Daily Dua & Dhikr - Morning, Evening & Travel

☀️ Morning Adhkar (Adhkar al-Sabah)

To be recited after Fajr prayer until sunrise.

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 dhallladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih. Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum. Wa la yuhituna bi shay'im min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard. Wa la ya'uduhu hifzuhuma. Wa huwal-'aliyyul-'azim.

"Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all 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 do not encompass 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."

Quran 2:255 (Ayat al-Kursi)
1x morning + evening
Virtue: Abu Hurayra (ra) narrated that whoever recites it in the morning is protected by Allah until evening, and vice versa. — Musnad Ahmad; authenticated by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami', Hadith 6464

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

SubhanAllah (33x) · Alhamdulillah (33x) · Allahu Akbar (34x)

"Glory be to Allah" (33) · "All praise is for Allah" (33) · "Allah is the Greatest" (34)

Sahih Muslim, Hadith 597 · Grade: Sahih · Narrated by Abu Hurayra (ra)
33 + 33 + 34 = 100

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 بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa ant, khalaqtani wa ana abduk, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa'dika mas-tata't, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana't, abu'u laka bini'matika alayya wa abu'u bidhanbi faghfir li fa-innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant.

"O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I am bound to Your covenant and promise to the best of my ability. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessing upon me and I acknowledge my sins. So forgive me, for none forgives sins except You."

Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 6306 · Grade: Sahih · Narrated by Shaddad ibn Aws (ra)
1x morning
This is the Sayyid al-Istighfar (master supplication for forgiveness). Whoever recites it in the morning with conviction and dies that day before evening enters paradise.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

SubhanAllahi wa bihamdih

"Glory be to Allah and all praise is for Him."

Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 6405; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2691 · Grade: Agreed upon · Narrated by Abu Hurayra (ra)
100x morning + evening
Sins are forgiven even if they are like the foam of the sea.

🌙 Evening Adhkar (Adhkar al-Masa')

To be recited after Asr prayer until sunset.

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

A'udhu billahis-sami'il-alimi minash-shaytanir-rajim

"I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan." (Then recite Quran 59:22–24.)

Abu Dawud, Hadith 5082; al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 3925 · Grade: Hasan · Narrated by Ma'qil ibn Yasar (ra)
3x morning + evening

حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

HasbiyAllahu la ilaha illa huwa alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa rabbul arshil azeem

"Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god but Him. Upon Him I rely, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne."

Abu Dawud, Hadith 5081 · Grade: Sahih (al-Albani) · Narrated by Abu al-Darda' (ra)
7x morning + evening
Allah will suffice the one who recites it 7 times in the morning and 7 times in the evening in everything that concerns him.

اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ

Allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahnaa, wa bika nahya, wa bika namutu wa ilaykal-masir

"O Allah, by Your leave we have reached the evening, and by Your leave we greet the morning. By You we live and die, and unto You is the final return."

Abu Dawud, Hadith 5068; al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 3391 · Grade: Hasan Sahih · Narrated by Abu Hurayra (ra)
1x evening
For morning, replace "amsayna / masir" with "asbahnaa / nashr".

✈️ Travel Duas

For leaving home, entering a vehicle, and arriving safely.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

Bismillah, tawakkaltu alallah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

"In the name of Allah. I place my trust in Allah. There is no power or might except with Allah."

Abu Dawud, Hadith 5095; al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 3426 · Grade: Sahih · Narrated by Anas ibn Malik (ra)
When leaving home
It is said to him: "You have been guided, sufficed and protected," and the devil turns away from him.

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ

SubhanalladhI sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin. Wa inna ila rabbina lamunqalibun.

"Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it. And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."

Quran 43:13–14 (Surah Az-Zukhruf); also in Abu Dawud, Hadith 2602 · Grade: Sahih
When boarding any vehicle

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَمَا ذَرَيْنَ، فَأَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا

Allahumma rabbas-samawatis-sab'i wa ma azlalna, wa rabbal-aradinas-sab'i wa ma aqlalna, wa rabbash-shayatini wa ma adlalna, wa rabbar-riyahi wa ma dharayna, fas-aluka khayra hadhihil-qaryati wa khayra ahlihaa...

"O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all they overshadow; Lord of the seven earths and all they carry; Lord of the devils and those they lead astray; Lord of the winds and what they scatter — I ask You for the good of this town and the good of its people..."

Hisn al-Muslim, Dua #184 · Recorded by al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak · Grade: Hasan · Narrated by Suhayb (ra)
When arriving in a new city

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A'udhu bi-kalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq

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

Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2708a · Grade: Sahih · Narrated by Khawla bint Hakim as-Sulamiyya (ra)
3x when stopping at a place
Nothing will harm him until he leaves that place.

✨ Daily Dhikr

Short remembrances beloved to Allah, easy to maintain throughout the day.

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

"There is no power and no might except with Allah."

Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 6384; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2704 · Grade: Agreed upon · Narrated by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (ra)
Al-Hawqala — a treasure of paradise

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ۖ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

SubhanAllahi wa bihamdih · SubhanAllahil-Adheem

"Glory be to Allah and all praise is for Him. Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent."

Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 6682; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2694 · Grade: Agreed upon · Narrated by Abu Hurayra (ra)
Light on tongue · heavy on Scale · beloved to Allah

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ

Astaghfirullah

"I seek forgiveness from Allah."

Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2702 · Grade: Sahih · The Prophet (pbuh) would say this more than 70 times a day (Narrated by Abu Hurayra, ra)
100x recommended daily

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

La ilaha illAllahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shay'in qadir

"There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the sovereignty, all praise is for Him, and He is over all things powerful."

Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 6403; Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2693 · Grade: Agreed upon · Narrated by Abu Hurayra (ra)
100x daily — equals freeing 10 slaves + 100 hasanat

All supplications sourced from Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) by Sa'id ibn Ali al-Qahtani, and the six major hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). Grading per al-Albani, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, and an-Nawawi where applicable.

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