Narrated Ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, did not omit saying the following words in the morning
and evening:
'O Allah, I ask you for well-being in this world and the
Next. O Allah, I ask you for forgiveness and well-being in my deen and
in this world and in my family and my property. O Allah, veil my faults
and calm my fears. O Allah, give me protection in front of me and behind
me, on my right and my left and above me. I seek refuge by Your might from
being overwhelmed from under me.'"
Abu Hurayra said, "In the morning, the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, would say, 'O Allah, We enter the morning by You
and we enter the evening by You. We live by You and we die by You and to
You is gathering.' In the evening, he would say, 'O Allah, we enter the
evening by You and we enter the morning by You and we live by You and we
die by You and to You is the return.'"
Maymuna, the wife of the Prophet, said, "I heard Anas ibn Malik
say that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
said, 'Whoever says in the morning, "O Allah, we bear witness to you and
we bear witness to the bearers of You Throne and Your angels and all Your
creation. You are Allah. There is no god but You alone with no partner
and Muhammad is your slave and Messenger", by that Allah will free a quarter
of him from the Fire on that day. If someone says it twice, Allah will
free half of him from the Fire. If he says it four times, Allah will free
him completely from the Fire on that day.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that Abu Bakr said, "Messenger of Allah,
teach me something that I can say morning and evening." The Prophet said,
"O Allah, Knower of the Unseen and the Visible, Creator of the heavens
and the earth, everything is in Your hands. I testify that there is no
god but You. I seek refuge with You from the evil of myself and the evil
of shaytan and his (encouragement to) associate others (with You)." Say
it in the morning and the evening and when you go to sleep."
