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Morning and Evening Dhikr – Part 5

(Other parts in this series: Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5 / Part 6)

Hands raised in dua

7th Supplication

حَسْبِيَ اللهُ لَآ إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Translated as: "Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship, but Him. I have placed my trust in Him and He is the Lord of the Majestic Throne."

Transliteration:'Hasbiyallaahu laa 'ilaaha 'illaahuwa 'alayhi tawakkaltu, wa huwa rabbul-arshil-adheem.'

Recite this:

- Seven times Every Morning and Evening

Wisdoms/Benefits:

- Acknowledging one's complete reliance on Allah (tawakkul), whilst maintaining and seeking the means to achieve.

- Enourages one to proceed in doing good action without fearing or dreading anyone but Allah.

- Allah will love him and suffice him in whatever he is trying to achieve

- Challenge: Take action but do not rely on it. Place your trust fully on Allah

Proof/Hadith:

1. Abu Addarda(ra) said: “Whoever recited this dua 7 times in the morning and in the evening, Allah will suffice him anything that concerns him.”

[It was collected by Ibn Assuni, Abu Dawood. The hadith of Abu Dawood is Mawqoof. Ibn Baaz, Shu’aib and AbdelKader Arnaout classified its isnaad as saheeh]. NB: Hadith Mawqoof: Statement made by a Sahaabi. Hadith Marfou: Statement made by Rasool(sws). Mawqoof is as authentic as Marfou as a Sahaabi would only make such a statement if he heard if from Rasul(sws)

2. Ibn Abbas(ra) said: “The dua (as above) was the last word of Ibrahim(as) after he was thrown in the fire, and it was recited by Muhammed(sws) when people told them (the hypocrites) “Verily the people are gathering against you, so fear them”. [Bukhari]

3. See also: Surah Ale Imran 3:174, 159; Surah Az-Zumar 39:36-38; Surah At-Talaaq 65:3

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8th Supplication

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ  فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْللِي، 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

Translated as: "O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and Your protection in this world and the next. O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and Your protection in my religion, in my worldly affairs, in my family and in my wealth. O Allah, conceal my secrets and preserve me from anguish . O Allah , guard me from what is in front of me and behind me , from my left , and from my right , and from above me . I seek refuge in Your Greatness from being struck down from beneath me."

Transliteration: 'Allaahumma 'innee 'as'alukal-'afwa wal'aafiyata fid-dunyaa wal'aakhirati, allahumma 'innee 'as'-aslukal-afwa wal'aafiyata fee deenee wa dunyaaya wa 'ahlee, wa maalee, Allaahum-mastur 'awraatee, wa 'aamin raw'aatee, Allaahum-mahfadhnee min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfee, wa 'an yameenee, wa 'an shimaalee, wa min fawqee, wa 'a'oothu bi'adhamatika 'an 'ughtaala min tahtee.

Recite this:

- Once every Morning and Evening

Wisdom/Benefit:

- Forgiveness of sins

- Well-being in this life & the next,

- Protection of family & wealth,

- Concealment of shortcomings,

- Security from fears/worries,

- Protection from all harm & evil.

Proof/Hadith:

1. Ibn Umar(ra) said: “The Messenger of Allah(sws) used not to miss these supplications in the evening or in the morning...” [Collected by Ahmed, Abu Dawood, an-Nasai’ & Ibn Majah. It was classified as Saheeh by al-Hakim, ibn Hibban, an-Nawawi, Ibn Baaz & al-Albaani]

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9th Supplication

اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّماوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءاً، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ

Translated as: "O Allah, Knower of the unseen and evident, Maker of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and its Possessor, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek refuge in you from the evil of my soul and from the evil of shaytan and his helpers/shirk/plots. I seek refuge in You from bringing evil upon my soul and from harming any Muslim.”

Transliteration: 'Allaahumma 'Aalimal-ghaybi wash-shahaadati faatiras-samaawaati wal'ardhi, rabaa kulli shay 'in wa maleekahu, 'ash-hadu 'an laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta, 'a'oodhu bika min sham nafsee, wa min sharrish-shaytaani wa shirkihi, wa 'an 'aqtarifa 'alaa nafsee soo'an, 'aw 'ajurrahu 'ilaa Muslimin'

Recite this:

- Once every Morning and Evening and when retiring to bed.

Wisdom/Benefit:

- One uses the Beautiful Names of Allah to call upon Allah: Al-Aa’lim: The All Knowing, Al-Faatir: The Maker, Ar-Rabb: Lord, Al-Maleek: The Possessor.

- Refuge with Allah from all evil and shirk

- Protection from harming any Muslim

Proof/Hadith:

1. Narrated Abu Hurairah(ra) that Abu Bakr(ra) said: “Oh Messenger of Allah(sws), teach me few words I should recite in the morning and evening. He said: “Say (the dua aside), say it in the morning, in the evening and when you go to bed.” [Ahmed/Abu Dawood/Tirmidhi and was classified as saheeh by an-Nawawi, Ibn al-Qayim & other scholar]

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10th Supplication

بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Translated as: "In the Name of Allah, Who with His Name nothing can cause harm neither in the earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."

Transliteration: 'Bismillaahil-ladhee laa yadhurru ma'as-mihi shay'un fil-'ardhi wa laa fis-samaa'i wa Huwas-Samee 'ul- 'Aleem.'

Recite this:

- 3 times every Morning and Evening

Wisdom/Benefit:

- Protection with Allah from afflictions & calamities

Proof/Hadith:

1. Narrated Aban ibn Othman who said: I heard Othamn ibn Affan(ra) saying: The Messenger of Allah(sws) said: “Whoever recites it (the dua) three times in the morning of every day and the evening of every night, nothing will cause him any harm.” Or “He will not be afflicted by a sudden calamity till the morning and whoever recites it in the morning will not be afflicted by a sudden calamity till the evening.”

Aban was afflicted by some paralysis and when a man who heard the tradition began to look at him, he said to him: Why are you looking at me? I swear by Allah, I did not tell a lie about Othman, nor did Othman tell lie about the Prophet(sws), but that day when I was afflicted by it, I became angry and forgot to say them.”

[Abu Dawood 5088] Collected by Tirmidhi 3388, classified by him as Saheeh, as well by ibn al-Qayyim, ibn-Baaz & al-Albaani in saheeh at Tagheeb 655]

2. Al-Qurtubi(ra) reported a similar story, he stated: “Since I heard this narration, I have acted upon it and nothing has harmed me until I left it off. When I left it off, I was stung by a scorpion in the city at night, and I remembered that I forgot to seek refuge in Allah with those words.”

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A Supplication similar to No.10

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Translated as: "I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created."

Transliteration: 'A'oodhu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min sharri maa khalaqa.'

Recite this:

- 3 times every Evening and when one stops at a new place at any time, night or day

Wisdom/Benefit:

- Protection from afflictions and calamities

Proofs/Hadith:

1. Abu Hurairah(ra) narrated that a man came to the Prophet(sws) and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Yesterday I was bitten by a scorpion.” The Prophet(sws) said to him, “Had you said when you reached the evening: I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created, you would not have been harmed.” [Saheeh Muslim 2709]

2. Narrated Abu Hurairah(ra) that the Prophet(sws) said: “Whoever recites this dua 3 times in the evening, he will be protected from the stings of harmful insects or reptiles.” [Tirmidhi 3604, Ibn Majah and was classified as Saheeh by Ibn Hibaan & al_Albaani in Saheeh al-Jami’ 6427].

3. Suhail ibn Abee Saleh [one of the narrators of this hadith in the chain of at-Tirmidhi said: ‘My family members have learned this dua’ and kept reciting it every night. A young in the family was stung [by a snake or scorpion] and did not feel any pain.”

4. Khawla bint Hakeem (ra) narrated that she heard the Messenger of Allah(sws) saying: “Whoever visited an abode and said: “I seek refuge in the Most Perfect Words of Allah, from the evil of what He has created,2 no harm shall befall him until he departs from that place.” [Narrated by Muslim 2708]

Other parts in this series:

Morning and Evening Dhikr Part 1
Morning and Evening Dhikr Part 2
Morning and Evening Dhikr Part 3
Morning and Evening Dhikr Part 4
Morning and Evening Dhikr Part 5
Morning and Evening Dhikr Part 6

8 Responses »

  1. aslalmualaikum,
    can i please get the 8th Supplication in english please.

    thank you
    nadia

  2. Hi i secretly got married to a man last year and i am expecting his baby.the problem is he has not told his family yet and i told mine.he promised he will tell his family but now he is even ignoring my calls(he lives in europe and i live in africa,his family lives in africa too) what should i do?

    • Nadya, please log in and write your question as a separate post, and we'll try to advice you. My short answer to you is that you should go with your family to see his family, and inform them of the situation. Maybe they can force him to do the right thing, or at least provide financial support.

      Wael
      IslamicAnswers.com Editor

  3. Ok but i was taught to recite the 10 th supplication b4 eating anything. Could do that too..right?

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