اللَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ… (كامل الآية)
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa-l-ḥayyu-l-qayyūm… (full verse)
Ayat al-Kursi (Qur'an 2:255) recited in full.
Recitation at evening gives protection from jinn until morning.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ · قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ · قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Surah al-Ikhlāṣ + al-Falaq + an-Nās
Three surahs recited in full, three times each.
The Prophet ﷺ said: They will suffice you from everything.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ…
Sayyid al-Istighfār — full text (see morning #3)
The Master of Seeking Forgiveness — recited in full.
Whoever says it in the evening with certainty and dies that night is among the people of Paradise.
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti-llāhi-t-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.
Whoever says this three times when reaching the evening — nothing shall harm him that night.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Bismi-llāhi-lladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa-smihi shay'un fī-l-arḍi wa lā fī-s-samā', wa huwa-s-samīʿu-l-ʿalīm.
In the name of Allah — with whose name nothing on earth nor in the heavens can cause harm; and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ نَبِيًّا
Raḍītu bi-llāhi rabban, wa bi-l-islāmi dīnan, wa bi-Muḥammadin ṣallā-llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallama nabiyyā.
I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad ﷺ as my Prophet.
أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَـٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِن شَرِّ مَا فِي هَـٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ
Amsaynā wa amsā-l-mulku li-llāh, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāh, lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in qadīr…
We have entered the evening, and the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. Praise is to Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His 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 it, and I take refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows. My Lord, I take refuge in You from laziness and the misery of old age. My Lord, I take refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave.
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
Allāhumma bika amsaynā, wa bika aṣbaḥnā, wa bika naḥyā, wa bika namūt, wa ilayka-l-maṣīr.
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 final return.
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ، وَالْفَقْرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī badanī, Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī samʿī, Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī baṣarī, lā ilāha illā ant…
O Allah, grant my body well-being. O Allah, grant my hearing well-being. O Allah, grant my sight well-being. There is no god but You. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty; and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is no god but You.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
Subḥāna-llāhi wa bi-ḥamdih.
Glory be to Allah, and all praise is for Him.
Whoever says it 100 times — his sins are forgiven even if they were like the foam of the sea.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَىٰ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Allāhumma ṣalli wa sallim ʿalā nabiyyinā Muḥammad.
O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Ten salawat in the evening brings intercession on the Day of Resurrection.
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ…
Āmana-r-rasūlu bimā unzila ilayhi min rabbihi wa-l-mu'minūn… (last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah)
The last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah (2:285–286), recited on the eve.
Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah at night — they will be sufficient for him (from all harm that night).