Ayat al-Kursi
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ … وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allahu la ilaha illa huwa-l-hayyu-l-qayyum… wa huwa-l-'aliyyu-l-'azeem
“Allah! There is no god worthy of worship except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining… For He is the Most High, the Greatest. (Quran 2:255)”
Virtue
Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi in the morning is protected from jinn until evening, and vice versa. The greatest verse in the Quran (Sahih Muslim 810).
SourceQuran 2:255; recitation at morning/evening: Sunan an-Nasa'i — Sahih
We Have Risen With Allah
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Asbahna wa asbaha-l-mulku lillah, wa-l-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illa-llahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer
“We have entered the morning and the kingdom belongs to Allah. All praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs all dominion and all praise, and He is over all things capable.”
Virtue
Opens the morning with tawhid, gratitude, and acknowledgement of His sovereignty.
SourceSahih Muslim 2723
By You We Rise
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ
Allahumma bika asbahna, wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namootu, wa ilayka-n-nushoor
“O Allah, by You we have entered the morning, by You we have entered the evening, by You we live, by You we die, and to You is the resurrection.”
Virtue
Anchors the day: every breath, every transition, all to Him.
SourceJami` at-Tirmidhi 3391 — Hasan
Sayyid al-Istighfar (Master of Seeking Forgiveness)
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 anta, khalaqtani wa ana 'abduk, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika ma-stata't, a'oodhu bika min sharri ma sana't, aboo'u laka bi-ni'matika 'alayy, wa aboo'u bi-dhanbi, fa-ghfir li, fa-innahu la yaghfiru-dh-dhunooba illa ant
“O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I keep Your covenant and Your promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favour upon me and I acknowledge my sin. So forgive me — for none forgives sins except You.”
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ said whoever recites this in the morning with conviction and dies that day enters Paradise; same for evening.
SourceSahih Bukhari 6306
I Am Pleased With
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيًّا
Radeetu billahi rabban, wa bi-l-islami deenan, wa bi-Muhammadin sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam nabiyya
“I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad ﷺ as my prophet.”
Virtue
Whoever says this three times in the morning and three times in the evening, it is a right upon Allah to make him pleased on the Day of Judgement.
SourceSunan Abu Dawud 5072, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3389 — Sahih
Allah is Sufficient for Me
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Hasbiya-llahu la ilaha illa huw, 'alayhi tawakkalt, wa huwa rabbu-l-'arshi-l-'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.”
Virtue
Whoever recites it seven times morning and evening, Allah suffices him from whatever concerns him in this world and the next.
SourceSunan Abu Dawud 5081 — Hasan; Quranic phrase from 9:129
In the Name of Allah, Nothing Harms
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Bismi-llahi-lladhi la yadurru ma'a-smihi shay'un fi-l-ardi wa la fi-s-sama', wa huwa-s-samee'u-l-'aleem
“In the name of Allah with whose name nothing on earth or in the heavens can cause harm. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”
Virtue
Whoever recites it three times in the morning and three times in the evening, no sudden harm will affect him.
SourceSunan Abu Dawud 5088, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3388 — Sahih
O Allah, Grant Me Wellbeing
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allahumma 'afini fi badani, Allahumma 'afini fi sam'i, Allahumma 'afini fi basari, la ilaha illa ant
“O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my body. O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my hearing. O Allah, grant me wellbeing in my sight. There is no god but You.”
Virtue
A specific request for the health of body, hearing, and sight — three favours easily taken for granted.
SourceSunan Abu Dawud 5090 — Hasan
La ilaha illa-llah, alone, no partner
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
La ilaha illa-llahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer
“There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs all dominion and all praise, and He is over all things capable.”
Virtue
Whoever says this 100 times a day has the equivalent reward of freeing 10 slaves, 100 good deeds recorded, 100 sins erased, and protection from Shaytan that day.
SourceSahih Bukhari 6403, Sahih Muslim 2691
Subhan Allah, the praise of Allah
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
SubhanAllahi wa bihamdih
“Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him.”
Virtue
Whoever says this 100 times a day will have his sins forgiven even if they were like the foam of the sea.
SourceSahih Bukhari 6405, Sahih Muslim 2691
I Ask You for Pardon and Wellbeing
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي
Allahumma inni as'aluka-l-'afwa wa-l-'afiyata fi-d-dunya wa-l-akhirah, Allahumma inni as'aluka-l-'afwa wa-l-'afiyata fi deeni wa dunyaya wa ahli wa maali
“O Allah, I ask You for pardon and wellbeing in this life and the next. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and wellbeing in my religion, my worldly life, my family, and my wealth.”
SourceSunan Abu Dawud 5074, Sunan Ibn Majah 3871 — Sahih
On the Pure Religion of Ibrahim
أَصْبَحْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الإِسْلَامِ، وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ الإِخْلَاصِ، وَعَلَى دِينِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ، وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ أَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَنِيفًا مُسْلِمًا، وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
Asbahna 'ala fitrati-l-islam, wa 'ala kalimati-l-ikhlas, wa 'ala deeni nabiyyina Muhammad ﷺ, wa 'ala millati abeena Ibrahim, hanifan musliman, wa ma kana mina-l-mushrikeen
“We have entered the morning upon the natural way of Islam, upon the word of pure devotion, upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and upon the path of our father Ibrahim — devoted to Allah and submitting, never of those who associate partners with Him.”
SourceMusnad Ahmad 15367 — Hasan