Dhikr / Adhkar

For protection from harm

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Bismillāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihi shayʾun fī al-arḍi wa lā fī as-samāʾi, wa Huwa as-Samīʿu al-ʿAlīm.

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm; He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Three times in the morning and three times in the evening

Abu Dawud 4/323; al-Tirmidhi 5/465; Ibn Majah 2/332

For all affairs to be set right

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth. Aṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullah, wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn.

O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, I seek relief through Your mercy. Set all my affairs right and do not leave me to myself for even the blink of an eye.

Once in the morning and once in the evening

Al-Hakim 1/545; authenticated by al-Albani

Before sleeping

بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

Bismika Allāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā.

In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.

Once before sleep

Al-Bukhari; Muslim 4/2083

When lying down to sleep

بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

Bismika Rabbī waḍaʿtu janbī, wa bika arfaʿuh. Fa-in amsakta nafsī farḥamhā, wa in arsaltahā faḥfaẓhā bimā taḥfaẓu bihi ʿibādaka aṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, have mercy on it; and if You return it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.

Once before sleep

Al-Bukhari 11/126; Muslim 4/2084

Upon waking

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī aḥyānā baʿda mā amātanā wa ilayhi an-nushūr.

All praise belongs to Allah, who restored us to life after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.

Once upon waking

Al-Bukhari; Muslim 4/2083

Astaghfirullah

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ

Astaghfirullah

I seek Allah's forgiveness.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6307

At the end of a gathering

سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ

Subḥānaka Allāhumma wa bi-ḥamdik, ash-hadu an lā ilāha illā Anta, astaghfiruka wa atūbu ilayk.

Glory and praise are Yours, O Allah. I testify that none is worthy of worship but You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.

Once at the end of a gathering

Abu Dawud; Ibn Majah; al-Tirmidhi; al-Nasa’i

Seeking protection for children

أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

Uʿīdhukumā bi-kalimāti Allāhi at-tāmmati min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli ʿaynin lāmmah.

I seek protection for you both in the perfect words of Allah from every devil, every harmful creature and every envious eye.

As needed

The wording in the book is dual because it was recited for al-Hasan and al-Husayn. The pronoun should be adapted carefully for one child or more than two children.

Al-Bukhari 4/119

When stopping at a place during travel

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Allāhi at-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.

Once when stopping

Muslim 4/2080

SubhanAllah

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ

SubhanAllah

Glory be to Allah.

Sahih Muslim 2137a

Alhamdulillah

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Alhamdulillah

All praise is for Allah.

Sahih Muslim 2137a

Allahu Akbar

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ

Allahu Akbar

Allah is the Greatest.

Sahih Muslim 2137a

Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi

Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him.

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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3469

Tahlil

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'ala kulli sha'in Qadir

There is no deity except Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs all dominion and all praise, and He has power over all things.

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Sahih al-Bukhari 3293

La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.

There is no power and no strength except through Allah.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6384

For anxiety, grief and debt

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina al-hammi wa al-ḥazan, wa al-ʿajzi wa al-kasal, wa al-bukhli wa al-jubn, wa ḍalaʿi ad-dayn, wa ghalabati ar-rijāl.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by others.

As needed

Al-Bukhari 7/158

The supplication of Prophet Yunus

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

Lā ilāha illā Anta, subḥānaka, innī kuntu mina aẓ-ẓālimīn.

There is no deity but You. Glory be to You. I have indeed been among the wrongdoers.

As needed

Al-Tirmidhi 5/529; al-Hakim 1/505

When something feels difficult

اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا

Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā jaʿaltahu sahlā, wa Anta tajʿalu al-ḥazna idhā shiʾta sahlā.

O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy, and You make what is difficult easy when You will.

As needed

Ibn Hibban 2427; Ibn al-Sunni 351; authenticated by Ibn Hajar

When leaving home

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

Bismillāhi, tawakkaltu ʿalā Allāhi, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.

In the name of Allah; I place my trust in Allah. There is no power and no strength except through Allah.

Once when leaving

Abu Dawud 4/325; al-Tirmidhi 5/490

Before eating

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ

Bismillāh.

In the name of Allah.

Once before eating

If forgotten at the beginning: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ — Bismillāhi fī awwalihi wa ākhirih — In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end.

Abu Dawud 3/347; al-Tirmidhi 4/288

After eating

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هٰذَا وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī aṭʿamanī hādhā wa razaqanīhi min ghayri ḥawlin minnī wa lā quwwah.

All praise belongs to Allah, who fed me this and provided it for me without any power or strength from me.

Once after eating

Al-Tirmidhi; Abu Dawud; Ibn Majah