu'awwidhāt + Al-Ikhlāṣ | 3 | Suffice for everything |
| 3️⃣ | Amsaynā wa amsā al-mulku lillāh | 1 | Good of the night and protection |
| 4️⃣ | Ḥasbiya Allāh... | 7 | Sufficiency from worries of world and Hereafter |
| 5️⃣ | Bismillāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru | 3 | Protection from all harm |
| 6️⃣ | Sayyid al-Istighfār | 1 | Paradise for one who dies believing in it |
| 7️⃣ | Raḍītu billāhi Rabbā | 3 | Allah's pleasure on the Day of Judgment |
| 8️⃣ | Subḥān Allāh wa biḥamdih | 100 | Erasure of sins |
| 9️⃣ | Allāhumma innī as'aluka al-'āfiyah | 1 | Comprehensive well-being |
| 🔟 | Allāhumma 'ālim al-ghayb | 1 | Protection from soul and Satan |
⏱️ Total time: About 12-15 minutes
📚 Sources and References
Reference Books
- Ḥiṣn al-Muslim — Sa'īd ibn 'Alī al-Qaḥṭānī
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kalim aṭ-Ṭayyib — Al-Albānī
- Al-Adhkār — Imām an-Nawawī
- Al-Wābil aṣ-Ṣayyib min al-Kalim aṭ-Ṭayyib — Ibn al-Qayyim
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī — Book of Supplications
- Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim — Book of Remembrance and Supplication
- Fatḥ al-Bārī — Ibn Ḥajar al-'Asqalānī
Contemporary Scholars
- Sheikh Muḥammad Nāṣir ad-Dīn al-Albānī رحمه الله — Authentication and weakening of hadiths
- Sheikh 'Abd al-'Azīz ibn Bāz رحمه الله — Fatwas on invocations
- Sheikh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-'Uthaymīn رحمه الله — Explanation of invocations
واللهُ أعلم — And Allah knows best
اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنَا بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنَا، وَعَلِّمْنَا مَا يَنْفَعُنَا، وَزِدْنَا عِلْمًا
« O Allah, benefit us with what You have taught us, teach us what benefits us, and increase us in knowledge »
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
« Our Lord, accept from us. Indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing »
وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَىٰ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
« And may Allah's peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions »
Completed with the grace of Allah