Begin the day with remembrance of Allah and reliance upon Him. Read the Arabic with an understanding of its meaning and try to remain attentive.
This is a selection of reported adhkar. Other authentic wordings may exist. Where a report does not specify a repetition count, do not invent a number and describe it as Sunnah.
Surah Al-Ikhlas
Time / count: Three times in the morning.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
English meaning: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: He is Allah, One. Allah is the One on whom all depend. He neither begets nor is born, and none is comparable to Him.
Surah Al-Falaq
Time / count: Three times in the morning.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
English meaning: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the evil of darkness when it settles, from the evil of those who blow into knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies.
Surah An-Nas
Time / count: Three times in the morning.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
English meaning: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the retreating whisperer who whispers into people’s hearts, from among jinn and mankind.
Turning to Allah in the morning
Time / count: Morning; this report does not specify a repetition count.
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ
English meaning: O Allah, by Your help we reach the morning and evening; by Your permission we live and die, and to You is the resurrection.
Asking for the good of this day
Time / count: Morning; this report does not specify a repetition count.
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ
English meaning: We have reached the morning while all dominion belongs to Allah. All praise belongs to Allah. None is worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner. To Him belong dominion and praise, and He is capable of all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this day and what follows it, and seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and what follows it. I seek refuge in You from laziness and the troubles of old age, and from punishment in the Fire and in the grave.
Sayyid al-Istighfar
Time / count: Morning and evening; this report does not specify a repetition count.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا 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 لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
English meaning: O Allah, You are my Lord. None is worthy of worship except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I hold to Your covenant and promise as much as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me and acknowledge my sin. Forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.
Significance: The hadith promises Paradise to a person who says this with firm belief during the day and dies before evening, or at night and dies before morning.
Protection in Allah’s name
Time / count: Three times in the morning and three times in the evening.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
English meaning: In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Significance: The report teaches seeking protection from sudden harm.
Forgiveness, wellbeing and protection
Time / count: Morning and evening; this report does not specify a repetition count.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي، اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي، اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي
English meaning: O Allah, I ask You for wellbeing in this world and the Hereafter. I ask You for pardon and wellbeing in my religion, worldly life, family and wealth. Conceal my vulnerabilities and calm my fears. Protect me from before me, behind me, to my right, to my left and above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness from being unexpectedly destroyed from beneath me.
Significance: This is among the supplications the Prophet ﷺ maintained in the morning and evening.
Wellbeing of the body, hearing and sight
Time / count: Three times in the morning and three times in the evening.
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
English meaning: O Allah, grant wellbeing to my body, my hearing and my sight. None is worthy of worship except You.
Refuge from disbelief, poverty and punishment in the grave
Time / count: Three times in the morning and three times in the evening.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
English meaning: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty, and from punishment in the grave. None is worthy of worship except You.
Refuge from one’s own evil and Satan
Time / count: Morning, evening and when going to bed; this report does not specify a repetition count.
اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَشَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ
English meaning: O Allah, Creator of the heavens and earth, Knower of the unseen and seen, Lord and Sovereign of everything: I testify that none is worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from my own evil, from Satan’s evil and from the shirk to which he calls.
Subhan Allahi wa bihamdihi
Time / count: One hundred times in the morning and one hundred times in the evening.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
English meaning: I declare Allah free from every imperfection, while praising Him.
Significance: The report describes its great reward on the Day of Resurrection, except for someone who says the same or more.
Make remembrance part of life
Remember the meaning as you recite. Refuge is sought from Allah; the words are not an independently acting spell. If your attention wanders, gently bring it back. Continuing difficulty alone does not establish that someone’s faith is weak.
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