How to do the morning and evening Adhkar?

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According to the Prophet of Allah, a person should worship Allah three times throughout the day besides the obligatory prayers: in the morning, the evening, and the final hours of the night. There are both obligatory and optional things to do in the morning and the evening.

The obligatory actions are praying Fajr and ‘Asr, and these are the best two prayers from the fardh prayers. These two prayers are performed during ‘the two cool periods’ and whoever preserves these two prayers shall enter Paradise. (Bukhārī)

After Fajr and ‘Asr, the optional but highly recommended acts should be done. As a result, one should devote some time to each of the following after the fardh prayers:

1.Recite the Quran
2.Dhikr
3. Du’a

These daily adhkar serve as defence against all sorts of evil, including as enmity, magic, the evil eye, and demonic planning.

We are constantly in awe of Allah’s Greatness because of them. We look for His affection. We get nearer to Him. We are relaxed and happy. And it is through them that we find the power to complete our daily activities because Allah is sufficient for those who begin and end each day with the recollection of Him and who put their faith in al-Hayy al-Qayym.

Adhkār is the plural of dhikr and refers to remembrances. The morning and evening adhkār are a collection of du‘ās and remembrances which the Prophet ﷺ instructed us to pray at these two times.

Allah instructed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the Qur’ān:

وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ

“And glorify and praise your Lord before sunrise and before sunset.” (50:39)

The best time for the morning adhkār is between Fajr and sunrise and the best time for the evening adhkār is between ‘Asr and sunset.

Few of the Morning and evening Adhkars

1. سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ (3 times) – [Sahih Muslim 2726 a]

2. لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (100 times a day) – [Sahih al-Bukhari 6403]
Or (10 times) – [Sahih Muslim 2693]

3. سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ‏ (100 times a day) – [Sahih al-Bukhari 6405]

4. اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ‏ – [Sahih al-Bukhari 6323]

5. أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ – [Sahih Muslim 2708 b, 2709 a]

6. أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ ‏لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ – [Hisn al-Muslim 77]

7. Tasbih: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (Glory be to Allah – 10 times) ; Tahmid: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (Praise be to Allah – 10 times) ; Takbir: اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (Allah is most Great – 10 times) – [Sahih al-Bukhari 6329]

OR 

Tasbih, Tahmid, Takbir (33 times each) – in some narrations, Takbir is also 34 times (making 100 in total) – [Sahih al-Bukhari 843]

OR

33 times each (Tasbih, Tahmid, Takbir) and in all, 99 times and complete the hundred with
لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد، وهو على كل شيء قدير – [Sahih Muslim 597a]

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