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Evening Adhkar: Evening Dhikr and Protection

The evening set is not the morning page with one word replaced. It uses the evening entrance dua, and it adds the refuge reported for the night.

What changes in the evening?

After Asr, and again after Maghrib, the day is closing. The entrance supplication begins with amsayna, “we have entered the evening,” and it ends with the return to Allah rather than the resurrection wording of the morning.

Ayat al-Kursi and the three short surahs are shared with the morning. The phrase A'udhu bikalimatillahit-tammat is the one Sahih Muslim places in the evening, three times, as protection from harm in what Allah has created.

When to recite evening adhkar

Begin after Asr. If you missed that window, the adhkar still belong to the evening after Maghrib, before you move to the separate bedtime remembrances.

Evening adhkar to recite

  1. Entering the evening

    اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا

    Allahumma bika amsayna wa bika asbahna

    O Allah, by You we enter the evening and by You we enter the morning, and to You is the return.

    Count: Once

    Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi, the evening wording.

    The morning dua ends with the resurrection. This one ends with the return.

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  2. Ayat al-Kursi

    اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ

    Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum

    Allah — there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer.

    Count: Once

    Quran 2:255

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  3. The three short surahs

    قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ · قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ · قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

    Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas

    The surahs of sincerity and of seeking refuge, recited as protection for the night ahead.

    Count: Three times each

    Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi

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  4. Refuge in Allah's words

    أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

    A'udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq

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

    Count: Three times

    Sahih Muslim. This is an evening protection, not a morning phrase.

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Start the evening routine

Evening Adhkar

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

Allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namut, wa ilaykal-masir

O Allah, by You we enter the evening and by You we enter the morning, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the return.

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Sunan Abi Dawud and Jami' at-Tirmidhi, the evening wording

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Frequently asked questions

When does the evening adhkar begin?

After Asr, and they remain fitting after Maghrib. The evening wording is the one that begins with amsayna.

Why is A'udhu bikalimatillah in the evening and not the morning?

The report in Sahih Muslim places this refuge with the evening, as protection from harm during the night.