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The Prophetic Invocations of the Morning and Evening

These adhkār have special qualities and benefits both religious and worldly. The

Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم , the one who did not speak from his own caprice informed us of them. So

be consistent in reciting them and do not allow your lower self to leave them, for they

are the protecting fortress from the evil of humans, jinn and all of creation. There are

many adhkār to recite at this time. If someone is given the ability to recite them all,

then this is a blessing and bounty from Allah. He who is incapable of reciting them all

may restrict himself to a shortened version according to his capability, even if it is only

one invocation.

The time for the adhkār of the morning begins at midnight and some scholars prefer

that they be read after the Fajr prayer.

The time for the adhkār of the evening begins at midday and some scholars prefer that

they be read a short time before the Maghrib prayer.

I have chosen the adhkār from al-Wird al-Laṭīf containing the adhkār of the morning

and the evening as narrated in the Prophetic Ḥadīth, compiled by Imām `Abdullāh ibn

`Alawī al-Ḥaddād, may Allah have mercy upon him.

الص ممد، لم أمحمد، الل الل هوم قل يم ح الر ن ح م الر الل م س ب (

، يمل د وملم )أمحمد كفوا ل ه يمكن وملم يولمد

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate. Say: He, Allah, is One. Allah is the Eternally Besought. He has not begotten, nor been begotten, and equal to Him there is none.i (3 times)

مما شمر ، م ن ال فملمق ب رمب أمعوذ قل يم ح الر ن ح م الر الل م س ب (

ق ومم ن شمر ، خملمقم ف الن ف اثمت شمر ومم ن ، ومقمبم إ ذما غماس د شمر ومم ن ، ال عقمد )حمسمدم إ ذما حماس

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak; from the evil of what He has created; from the evil of darkness when it gathers; from the evil of the women who blow on knots; and from the evil of an envier when he envies.ii (3 times)

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ممل ك الن اس، ب رمب أمعوذ قل يم ح الر ن ح م الر الل م س ب (

، ،إ لمه الن اس وماس شمر م ن الن اس ،ال ذ ي ال ومس ال من اس و س ، صدور ف ي ومس )الن اس وم ال ن ة م نم الن اس

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of men; the King of men; the God of men; from the evil of the withdrawing whisperer; who whispers in the breasts of men; of jinn and men.iii (3 times)1 iv

ن أم ب رم كم ب وذ ع وأم ي اط يم الش ات زم همم ن م كم ب وذ ع أم ب رم ( ( ون ر ض يم

My Lord! I seek refuge in You from the insinuations of the devils and I take refuge in You, my Lord, against their approaching me.v (3 times)

تم ( ب نماكم أمن ما أمفمحمس نما عمب مثا خملمق ت ر جمعونم، ل ومأمن كم إ لمي

، ال عمر ش رمب إ ل هوم إ لمهم ل ال مق ال ممل ك الل ف مت معمالم ال كمر يم

ا آخمرم الل ممعم يمد ع ومممن ابه فمإ ن ما ب ه لمه ب ر همانم ل إ لم سم ح

اف رونم، ل إ ن ه رمب ه ع ندم ل ح ال كم ومار حمم اغ ف ر ر ب ومقل ي ف

)الر اح يم خمي ومأمنتم

Did you think that We created you in vain, and that to Us you will not be returned? Exalted is Allah, the King, the Real. There is no god but He, the Lord of the Noble Throne. Whosoever calls upon another god alongside Allah, of which he has no proof, his reckoning is with his Lord;

1 It has been narrated that these three chapters protect the one who reads them from every (harmful) thing

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the disbelievers never succeed. Say: My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy.2 vi

يم الل فمسب حمانم ( يم ح د وملمه تص ب حونم، ت سونم ومح ال مم يا الس مماومات ف يم ومالأمر ض ومعمش ال مي تظ ه رونم. ي ر ج ومح

ي ت م نم ب مع دم الأمر ضم ومي ي ي ال مي م نم ومي ر ج ال ممي تم ال مم

ل كم ممو ت ما )ت رمجونم ومكمذم

So glory be to Allah when evening comes upon you and when morning comes upon you. To Him be praise in the heavens and the earth and in the evening and at noon. He brings forth the living from the dead, and He brings forth the dead from the living, and He revives the earth after it is dead; and likewise you shall be brought forth.3 vii

جيم الر ان طم ي ن الش م يم ل العم يع م الس لل ب وذ ع أم

I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearer, the All-Knower, from the repudiate Devil. (3 times)

ا ال قر آنم أمنزمل نما لمو ( عا ل رمأمي تمه جمبمل عملمى همذم م تمصمد عا خماش

يمة الل م ن ثمال ومت ل كم خمش ي مت مفمك رونم، لمعمل هم ل لن اس نمض ر بما الأمم

الر ح من ومالش همادمة هوم ال غمي ب عمال هوم إ ل إ لمهم ل ال ذ ي الل هوم

يم الس لام ال قد وس هوم ال ممل ك إ ل إ لمهم ل ال ذ ي الل هوم ، الر ح

2 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent a party out on an expedition and ordered them to read these verses in the morning

and the evening. They did so and they returned safely carrying booty. 3 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever reads these verses in the morning will attain anything he may have

missed out on that day and whoever reads them in the evening will attain anything he may have missed

out on that night.

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عمم ا الل سب حمانم ال متمكمب ال عمز يز ال مب ار ال مهمي م ن ال مؤ م ن

ر كونم س نم الأمس ماء لمه ال مصمو ر ال بمار ئ ال مال ق الل هوم ، يش ال )ال مك يم ال عمز يز ومهوم ومالأمر ض الس مماومات ف مما لمه يسمب ح

Had We sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled, split asunder out of the fear of Allah. Such examples We strike for people that they may reflect. He is Allah; there is no god but He. He is the Knower of the unseen and the visible; He is the All-Merciful, the Compassionate. He is Allah; there is no god but He. He is the King, the Transcendent, the Flawless, the Faithful, the Guardian, the Eminent, the Compeller, the Proud. Transcendent is Allah beyond what they associate (with Him). He is Allah, the Creator, the Fashioner, the Shaper. To Him belong the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him. He is the Mighty, the Wise.4 viii

ف العم وح لى ن عم لام سم (م ز نم كم ذل كم ن إ يم ال

ه ن إ نيم س ح ي ال

اد بم ع ن م )يم ن ؤم ن ال

Peace be upon Nūḥ among all beings. This is how We reward those who

excel, he is one of Our believing slaves.5 ix

قم لم ا خم مم ر شم ن م ات ام الت الل ات مم ل كم ب وذ ع أم I seek refuge in the complete words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. (3 times)6 x

4 The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم informed us that if someone recites these verses and the invocation of

seeking protection that precedes it in the morning, Allah will appoint for him seventy thousand angels

who shall pray for him until the evening, and if he dies that day he will die as a martyr. If he does the

same in the evening, the angels will pray over him until morning and if he dies during that night he will

die as a martyr. 5 If someone reads these verses in the evening no scorpion will sting him that night. 6 If someone reads this three times in the morning and evening, no harm will come to him.

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ول ف رض ف الأم يء شم ه اس عم مم ر ض ي ل يم ذ ال الل م س ب يم ل العم ميع الس وم وه اء مم الس

In the Name of Allah. Nothing in the heavens and earth may harm the one who mentions His name. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (3 times)7 xi

كم تم مم ع ن م ت فأم ت وس ة يم اف وعم ة مم ع ف ن كم ن م أمم سمي ت ن إ م ه ل ال ة رم ا والآخ يم ن ك ف الد ت م وس كم تم ي م اف وعم لي عم

O Allah, as evening comes upon me I am experiencing Your blessings, well-being, and protection, so complete Your blessings upon me, Your well-being and Your protection, in this world and the next! (3 times)8 xii

كم تم كم لائ ومم كم ش ر عم ةم لم حمم د ه ش وأ كم د ه ش أ أمم سمي ت ن إ م ه ل ال يكم ر ل شم كم دم ح وم تم ن أم ل إ هم لم ل إ الل تم ن أم كم ن أم كم ق ل خم يعم وجم

كم ول س ورم كم د ب عم ا دم م ن مم دم ي سم ن وأم كم لم

O Allah, as evening comes upon me, I bear witness before You and before the Carriers of Your Throne, and Your angels, and all Your creation, that You are Allah, that there is no diety but You, alone, with no partners, and that our Master Muhammad is Your Slave and Messenger. (4 times)9 xiii

7 If someone reads this three times no harm will come to him and no sudden calamity will befall him. 8 If someone reads this, Allah will take it upon Himself to complete His blessings upon that person. 9 Whoever says this four times will be released from the punishment of the Hellfire. Another narration

states that Allah will forgive him for any wrongs he has committed that day.

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العم ب رم لل د م الم م ه يدم ز مم ئ اف كم وي ه مم عم ن اف وم ي دا حم يم ال

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, a praise that is in accordance with His blessings and matches His increase (of those blessings). (3 times)10 xiv

ت ك سم م تم واس وت اغ والط ت ب ل ب ت ر فم وكم ظيم العم بلل ت ن آمم يم ل عم يع سم الل ا و لم صامم ف ن ا ى ل قم ث الو ة وم ر لع ب

I believe in Allah the Formidable, and I denounce idols and false gods, and I hold fast to the firmest handhold, that which does not break, and Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (3 times)11 xv

ى الل ل صم د م مم بسي د نم و ، ينا د لام س ل وب ، ب رم لل ب يت ض رم ول س ورم ا ي ب نم مم ل و سم ه و آل ه ي لم عم

I am content with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with our Master Muhammad, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, as a Prophet and Messenger. (3 times)12 xvi

م س حم يم ظ العم ش ر العم ب رم وم ه وم ت ل ك وم ت م ه ي لم عم وم ه ل إ ل إلهم الل ب

Allah is sufficient for me; there is no deity save He. On Him do I rely; He is the Lord of the Awesome Throne. (7 times)13 xvii

10 It has been narrated that Allah taught this to Sayyidunā Ādam and told him that it encompasses all

praise and glorification. 11 The Jinn have no power over the one who reads this. 12 Allah takes it upon himself to make the person who reads this content. 13 If someone reads this, Allah will remove his worries whether they be connected with this world or the

next, and whether he is truthful in saying it or not.

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م ل وسم ه ب ح وصم ه وآل د م مم نم د ي لى سم عم ل صم م ه ل ل ا

O Allah, bestow prayers and peace upon our Master Muhammad and his Family and Companions. (10 times)xviii

ر الش ة اءم جم ف ن م كم ب وذ ع وأم ي الم ة اءم جم ف ن م كم أل س أم ن إ م ه ل ل ا

O Allah, I ask You for unexpected good and seek refuge in You from unexpected evil.xix

لى ن عم ، وأم كم د ب عم نم وأم ن تم ق لم ، خم تم ن أم ل إ لهم ل إ ب رم تم ن أم م ه ل ل ا ، ت ع ن م ا صم مم ر ن شم م كم ب وذ ع ، أم ت ع طم تم ما اس كم د ع وم وم كم د ه عم ر ف غ ل ي م ه ن ، فإ ل ر ف اغ فم ب ن ذم ب وء ب وأم لي عم كم ت مم ع ن ب كم لم وء ب أم

تم ن أم ل إ نوبم الذ O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity save You. You created me and I am

Your slave; I seek to honour the pledge and covenant I have made with You as

best I can; I seek Your protection from the evil that I have done; I acknowledge

Your favours upon me and I acknowledge my sins, so forgive me, for no-one

forgives sins except You.14 xx

ب رم تم وأن ت ل ك وم ت م كم ي لم عم تم ن أم ل إ لهم إ لم رب نتم أم م ه ل ال ، ظيم العم ش ر العم

14 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called this invocation Sayyid al-Istighfār (the ‘Master Formula’ of seeking

forgiveness). Whoever says it with certainty and dies on that day or on that night will enter Paradise.

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إل ةم ول قو لم و ول حم ن ك ل يم اء شم ا ل يم ومم كانم الل اءم ا شم مم ، ظيم العم العلي بلل

ل ك ب اطم حم أم د قم اللم ن وأم دير قم ء ي شم ل لى ك عم اللم أن م لم ع أم ، ما ل ع ء ي شم

تم ن أم ة آبم دم ل ك ر شم ن ي وم س ف ن م ن شر م كم ب وذ ع أم ن إ م ه ل ال يم ق تم س م راط ص لى عم رب ن ها إ ت يم اص نم ب ذ آخ

O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity save You; upon You do I rely, and You are the Lord of the Awesome Throne.

That which Allah wills comes to pass and that which He does not will does not come to pass; There is no strength or power save by Allah, the Most High, the Almighty

I know that Allah has power over all things and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul and the evil of every creature on earth which You have taken by the forelock; truly my Lord is on a straight path.15 xxi

ح ل ص أم ي ج تم أس كم ذاب عم ن وم يث غ تم س أم كم ت ح م رم ب وم ي ق م يم ي حم ي كم ق ل ن خم م د حم ل أم ل إ ي وم س ف إل ن م ن ل ك تم ولم ه ل ك أن شم ل

ي عم ةم فم ر طم

15 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم informed us that the one who reads this and then dies will enter Paradise. Also nothing

which he dislikes will befall him, his family or his possessions.

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O Living! O Sustainer! I call upon Your Mercy for assistance, and from Your chastisement I seek refuge! Make good all my affairs and do not entrust me to myself or any of Your creation for the blink of an eye.16 xxii

ز ج ن العم م كم ب وذ ع وأم ن زم والم م من الم كم ب وذ ع أم ن إ م ه ل ال ة بم لم غم ن م كم ب وذ ع وأم ل خ والب ب ن ال م كم ب وذ ع وأم ل سم والكم

ال جم الر ر ه وق م ن ي الد

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, and I seek refuge in You from incapacity and laziness, and I seek refuge in You from cowardice and miserliness, and I seek refuge in You from being overcome by debts and from the tyranny of men.17 xxiii

، ة رم ا والآخ يم ن ف الد ةم يم اف العم كم ل أم س أم ن إ م ه ل ال

ةم يم اف والعم وم ف العم كم ل أم س أم ن إ م ه ل ل ا ين و ف د ةم مم ائ الد اةم افم عم وال

، ال مم وم ي ل ه أم وم ايم يم ن د

، اتي عم و رم ن اتي وآم رم و عم است م ه ل ال

ن ن وعم ي يم ن ي وعم ف ل ن خم وم ي دم يم ي ن بم م ن ظ فم اح م ه ل ال م ، ت ن تم م الم تم غ أ ن أم كم ت مم ظم عم ب وذ ع وأم ي ق و ف م ن ال وم ش

16 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم counselled his beloved daughter al-Sayyidah Fāṭimah to read this in the morning and

evening, so try to act upon this Prophetic counsel. 17 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught this saying: “Shall I not teach you words which if you say them Allah removes

your worries and relieves you of your debts?”

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O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this life and the next.

O Allah, I ask of You pardon, well-being, and constant safety in my religion, worldly life, family, and possessions.

O Allah, cover my shameful things and assuage my fears.

O Allah, protect me from [the evil that comes from] in front of me, from behind my back, my right, my left, and from above me and I take refuge in Your greatness from unexpected harm from below me.18 xxiv

ين ق س تم تم ن وأم ن م ع ط ت تم ن وأم ين د تم تم ن ن وأم تم ق لم خم تم ن أم م ه ل ال دير قم ء ي شم ل لى ك عم تم ن ين وأم ي ت تم ن ن وأم يت ت تم ن وأم

O Allah, You created me and You continue to guide me, and You provide me with food and You provide me with drink; You cause me to die and You give me life, and You have power over all things.19 xxv

ينما ين لى د وعم لاص خ ال ة مم ل لى كم وعم لام س ال ة رم ط لى ف عم أمم سمينا ب أم ة ل لى م وعم صمل ى الل عملمي ه و آل ه و سمل مم د م نا مم نبي

م وما كانم ما ل س م يفا ن حم يمم براه إ كيم ر ش ن ال

Evening has fallen upon us and we are on the natural disposition of Islam, believing in Allah’s oneness, on the religion of our Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace, and upon the religion of our father Ibrāhīm, who was upright, a Muslim, and not a polytheist.xxvi

18 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم never neglected to read these invocations. 19 The one who reads this will be given by Allah whatever he asks for.

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ي كم ب م ه ل ال وت نم كم ا وب يم نم كم ا وب نم ح بم ص أم كم وب نما أمم سمي ليكم إ و ل وك تم ن م كم ي لم وعم ص

م ال

O Allah, by You we have reached this evening and by You we have reached this morning. By You we live and by You we die, in You we place our trust and to You is the the final end.xxvii

ي اليم العم ب رم لل د م ال م وم لل ك ل م ال نما ومأم سمى أمم سم

لمة ا ه ذ هم ي م خم كم ل أم س أم ن إ م ه ل ال ا ورم هما ون رم ص هما ونم حم ت ف م لل ي هم ا اهم دم هما وه كت م رم وب م

Evening has come upon us and to Allah belongs all sovereignty, and all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.

O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night, its openings, victories, enlightenment, blessings, and guidance.xxviii

لمة ا ه هذ ي م خم كم ل أم س أم ن أم م ه ل ال ا مم ي م وخم ا يهم ا ف مم وخي م للمي لمة ا ه هذ ر من شم كم ب وذ ع وأم ا ه دم ع ا ب م مم ي م وخم ها لم ب ق م ر وشم للمي

ا ه دم ع ما ب م ر وشم ا ه لم ب ما ق م ر وشم ا يهم ما ف

O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night, the good of what is in it, and the good of what came before it and the good of what comes after it.

I seek Your protection from the evil of this night, the evil of what is in it, the evil of what came before it and the evil of what comes after it.xxix

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كم ن م فم كم ق ل خم ن م د حم ب م و أم ة مم ع ن ن م ب أمم سمى ا مم م ه الل ك ل ى ذم لم عم ر ك الش كم لم وم د م ال م كم لم ف م كم لم يكم ر شم لم كم دم ح وم

O Allah, whatever favours I, or any of Your creation receive this evening, they come only from You; You have no associates, so to You is all praise and thanks for them all.20 xxx

م وم الل انم حم ب س ه ش ر عم ةم نم وز ه س نف اءم ضم ور ه ق ل خم دم دم عم ه د م ب ه ات كلمم ادم دم وم

Transcendent is Allah and praise be to Him as He praises Himself, a praise equal to the number of His created things, to His satisfaction, to the weight of His throne and the ink of His words. (3 times)21 xxxi

م وم العظيم الل انم حم ب س ةم نم وز ه س نف اءم ضم ور ه ق ل خم دم دم عم ه د م ب ه ات كلمم ادم دم وم ه ش ر عم

Transcendent is Allah the Almighty and praise be to Him as He praises Himself, a praise equal to the number of His created things, to His satisfaction, to the weight of His throne and the ink of His words.” (3 times)

20 Whoever reads this has showed Allah the gratitude which is due to Him for that day or that night. 21 The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم left the house of Umm al-Mu’minīn Juwayriyyah while she was sitting glorifying Allah.

He returned some time later and found her in the same state, so he said to her: “I said after you some

words three times that would outweigh all that you have been saying today: ‘Transcendent is Allah...’”

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ا مم دم دم عم الل انم حم ب س اء مم الس ف قم لم ا خم مم دم دم عم الل انم حم ب س م ا بم مم دم دم عم الل انم حم ب س ض ر الأم ف قم لم خم الل انم حم ب س كم ل ذم ي

ق ال خم وم ا ه مم دم دم عم

Transcendent is Allah, equal to that which He has created on the Earth; transcendent is Allah equal to that which He has created in the heavens; transcendent is Allah equal to that which He has created between the heavens and the earth; transcendent is Allah equal to that which He will create. (3 times)

قم لم ا خم مم دم دم عم لل د م الم اء مم الس ف قم لم ا خم مم دم دم عم لل د م الم م ا بم مم دم دم عم لل د م الم ض ر الأم ف ما دم دم عم لل د م الم كم ل ذم ي

الق هو خم

All praise belongs to Allah, equal to that which He has created on the Earth; all praise belongs to Allah equal to that which He has created in the heavens; all praise belongs to Allah equal to that which He has created between the heavens and the earth; all praise belongs to Allah equal to that He which He will create. (3 times)

ا مم دم دم عم الل ل إ لهم ل إ اء مم س ال ف قم لم ا خم مم دم دم عم الل ل إ لهم ل إ م ا بم مم دم دم عم الل ل إ لهم ل إ ض ر الأم ف لقم خم ل إ لهم ل إ كم ل ذم ي

ق ال خم وم ما ه دم دم عم الل

There is no deity save Allah, equal to that which He has created on the Earth; there is no deity save Allah equal to that which He has created in the heavens; there is no deity save Allah equal to that which He has created between the heavens and the earth; there is no deity save Allah equal to that which He will create. (3 times)

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ا مم دم دم عم أكب الل اء مم الس ف قم لم ا خم مم دم دم عم أكب الل ذلك الل أكب ما بيم عددم أكب الل ض ر الأم ف لقم خم

ق ال خم وم ا ه مم دم دم عم Allah is most great, equal to that which He has created on the Earth; Allah is most great equal to that which He has created in the heavens; Allah is most great equal to that which He has created between the heavens and the earth; Allah is most great equal to that which He will create. (3 times)

ف قم لم ا خم مم دم دم عم يم ظ العم لي العم لل ب ل إ ةم و ول ق لم و ل حم ا مم دم دم عم يم ظ العم لي العم لل ب ل إ ةم و ول ق لم و حم م ل اء مم الس يم ظ العم لي العم لل ب ل إ ةم و ول ق لم و حم ل ض ر الأم ف لقم خم

م ما بم دم دم عم لي العم لل ب ل إ ةم و ول ق لم و حم ل كم ل ذم ي ق ال خم وم ما ه دم دم عم يم ظ العم

There is no strength or power save by Allah, the Most High, the Almighty equal to that which He has created on the Earth; There is no strength or power save by Allah, the Most High, the Almighty equal to that which He has created in the heavens; There is no strength or power save by Allah, the Most High, the Almighty equal to that which He has created between the heavens and the earth; There is no strength or power save by Allah, the Most High, the Almighty equal to that which He will create. (3 times)22 xxxii

22 In a different nation the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned these words to Umm al-Mu’minīn Juwayriyyah (see

footnote above).

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ي ي د م ال م له وم ك ل م ال ه لم ، ه لم يكم ر شم لم ه دم ح وم الل ل إ لهم ل إ ة ر مم فم ل أم ة ر ذم ل ك دم دم عم ير د قم يء شم ل ى ك لم عم و هم وم يت وي

( )ثلاث

There is no deity save Allah alone. He has no partners. To Him belongs the dominion and all praise. He gives life and death and He has power over all things, the number of every atom a thousand times over. (3 times)xxxiii

ب رمح مة الل تماح بم ، عمدمدم الل هم صمل ومسمل م عملمى سمي د نم ممم د م ف مما ف ع ل م الل ، صملاة ومسملاما دائ ممي ب دمومام مل ك الل ، ومعملمى آل ه

ب ه فم ممر ة )ثلاث(ل عمدمدم كل ذمر ة أم ومصمح

O Allah, bestow Your prayers and peace upon our Master Muhammad, the key

to the door of the mercy of Allah, prayers and peace as numerous as that which

the knowledge of Allah encompasses, remaining as long as the dominion of

Allah remains, and upon his Family and Companions, the number of every

atom a thousand times over (3 times).

i Al-Ikhlāṣ, 112 ii Al-Falaq, 113 iii Al-Nās, 114 iv Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasā’ī and al-Tirmidhī v Al-Mu’minūn, 23:97-98 viAl-Mu’minūn, 23:115-118. The hadith mentioning reading these verses is narrated by Ibn al-Sunnī, Ibn

Mandah and Abū Nu`aym in al-Ma`rifah with a chain of transmission that is ḥasan vii Al-Rūm, 30:17-19 viii Al-Ḥashr, 59:21-24. The ḥadīth mentioning reading these verses is narrated by al-Tirmidhī and al-

Dārimī. ix Al-Ṣāffāt, 37:79-81. The ḥadīth is narrated by Ibn `Asākir

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x Muslim and Ibn al-Sunnī xi Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasā’ī, al-Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah and others xii Ibn al-Sunnī xiii Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasā’ī and al-Tirmidhī xiv Abu Nu`aym in al-Ḥilyah and Imām al-Nawawī in al-Adhkār xv Ibn Abī Dunyā xvi Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasā’ī, al-Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah and others xvii Al-Tawbah, 9:129. Ibn al-Sunnī and Ibn `Asākir xviii Al-Ṭabarānī xix Ibn al-Sunnī and Abū Y`alā. Al-Suyūṭī said it is ḥasan xx Al-Bukhārī and others xxi Ibn al-Sunnī xxii Ibn al-Sunnī, al-Nasā’ī and al-Bazzār. Al-Haythamī said it is ṣaḥīḥ xxiii Abū Dāwūd xxiv Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasā’ī, Ibn Mājah and al-Hakim, who said it is ṣaḥīḥ xxv Al-Ṭabarānī with a chain of transmission that is ḥasan xxvi Aḥmad and al-Nasā’ī with a chain of transmission that is ṣaḥīḥ xxvii Al-Ṭabarānī xxviii Abū Dāwūd xxix Al-Ṭabarānī xxx Abū Dāwūd xxxi Muslim xxxii Muslim xxxiii Al-Ṭabarānī with a chain of transmission that is ṣaḥīḥ