On Dhikr Morning and Evening

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Allah  Ta’ala says, “Remember your Lord in yourself humbly and fearfully, without loudness of voice, morning and evening (âsâl). Do notbe among the heedless,” (7:205) and linguists say that âsâl is the plural of asîl and is the time between ‘Asr and Maghrib. Allah
says, “Glorify your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,” (W20:128; H20:130) and He says, “Glorify your Lord with praise in the evening (‘ashi) and the early morning.” (40:55) and linguists says that ‘ashi is between the decline of the sun and
its setting. The Almighty says, “In houses which Allah has permitted to be built and in which His name is remembered, there are men who proclaim His glory morning,” (W24:26; H24:36-37) and the Almighty says, “We subjected the mountains to glorify with
him in the evening and at sunrise.” (W38:17; H38:18)

Abu Hurayra (Radi’Allahu Anhu) reported that the  Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaiyhi wasallam, said, “On the Day of Rising no one will bring anything better than someone who says in the morning and evening, ‘Glory be to Allah and by His praise’ a hundred times except someone who says the same as he says or more.” [Muslim]

Abu Hurayra (Radi’Allahu Anhu) said, “A man came to the  Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaiyhi wasallam, and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, what agony I suffered last night from a scorpion which stung me yesterday!’ He said, ‘If you had said in the evening, “I seek refuge with the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created,” it would not have harmed you.” [Muslim]

Abu Hurayra (Radi’Allahu Anhu) stated that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say in the morning, “O Allah, by You we start the day and by You we end it, by You we live and by You we die and to You is the gathering.” In the evening he would say.
“O Allah, by You we end the day, by You we live and by You we die and to You is the gathering.” [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

Abu Hurayra (Radi’Allahu Anhu) reported that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said, “Messenger of Allah, tell me some words I can say in the morning and in the evening.” He said, “Say, ‘O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the Unseen and the Visible, Lord and Master
of everything. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge from you from the evil of my self and from the evil of Shaytan and his shirk.'” He said, “Say it in the morning and in the evening and when you go to bed.” [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

Ibn Mas’ud (Radi’Allahu Anhu) said, “In the evening, the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘We have reached the evening and the kingdom has reached the evening by Allah. Praise belongs to Allah. There is no god but Allah alone with no
partner,” The transmitter said, “I think that he also said, ‘His is the kingdom and His is the praise. He has power over everything. Lord, I ask you for the good of what is in this night and the good of what comes after it, and I seek refuge with You from the evil of
what is in this night and the evil of what comes after it. Lord, I seek refuge with You from laziness and the evil of pride. Lord, I seek refuge with You from punishment in the Fire and punishment in the grave.'” In the morning, he also said, “We have reached the
morning and the kingdom has reached the morning by Allah.” [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

‘Abdullah ibn Khubayb (Radi’Allahu Anhu) said, “The  Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaiyhi wasallam, said to me, ‘Recite, “Say: He is God, One,” and the suras of seeking refuge in the evening and the morning three times, it will be enough to protect you in
respect of everything.'” [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan (Radi’Allahu Anhu)  reported that the  Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaiyhi wasallam, said, “No slave of Allah says in the morning every day and the evening every night, ‘In the name of Allah by whose name nothing in the earth or the heaven can be harmed. He is the Hearing, the Knowing,’ three times without that ensuring that nothing will harm him.” [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

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