What is Recommended of Supplications in the Morning and Evening
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 49
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 49
What is Recommended of Supplications in the Morning and Evening
4 hadiths
رَوَى عَبْدُ اَلْكَرِيمِ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ قَالَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ قَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا: «لاٰ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ اَللّٰهُ» وَحْدَهُ «لاٰ شَرِيكَ لَهُ» «لَهُ اَلْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ اَلْحَمْدُ» «يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ» وَ هُوَ حَيٌّ لاَ يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ اَلْخَيْرُ «وَ هُوَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ» كَانَتْ كَفَّارَةً لِذُنُوبِهِ فِي ذَلِكَ اَلْيَوْمِ.
Abdul Karim ibn Utbah narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام who said: "Whoever says ten times before sunrise and ten times before sunset, 'There is no god but Allah سبحانه وتعالى, alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion, and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is alive and does not die. In His hand is all good, and He has power over all things,' it will be an expiation for their sins on that day."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ حَفْصُ بْنُ اَلْبَخْتَرِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «كَانَ نُوحٌ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ وَ أَمْسَى: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّهُ مَا أَصْبَحَ وَ أَمْسَى بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ وَ عَافِيَةٍ فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَكَ اَلْحَمْدُ وَ لَكَ اَلشُّكْرُ بِهَا عَلَيَّ حَتَّى تَرْضَى وَ بَعْدَ اَلرِّضَا يَقُولُهَا إِذَا أَصْبَحَ عَشْراً وَ إِذَا أَمْسَى عَشْراً فَسُمِّيَ بِذَلِكَ عَبْداً شَكُوراً وَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كَانَ يَقُولُ بَعْدَ صَلاَةِ اَلْفَجْرِ» « اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ اَلْهَمِّ وَ اَلْحَزَنِ وَ اَلْعَجْزِ وَ اَلْكَسَلِ وَ اَلْبُخْلِ وَ اَلْجُبْنِ وَ ضَلَعِ اَلدَّيْنِ وَ غَلَبَةِ اَلرِّجَالِ وَ بَوَارِ اَلْأَيِّمِ وَ اَلْغَفْلَةِ وَ اَلذِّلَّةِ وَ اَلْقَسْوَةِ وَ اَلْعَيْلَةِ وَ اَلْمَسْكَنَةِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَفْسٍ لاَ تَشْبَعُ وَ مِنْ قَلْبٍ لاَ يَخْشَعُ وَ مِنْ عَيْنٍ لاَ تَدْمَعُ وَ مِنْ دُعَاءٍ لاَ يُسْمَعُ وَ مِنْ صَلاَةٍ لاَ تَنْفَعُ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنِ اِمْرَأَةٍ تُشَيِّبُنِي قَبْلَ أَوَانِ مَشِيبِي وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَلَدٍ يَكُونُ عَلَيَّ رِبَاءً وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ مَالٍ يَكُونُ عَلَيَّ عَذَاباً وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ صَاحِبِ خَدِيعَةٍ إِنْ رَأَى حَسَنَةً دَفَنَهَا وَ إِنْ رَأَى سَيِّئَةً أَفْشَاهَا اَللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَجْعَلْ لِفَاجِرٍ عِنْدِي يَداً وَ لاَ مِنَّةً.
Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari narrated that Imam عليه السلام said: "Noah عليه السلام used to say every morning and evening, "O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I bear witness that whatever blessing and well-being I find in my religion or worldly life today or tonight, it is from You alone, without partner. All praise and thanks are due to You for it, until You are pleased and even after You are pleased." He would repeat this phrase ten times every morning and ten times every evening, and so he was called a ‘thankful servant.’ It is also narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم used to say after the dawn prayer: Allahumma inni a‘oodhu bika minal-hammi wa al-hazan, wa al-‘ajzi wa al-kasal, wa al-bukhli wa al-jubn, wa dala‘i ad-dayn wa ghalabati ar-rijal, wa bawari al-ayyam, wa al-ghaflati wa adh-dhillati wa al-qaswati wa al-‘aylati wa al-maskana. Wa a‘oodhu bika min nafsin la tashba‘, wa min qalbin la yakhsha‘, wa min ‘aynin la tadma‘, wa min du‘a’in la yusma‘, wa min salatin la tanfa‘. Wa a‘oodhu bika min imra’atin tushayyibuni qabla awani mashibi, wa a‘oodhu bika min waladin yakoonu ‘alayya riba’an, wa a‘oodhu bika min malin yakoonu ‘alayya ‘adhaban, wa a‘oodhu bika min sahib khadi‘atin in ra’a hasanatan dafana-ha, wa in ra’a sayyi’atan afshaha. Allahumma la taj‘al lifajirin ‘indi yadan wa la minnatan "O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I seek refuge in You from worry and sorrow, from incapacity and laziness, from stinginess and cowardice, from the burden of debt and oppression by men, from loneliness, heedlessness, humiliation, hardness of heart, poverty, and destitution. I seek refuge in You from a soul that is never satisfied, a heart that does not humble, an eye that does not weep, a prayer that is not heard, and a prayer that does not benefit. I seek refuge in You from a spouse who troubles me before my hair turns grey, from a child who becomes a burden on me, from wealth that becomes a punishment for me, and from a deceitful companion who, when he sees good, hides it, and when he sees bad, spreads it. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, do not let a wicked person have favour or influence over me."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كَانَ أَبِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ إِذَا صَلَّى اَلْغَدَاةَ « يَا مَنْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيَّ «مِنْ حَبْلِ اَلْوَرِيدِ» يَا مَنْ «يَحُولُ بَيْنَ اَلْمَرْءِ وَ قَلْبِهِ» يَا مَنْ هُوَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ اَلْأَعْلَى يَا مَنْ «لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ» «وَ هُوَ اَلسَّمِيعُ اَلْعَلِيمُ» يَا أَجْوَدَ مَنْ سُئِلَ وَ يَا أَوْسَعَ مَنْ أَعْطَى وَ يَا خَيْرَ مَدْعُوٍّ وَ يَا أَفْضَلَ مَرْجُوٍّ وَ يَا أَسْمَعَ اَلسَّامِعِينَ وَ يَا أَبْصَرَ اَلنَّاظِرِينَ وَ يَا خَيْرَ اَلنَّاصِرِينَ وَ يَا أَسْرَعَ اَلْحَاسِبِينَ وَ يَا أَرْحَمَ اَلرَّاحِمِينَ وَ يَا أَحْكَمَ اَلْحَاكِمِينَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ فِي رِزْقِي وَ اُمْدُدْ لِي فِي عُمُرِي وَ اُنْشُرْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ اِجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ تَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ لِدِينِكَ وَ لاَ تَسْتَبْدِلْ بِي غَيْرِي اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَكَفَّلْتَ بِرِزْقِي وَ رِزْقِ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ فَأَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ وَ عَلَى عِيَالِي مِنْ رِزْقِكَ اَلْوَاسِعِ اَلْحَلاَلِ وَ اِكْفِنَا مِنَ اَلْفَقْرِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ مَرْحَباً بِالْحَافِظَيْنِ وَ حَيَّاكُمَا اَللَّهُ مِنْ كَاتِبَيْنِ اُكْتُبَا رَحِمَكُمَا اَللَّهُ أَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اَللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ اَلدِّينَ كَمَا شَرَعَ وَ أَنَّ اَلْإِسْلاَمَ كَمَا وَصَفَ وَ أَنَّ اَلْكِتَابَ كَمَا أَنْزَلَ وَ أَنَّ اَلْقَوْلَ كَمَا حَدَّثَ وَ أَنَّ اَللَّهَ هُوَ اَلْحَقُّ اَلْمُبِينُ اَللَّهُمَّ بَلِّغْ مُحَمَّداً وَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ أَفْضَلَ اَلتَّحِيَّةِ وَ أَفْضَلَ اَلسَّلاَمِ أَصْبَحْتُ وَ رَبِّي مَحْمُودٌ أَصْبَحْتُ لاَ أُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئاً وَ لاَ أَدْعُو مَعَ اَللَّهِ أَحَداً وَ لاَ أَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيّاً أَصْبَحْتُ عَبْداً مَمْلُوكاً لاَ أَمْلِكُ إِلاَّ مَا مَلَّكَنِي رَبِّي أَصْبَحْتُ لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَسُوقَ إِلَى نَفْسِي خَيْرَ مَا أَرْجُو وَ لاَ أَصْرِفَ عَنْهَا شَرَّ مَا أَحْذَرُ أَصْبَحْتُ مُرْتَهَناً بِعَمَلِي وَ أَصْبَحْتُ فَقِيراً لاَ أَجِدُ أَفْقَرَ مِنِّي بِاللَّهِ أُصْبِحُ وَ بِاللَّهِ أُمْسِي وَ بِاللَّهِ أَحْيَا وَ بِاللَّهِ أَمُوتُ وَ إِلَى اَللَّهِ اَلنُّشُورُ. وَ رَوَى عَمَّارُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «تَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحْتَ وَ أَمْسَيْتَ: أَصْبَحْنَا وَ اَلْمُلْكُ وَ اَلْحَمْدُ وَ اَلْعَظَمَةُ وَ اَلْكِبْرِيَاءُ وَ اَلْجَبَرُوتُ وَ اَلْحِلْمُ وَ اَلْعِلْمُ وَ اَلْجَلاَلُ وَ اَلْجَمَالُ وَ اَلْكَمَالُ وَ اَلْبَهَاءُ وَ اَلْقُدْرَةُ وَ اَلتَّقْدِيسُ وَ اَلتَّعْظِيمُ وَ اَلتَّسْبِيحُ وَ اَلتَّكْبِيرُ وَ اَلتَّهْلِيلُ وَ اَلتَّحْمِيدُ وَ اَلسَّمَاحُ وَ اَلْجُودُ وَ اَلْكَرَمُ وَ اَلْمَجْدُ وَ اَلْمَنُّ وَ اَلْخَيْرُ وَ اَلْفَضْلُ وَ اَلسَّعَةُ وَ اَلْحَوْلُ وَ اَلسُّلْطَانُ وَ اَلْقُوَّةُ وَ اَلْعِزَّةُ وَ اَلْقُدْرَةُ وَ اَلْفَتْقُ وَ اَلرَّتْقُ وَ اَللَّيْلُ وَ اَلنَّهَارُ وَ اَلظُّلُمَاتُ وَ اَلنُّورُ وَ اَلدُّنْيَا وَ اَلْآخِرَةُ وَ اَلْخَلْقُ جَمِيعاً وَ اَلْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُ وَ مَا سَمَّيْتُ وَ مَا لَمْ أُسَمِّ وَ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَ مَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ وَ مَا كَانَ وَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ اَلْعَالَمِينَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ اَلَّذِي أَذْهَبَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ جَاءَ بِالنَّهَارِ وَ أَنَا فِي نِعْمَةٍ مِنْهُ وَ عَافِيَةٍ وَ فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ اَلَّذِي «لَهُ مٰا سَكَنَ فِي اَللَّيْلِ وَ اَلنَّهٰارِ وَ هُوَ اَلسَّمِيعُ اَلْعَلِيمُ» وَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ اَلَّذِي «يُولِجُ اَللَّيْلَ فِي اَلنَّهٰارِ وَ يُولِجُ اَلنَّهٰارَ فِي اَللَّيْلِ» وَ «يُخْرِجُ اَلْحَيَّ مِنَ اَلْمَيِّتِ وَ يُخْرِجُ اَلْمَيِّتَ مِنَ اَلْحَيِّ.. «وَ هُوَ عَلِيمٌ بِذٰاتِ اَلصُّدُورِ» اَللَّهُمَّ بِكَ نُمْسِي وَ بِكَ نُصْبِحُ وَ بِكَ نَحْيَا وَ بِكَ نَمُوتُ وَ إِلَيْكَ نَصِيرُ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَذِلَّ أَوْ أُذِلَّ أَوْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضِلَّ أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيَّ يَا مُصَرِّفَ اَلْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ وَ طَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ اَللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي وَ هَبْ لِي «مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اَلْوَهّٰابُ» ثُمَّ تَقُولُ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ اَللَّيْلَ وَ اَلنَّهَارَ خَلْقَانِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَلاَ تَبْتَلِيَنِّي فِيهِمَا بِجُرْأَةٍ عَلَى مَعَاصِيكَ وَ لاَ رُكُوبٍ لِمَحَارِمِكَ وَ اُرْزُقْنِي فِيهِمَا عَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً وَ سَعْياً مَشْكُوراً وَ «تِجٰارَةً لَنْ تَبُورَ ».
A group of our companions narrated from Imam Abu Abdullah عليه السلام that He said: "My father عليه السلام used to say this supplication after the morning prayer: 'O’ He who is closer to me than my jugular vein! O’ He who intervenes between a person and their heart! O’ He who is in the highest view! O’ He who is unlike anything! And He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing! O’ most generous of those who are asked and the most expansive in giving! O’ best to call upon, O’ most noble to hope for! O’ the most hearing of those who hear and the most seeing of those who see! O’ the best of helpers and the swiftest in reckoning! O’ most merciful of the merciful! O’ most just of judges! Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, expand my provision for me, prolong my life, spread over me Your mercy, and make me among those who You use to support Your religion and do not replace me with others. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, You have taken responsibility for my provision and the provision of every creature, so expand Your abundant lawful provision upon me and my family, and protect us from poverty.' He would then say, 'Welcome to the two recording angels. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى greet you both. Record, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on you, that I bear witness there is no god but Allah سبحانه وتعالى, alone without partner. I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. I bear witness that religion is as He legislated, Islam is as He described, the Book is as He revealed, and that the saying is as He conveyed, and that Allah سبحانه وتعالى is the true clear reality. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, convey to Muhammad and the family of Muhammad the best greetings and peace.' He would conclude by saying, 'I have awoken, and my Lord عز وجل is praised. I do not associate anything with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, nor do I call upon anyone alongside Allah سبحانه وتعالى. I do not take anyone as a guardian other than Him. I have awoken as a servant, possessed, owning only what my Lord عز وجل has granted me. I have awoken unable to bring good I hope for or repel harm I fear. I have awoken bound by my actions, and I am the poorest of the poor before Allah سبحانه وتعالى. I wake with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I sleep with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I live by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, I die by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, and to Allah سبحانه وتعالى is the resurrection.'" Ammar bin Musa narrated from Imam Abu Abdullah عليه السلام who said: "When you wake up in the morning and in the evening, say: 'We awaken with the dominion, praise, majesty, greatness, power, forbearance, knowledge, splendor, beauty, perfection, magnificence, strength, sanctification, glorification, magnification, oneness, praise, generosity, kindness, magnanimity, glory, favour, wealth, might, power, capability, expansion, and contraction of the day and night, the darkness and the light, this world and the hereafter, all creation, all matters, and everything named or unnamed, known or unknown, past, present, and future—all belong to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Lord عز وجل of the worlds. Praise be to Allah سبحانه وتعالى who took away the night and brought the day, while I am in His favour, wellbeing, and great bounty. Praise be to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, who 'has in His ownership everything that dwells in the night and the day, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.' Praise be to Allah سبحانه وتعالى, who 'merges the night into the day and the day into the night, brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from the living,' and 'He is the Knower of what is in the hearts.' O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, 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 return. I seek refuge in You from being humiliated, or causing humiliation, going astray or leading astray, oppressing or being oppressed, acting ignorantly or being treated ignorantly. O’ Turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your obedience and the obedience of Your Messenger. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, do not let my heart deviate after You have guided me, and grant me mercy from Yourself, for You are the Bestower.' Then say: 'O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the night and the day are creations from Your creation; do not test me in them by making me bold in sins or riding upon forbidden acts. Grant me in them acceptable deeds, appreciated effort, and an unfailing trade.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مِسْمَعٍ كِرْدِينٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحاً فَكَانَ إِذَا اِنْفَتَلَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى اَلسَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ - « أَصْبَحْنَا وَ أَصْبَحَ اَلْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا عَبِيدُكَ وَ أَبْنَاءُ عَبِيدِكَ اَللَّهُمَّ اِحْفَظْنَا مِنْ حَيْثُ نَحْتَفِظُ وَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ نَحْتَفِظُ اَللَّهُمَّ اُحْرُسْنَا مِنْ حَيْثُ نَحْتَرِسُ وَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ نَحْتَرِسُ اَللَّهُمَّ اُسْتُرْنَا مِنْ حَيْثُ نَسْتَتِرُ وَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ نَسْتَتِرُ اَللَّهُمَّ اُسْتُرْنَا بِالْغِنَى وَ اَلْعَافِيَةِ اَللَّهُمَّ اُرْزُقْنَا اَلْعَافِيَةَ وَ دَوَامَ اَلْعَافِيَةِ وَ اُرْزُقْنَا اَلشُّكْرَ عَلَى اَلْعَافِيَةِ.
It is narrated from Misma‘ Kardin that He said: "I prayed with Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام for forty mornings. Whenever he finished the prayer, he would raise his hands toward the sky and say: Asbahna wa asbaha al-mulku lillah. Allahumma inna ‘ibaduka wa abna’u ‘ibadika. Allahumma ihfazna min haythu nahtafiz wa min haythu la nahtafiz. Allahumma uhrosna min haythu nahtarisu wa min haythu la nahtarisu. Allahumma usturna min haythu nastatiru wa min haythu la nastatiru. Allahumma usturna bil-ghina wa al-‘afiyah. Allahumma urzuqna al-‘afiyah wa dawama al-‘afiyah, wa urzuqna ash-shukra ‘ala al-‘afiyah 'We have entered the morning and the dominion belongs to Allah سبحانه وتعالى. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, we are Your servants, the children of Your servants. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, protect us from every angle we strive to protect ourselves from and from angles we do not perceive. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, guard us from every direction we seek to guard ourselves and from those we do not foresee. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, conceal us with sufficiency and wellbeing. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, grant us wellbeing and the continuity of wellbeing and grant us the thankfulness for this wellbeing.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh