Morning and Evening Dua
Dua 1: Seeking Protection in Allah’s Perfect Words
Abu Hurayrah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught that whoever recites the following three times in the evening will not be harmed by a poisonous sting that night.
| Reference | At-Tirmidhi (3604) |
Dua 2: Seeking Protection from the Evil of Oneself and Shaytan
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to teach him words to say in the morning and evening. The Prophet ﷺ taught him the following dua and instructed him to say it in the morning, in the evening and when going to bed.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5067), At-Tirmidhi (3392) |
Dua 3: Seeking Protection from Committing or Causing Evil
In another narration, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught the preceding dua with an additional supplication seeking protection from committing evil oneself or bringing evil upon another Muslim.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5083) |
Dua 4: Protection from Harm
Uthman ibn Affan I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught that whoever recites the following three times every morning and three times every evening will be protected from harm.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5088), Ibn Majah (3869) |
Dua 5: Being Pleased with Allah, Islam and the Prophet ﷺ
Thawban I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught that whoever says the following in the evening, Allah will make him pleased.
| Reference | At-Tirmidhi (3389) |
Dua 6: Asking Allah for Well-Being and Protection
Ibn Umar I reported that the Prophet ﷺ never failed to recite this supplication in the morning and evening.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5074), Ibn Majah (3871) |
Dua 7: Asking Allah for Health and Protection
Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah I heard his father reciting this supplication three times every morning and evening. His father explained that he had heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting these words and loved to follow his Sunnah.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5090) |
Dua 8: Glorifying Allah Morning and Evening
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught that whoever recites these verses in the morning will attain what he may have missed during that day, and whoever recites them in the evening will attain what he may have missed during that night.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5076), Qur’an 30:17–19 |
Dua 9: Dua for Protection Until the Evening
One of the daughters of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reported that the Prophet ﷺ taught them to recite this dhikr in the morning and evening. Whoever recites it in the morning will be protected until the evening, and whoever recites it in the evening will be protected until the morning.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5075), Ibn as-Sunni (46) |
Dua 10: Dua for Worries and Debt
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once entered the mosque and found Abu Umamah I, one of the Ansar, sitting there outside the time of salah. When Abu Umamah explained that worries and debts were weighing upon him, the Prophet ﷺ taught him this supplication to recite in the morning and evening. Abu Umamah later said that he recited it, and Allah removed his worries and settled his debts.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (1555) |
Dua 11: Reciting the Closing Verses of Surat al-Mu’minun
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim I narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent them out on an expedition and instructed them to recite in the morning and evening the verses beginning, “Did you suppose, then, that We had created you in vain?” They recited them and returned safely with spoils.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (76), Qur’an 23:115–118 |
Dua 12: Asking Allah for Unexpected Good
Anas I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would recite this supplication in the morning and evening, asking Allah for unexpected good and seeking His protection from unexpected evil.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (39) |
Dua 13: Asking Allah to Set Right All One’s Affairs
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ advised Fatimah J to recite this supplication in the morning and evening, seeking Allah’s help, asking Him to set right all her affairs, and not to leave her to herself even for the blink of an eye.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (48) |
Dua 14: Asking Allah to Complete His Blessings and Protection
Ibn Abbas I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever recites this supplication three times in the morning and evening, asking Allah to complete His blessings, well-being and protection upon him in this world and the Hereafter, Allah will complete them for him.
In the evening, replace أَصْبَحْتُ (aṣbaḥtu, “I have entered the morning”) with أَمْسَيْتُ (amsaytu, “I have entered the evening”).
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (54) |
Dua 15: Placing One’s Trust in Allah
Buraydah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever recites this in the morning and evening, affirming his reliance upon Allah, His absolute power and His all-encompassing knowledge, and then passes away, will enter Paradise.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (42) |
Dua 16: Allah Is Sufficient for Me
Abu ad-Darda I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever recites this seven times in the morning and evening, Allah will suffice him regarding whatever concerns him of the affairs of this world and the Hereafter.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5081), Ibn as-Sunni (70) |
Dua 17: Reciting the Opening of Surat Ghafir and Ayat al-Kursi
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever recites the opening verses of Surat Ghafir, from “Ḥā Mīm” to “to Him is the final return,” together with Ayat al-Kursi in the morning will be protected by them until the evening, and whoever recites them in the evening will be protected by them until the morning.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (75), Qur'an 40:1–3, Qur'an 2:255 |
Dua 18: Seeking Allah’s Protection from Calamity
Talq ibn Habib I narrated that a man came to Abu ad-Darda I and told him that his house had burned down. Abu ad-Darda replied that it had not, explaining that Allah would not allow that because of words he had heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He related that whoever recites them in the morning will be protected from calamity until the evening, and whoever recites them in the evening will be protected until the morning.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (56) |
Dua 19: Tasbih in the Morning and Evening (100x)
Abu Hurayrah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever says this one hundred times in the morning and evening, no one will come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better than what he has done except someone who said the same or more.
| Reference | Muslim (2692), Abu Dawud (5091) |