Evening Remembrances: A Fortress for the Muslim
Evening Remembrances from the Quran
It is highly recommended to consistently engage in evening remembrances every day. Among the verses from the Quran recited in the evening are the following:
- Surah Al-Ikhlas (Recite three times)
(Say, “He is Allah, One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent.”)
- Surah Al-Falaq (Recite three times)
(Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak from the evil of that which He created and from the evil of the darkening night when it approaches and from the evil of the blowers in knots and from the evil of an envier when he envies.”)
- Surah An-Nas (Recite three times)
(Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind. The God of mankind, from the evil of the retreating whisperer – who withdraws [from his whispering in one’s breast] – of jinn and mankind.”)
- Ayat al-Kursi
(Allah! There is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of 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 encompass not 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.)
- The last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah
(The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them believed in Allah and His angels and His Books and His messengers, [saying], “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they said, “We hear and we obey. [Grant us] Your forgiveness, our Lord. To You is the final destination. Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or made a mistake. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.)
Evening Remembrances from the Sunnah
Among the evening remembrances reported in the Sunnah are the following:
- (We have entered the evening and the sovereignty belongs to Allah, and all praise is due to Allah. There is no deity except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs the sovereignty, and for Him is the praise, and He is over all things competent. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the misery of old age. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from punishment in the Hellfire and punishment in the grave.)
- (O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity except You. You created me, and I am Your servant, and I uphold my commitment to You as much as I am able. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me and I confess my sins to You, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done.)
- (There is no servant who recites every morning and evening: “In the name of Allah, whose name nothing can harm in the earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing” three times, without being harmed by anything.)
- (The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would say in the evening: “We have entered the evening and the sovereignty belongs to Allah, and all praise is due to Allah. There is no deity except Allah. He is alone; He has no partner. He owns the sovereignty, and for Him is the praise, and He is over all things competent. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the misery of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from punishment in the Hellfire and punishment in the grave.” He would also say this in the morning: “We have risen and the sovereignty belongs to Allah.”)
- (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sorrow, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from the burden of debt and the domination of men), and this should be recited three times.