Close the day the sunna way — the evening twins of the morning words, said as the light goes.
Evening adhkar are the sunna's way of closing the day the way morning remembrance opened it. From after Asr until nightfall, the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said the evening twin of the morning words: the declaration that dominion and praise belong to Allah as evening comes, seeking refuge, seeking forgiveness, and the tasbih of glory and praise. The duas on this page are collected in that spirit — short enough to say on a commute, specific enough to mean. The Arabic is copied byte-for-byte from Niyat's reviewed dua library, and each card links to the full dua page with its source in the hadith collections or the Quran, transliteration, and audio where available.
أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، اللَّهُمَّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ هَٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ
Transliteration. Amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillahi wal-hamdu lillah, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer. Allahumma as'aluka khayra hadhihil-laylati wa a'udhu bika min sharri hadhihil-laylati wa sharri ma ba'daha. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-kasali wa su'il-kibar. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabin fin-nari wa 'adhabin fil-qabr
Meaning. We have entered the evening and at this very time the whole dominion belongs to Allah, and all praise is for Allah. There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him is praise, and He is over all things competent. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this night and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil that follows it. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness and the misery of old age. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the punishment of the grave.
The evening twin of the morning testimony — the day's dominion returned to its Owner as the light goes.
Source: Sahih Muslim 2723 — read the full dua page
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَمْسَيْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ، أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ
Transliteration. Allahumma inni amsaytu ush-hiduka wa ush-hidu hamalata 'arshika wa mala'ikataka wa jamee'a khalqika, annaka antallahu la ilaha illa anta wahdaka la sharika lak, wa anna Muhammadan 'abduka wa rasooluk
Meaning. O Allah, I have entered the evening and I call You to witness, and I call the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels, and all Your creation to witness, that You are Allah, there is no god but You alone, You have no partner, and that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger.
An evening declaration calling Allah, the bearers of His Throne, His angels, and all creation to witness tawhid and the messengership of Muhammad ﷺ.
Source: Abu Dawud 5069 — read the full dua page
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Transliteration. A'udhu billahis-sami'il-'aleemi minash-shaytanir-rajeem
Meaning. I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan.
Refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from every rebellious devil as the shadows lengthen.
Source: Tirmidhi 2922 — read the full dua page
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Transliteration. Astaghfirullahal-'azeemal-ladhi la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyumu wa atubu ilayh
Meaning. I seek forgiveness from Allah the Almighty, besides whom there is no god, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him.
Istighfar as the day closes — reported with the promise of forgiveness even for one who fled the battle-line.
Source: Abu Dawud 1517 — read the full dua page
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
Transliteration. Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi, subhanallahil 'azeem
Meaning. Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him. Glory be to Allah, the Almighty.
The paired tasbih of glory and praise — the two sentences the Prophet ﷺ said are light on the tongue and heavy on the scales.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6406 — read the full dua page
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Transliteration. Allahu la ilaha illa huwal hayyul qayyum
Meaning. Allah - there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. (Excerpt from Ayat al-Kursi)
The opening of Ayat al-Kursi recited in the evening — nightly protection begun while the day still stands.
Source: Surah al-Baqarah, 2:255 (excerpt) — read the full dua page
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The reported time for the evening adhkar is between Asr and Maghrib, mirroring the morning adhkar between Fajr and sunrise.
Amsayna wa amsal-mulku lillah (Sahih Muslim 2723) — the evening twin of the morning supplication. It appears in full in the first card above.
No, they are sunna remembrances, not obligations. Their reward is tied to consistency, not to volume — keeping a small daily portion is better than large occasional sittings.
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