Dua in the Mornings and Evenings

Text and Translation

The following are ten supplicatory prayers advisably said in mornings and evenings:

First: Imam al-Sadiq (a) is reported to have said that Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (a) used to begin his day with:

اَبْتَدِءُ يَوْمِىْ هٰذَا بَيْنَ يَدَىْ نِسْيَانِىْ وَ عَجَلَتِىْ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَ مَا شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ

ABTADI-O YAWMEE HAAZAA BAYNA YADAY NISYAANEE WA A'JALATEE BISMIL LAAHI WA MAA SHAAA-AL LAAH

I begin this day of mine ahead of my forgetfulness and my haste, in the name of Allah, and what Allah wills shall be.

Second: Imam al-Sadiq (a) said whoever repeats the following three times in the evening will be shielded by one of Gabriel's wings until morning:

اَسْتَوْدِعُ اللّٰهَ الْعَلِىَّ الْاَعْلَى الْجَلِيْلَ الْعَظِيْمَ نَفْسِىْ وَ مَنْ يَّعْنِيْنِىْ اَمْرُهُ

ASTAWDI-U'L LAAHAL A'LIYYAL A'LAAL JALEELAL A'ZEEMA NAFSEE WA MAY YA'NEENEE AMRUH

I entrust to Allah, the High, the Most High, the Majestic, the Great, my soul and whoever's affair concerns me;

اَسْتَوْدِعُ اللّٰهَ نَفْسِىَ الْمَرْهُوْبَ الْمَخُوْفَ الْمُتَضَعْضَعَ لِعَظَمَتِهِ كُلُّ شَيْئٍ

ASTAWDI-U'L LAAHA NAFSIYAL MARHOOBAL MAKHOOFAL LAZEE YATADA-A'DA-U' LI-A'ZAMATIHI KULLU SHAY

I entrust to Allah my soul — the Awe-inspiring, the Feared, before Whose greatness everything is humbled.

Third: Imam al-Sadiq (a) said you may greet your evening with:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْئَلُكَ عِنْدَ اِقْبَالِ لَيْلِكَ وَ اِدْبَارِ نَهَارِكَ وَ حُضُوْرِ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَ اَصْوَاتِ دُعَاۤئِكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS-ALUKA I'NDA IQBAALI LAYLIKA WA IDBAARI NAHAARIKA WA HUDOORI SALAWAATIKA WA ASWAATI DU-A'AA-IKA AN TUSALLIYA A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALI MUHAMMAD

O Allah, I ask You, at the approach of Your night and the departure of Your day, at the presence of Your prayers and the voices of those who call upon You, to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.

One may then submit his requests.

Fourth: Imam al-Sadiq (a) also said: my father used to begin his morning with:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَ بِاللّٰهِ وَ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَ فِىْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ وَ عَلٰى مِلَّةِ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ

BISMIL LAAHI WA BILLAAHI WA ILAL LAAHI WA FEE SABEELIL LAAHI WA A'LAA MILLATI RASOOLIL LAAHI SALLAL LAAHO A'LAYHI WA AALIH

In the name of Allah, by Allah, to Allah, in the way of Allah, and upon the religion of the Messenger of Allah — Allah's blessings be upon him and his Household —

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِلَيْكَ اَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِىْ وَ اِلَيْكَ فَوَّضْتُ اَمْرِىْ وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

ALLAAHUMMA ILAYKA ASLAMTU NAFSEE WA ILAYKA FAWWADTU AMREE WA A'LAYKA TAWAKKALTU YAA RABBAL A'ALAMEEN

O Allah, to You I have submitted myself, to You I have entrusted my affair, and upon You I rely, O Lord of the worlds.

اَللّٰهُمَّ احْفَظْنِىْ بِحِفْظِ الْاِيْمَانِ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَىَّ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِىْ وَ عَنْ يَّمِيْنِىْ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِىْ وَ مِنْ فَوْقِىْ وَ مِنْ تَحْتِىْ وَ مِنْ قِبَلِى

ALLAAHUMMAH FAZNEE BI-HIFZIL EEMAANI MIM BAYNI YADAYYA WA MIN KHALFEE WA A'N YAMEENEE WA A'N SHIMAALEE WA MIN FAWQEE WA MIN TAHTEE WA MIN QIBALEE

O Allah, protect me with the protection of faith — from before me, from behind me, from my right, from my left, from above me, from beneath me, and from all around me,

لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ نَسْئَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ سُوَّءٍ وَ شَرٍّ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ

LAA ILAAHA ILLAA ANT LAA HAWLA WA LAA QUWWATA ILLAA BILLAAH NAS-ALUKAL A'FWA WAL A'AAFIYATA MIN KULLI SOOO-IN WA SHARRIN FID DUNYAA WAL AAKHIRAH

There is no god but You; there is no power and no strength except with Allah; we ask You for pardon and well-being from every evil and harm, in this world and the Hereafter.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَعُوْذُبِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَ مِنْ ضُغْطَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَ مِنْ ضِيْقِ الْقَبْرِ وَ اَعُوْذُبِكَ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِ اللَّيْلِ والنَّهَارِ

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE A-U'ZU BIKA MIN A'ZAABIL QABRI WA MIN DAGHTATIL QABRI WA MIN DEEQIL QABRI WA A-U'ZU BIKA MIN SATAWAATIL LAYLI WAN NAHAAR

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, from the squeezing of the grave, and from the narrowness of the grave, and I seek refuge in You from the assaults of night and day,

اَللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرامِ وَ رَبَّ الْبَلَدِ الْحَرَامِ وَ رَبَّ الْحِلِّ وَ الْاِحْرَامِ اَبْلِغْ مُحَمَّدًا وَّ اٰلَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِّىْ السَّلَامَ

ALLAAHUMMA RABBAL MASH-A'RIL HARAAM WA RABBAL BALADIL HARAAM WA RABBAL HILLI WAL IHRAAM ABLIGH MUHAMMADAN WA AALA MUHAMMADIN A'NNIS SALAAM

O Allah, Lord of the Sacred Site, Lord of the Sacred City, Lord of what is lawful and of the state of ihram, convey my greeting of peace to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَعُوْذُ بِدِرْعِكَ الْحَصِيْنَةِ وَ اَعُوْذُ بِجَمْعِكَ اَنْ تُمِيْتَنِىْ غَرَقًا اَوْ حَرَقًا اَوْ شَرَقًا اَوْ قَوَدًا اَوْ صَبْرًا اَوْ مُسَمًّا اَوْ تَرَدِّيًا فِىْ بِئْرٍ اَوْ اَكِيْلَ السَّبُعِ اَوْ مَوْتَ الْفُجَاۤئَةِ اَوْ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ مَّيْتَاتِ السَّوْءِ

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE A-U'ZU BI-DIR-I'KAL HASEENATI WA A-U'ZU BI-JAM-I'KA AN TUMEETANEE GHARAQAN AW HARAQAN AW SHARAQAN AW QAWADAN AW SABRAN AW MUSAMMAN AW TARADDIYAN FEE BI-RIN AW AKEELAS SABU-I' AW MAWTAL FUJAAA-ATI AW BISHAY-IM MIN MAYYATAATIS SOOO-I

O Allah, I seek refuge in Your protective shield, and I seek refuge in Your gathering, that You not let me die by drowning, by burning, by choking, by execution in retaliation, under torture, by poisoning, by falling into a well, by being devoured by a wild beast, by sudden death, or by any evil manner of death,

وَلٰكِنْ اَمِتْنِىْ عَلٰى فِرَاشِىْ فِىْ طَاعَتِكَ وَ طَاعَةِ رَسُوْلِكَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ مُصِيْبًا لِلْحَقِّ غَيْرَ مُخْطِئٍ

WA LAAKIN AMITNEE A'LAA FIRAASHEE FEE TAA-A'TIKA WA TAA-A'TI RASOOLIKA SALLAL LAAHO A'LAYHI WA AALIHI MUSEEBAL LIL HAQQI GHAYRA MUKHTI

but rather let me die upon my bed, in obedience to You and to Your Messenger — Allah's blessings be upon him and his Household — attaining to the truth, not erring,

اَوْ فِىْ الصَّفِ الَّذِيْنَ نَعَّتَهُمْ فِىْ كِتَابِكَ كَاَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَّرْصُوْصٌ

AW FIS SAFFIL LAZEENA NA-A'TTAHUM FEE KITAABIKA KA-ANNAHUM BUNYAANUM MARSOOS

or in the ranks of those You have described in Your Book as being like a compact, solid structure.

I place myself, my children, and all that my Lord has bestowed on me under the protection of [Surah al-Falaq](A117) and [Surah al-Nas](A118).

الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ وَالْحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ مِثْلَ مَا خَلَقَ وَ الْحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ مِلْاَ مَا خَلَقَ

ALHAMDU LILLAAHI A'DADA MAA KHALAQAL LAAHO WAL HAMDU LILLAAHI MISLA MAA KHALAQ WAL HAMDU LILLAAHI MIL-A MAA KHALAQ

Praise be to Allah as many as what Allah has created, and praise be to Allah the like of what He has created, and praise be to Allah filling what He has created,

وَالْحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَالْحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَالْحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ

WAL HAMDU LILLAAHI MIDAADA KALIMAATIHI WAL HAMDU LILLAAHI ZINATA A'RSHIHI WAL HAMDU LILLAAHI RIDAA NAFSIH

and praise be to Allah as abundant as the ink of His words, and praise be to Allah as much as the weight of His Throne, and praise be to Allah to the extent of His own good pleasure,

وَلَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْحَلِيْمُ الْكَرِيْمُ وَ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْعَلِىُّ الْعَظِيْمُ

WA LAA ILAAHA ILLAL LAAHUL HALEEMUL KAREEM WA LAA ILAAHA ILLAL LAAHUL A'LIYYUL A'ZEEM

and there is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous, and there is no god but Allah, the Most High, the All-magnificent,

سُبْحانَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِيْنَ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ

SUBHAANAL LAAHI RABBIS SAMAAWAATI WAL ARDEENA WA MAA BAYNAHUMAA WA RABBIL A'RSHIL A'ZEEM

glory be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earths and what is between them, and Lord of the Great Throne.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنّى اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ دَرَكِ الشَّقَّاۤءِ وَ مِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الْاَعْدَاۤءِ

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE A-U'ZU BIKA MIN DARAKISH SHAQAAA-I WA MIN SHAMAATATIL A'DAAA-I

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the depths of misery and from the gloating of enemies,

وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَ الْوَقْرِ وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ سُوَّءِ الْمَنْظَرِ فِى الْاَهْلِ وَالْمَالِ وَالْوَلَدِ

WA A-U'ZU BIKA MINAL FAQRI WAL WAQRI WA A-U'ZU BIKA MIN SOOO-IL MANZARI FIL AHLI WAL MAALI WAL WALAD

and I seek refuge in You from poverty and from deafness of heart, and I seek refuge in You from an evil turn of fortune in family, wealth, and children.

It is then recommended to repeat the invocation of Allah's blessings upon the Holy Prophet and his Household ten times.

Fifth: Imam al-Sadiq (a) also said: after the Sunset and Dawn prayers, repeat the following seven times:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللهِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM LAA HAWLA WA LAA QUWWATA ILLAA BILLAAH

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful; there is no power and no strength except with Allah.

Whoever says this will be protected from leprosy, elephantiasis, lunacy, and seventy kinds of misfortune.

In mornings and evenings, repeat the following twice:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِرَبِّ الصَّبَاحِ اَلْحَمْدُ لِفَالِقِ الْاِصْبَاحِ

ALHAMDU LI-RABBIS SABAAH ALHAMDU LI-FAALIQIL ISBAAH

Praise be to the Lord of the morning; praise be to the Cleaver of the dawn.

Then say:

اَلْحَمْدُلِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ اَذْهَبَ اللَّيْلَ بِقُدْرَتِهِ وَ جَاۤءَ بِالنَّهَارِ بِرَحْمَتِهِ وَ نَحْنُ فِىْ عَافِيَةٍ

ALHAMDU LILLAAHIL LAZEE AZHABAL LAYLA BI-QUDRATIHI WA JAAA-A BIN NAHAARI BI-RAHMATIHI WA NAHNU FEE A'AAFIYAH

Praise be to Allah, Who has taken away the night by His power and brought the day by His mercy, and we are in well-being.

Then recite [Ayat al-Kursi](A4), the last four verses of [Surah al-Hashr](A63) (59:21-24), the first ten verses of Surah al-Saffat, and the following verses and doxological statements:

وَ الصَّاۤفَّاتِ صَفًّا