Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Mornings and evenings
كتاب الصباح والمساء
Chapter 573
بَابُ مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Mu‘alla related to us: Wuhayb related to us: Suhayl ibn Abi Salih related to us, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: In the morning, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would say, ‘O Allah, by You we enter the morning; by You we enter the evening; by You we live and by You we die; and to You is the resurrection.’ In the evening he would say, ‘O Allah, by You we enter the evening; by You we enter the morning; by You we live and by You we die; and to You is the return.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ
النشور refers to rising again after death; ‘resurrection’ is concise but may need context in devotional use.
Is ‘to You is the resurrection’ the clearest rendering of النشور in this invocation?
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Muhammad ibn Salam related to us: Waki‘ related to us, from ‘Ubadah ibn Muslim al-Fazari, who said: Jubayr ibn Abi Sulayman ibn Jubayr ibn Mut‘im related to me: I heard Ibn ‘Umar say: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, never omitted these words in the morning and evening: ‘O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly life, my family, and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and calm my fears. O Allah, protect me from before me and from behind me, from my right and from my left, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness from being taken unaware from beneath me.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
أُغْتَالَ
The verb اغتال can convey being seized or attacked suddenly; the image of danger from below is unusual.
What is the most precise rendering of أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي in this supplication?
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Ishaq related to us: Baqiyyah related to us, from Muslim ibn Ziyad, the client of Maymunah, wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever says in the morning, “O Allah, we have entered the morning calling You to witness, and calling the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels, and all Your creation to witness that You are Allah—there is no god but You alone, with no partner, and that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger,” Allah will free one quarter of him from the Fire that day. Whoever says it twice, Allah will free half of him from the Fire. Whoever says it four times, Allah will free him from the Fire that day.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
مَوْلَى مَيْمُونَةَ
The Arabic names Muslim ibn Ziyad as the transmitter and describes him as the client of Maymunah; the English witness incorrectly attributes the report to Maymunah.
Should the transmission through Muslim ibn Ziyad remain explicit, as in this translation?
أَعْتَقَ
The Arabic expresses freeing a quarter of the person, with the Fire specified in the following clauses; the exact idiomatic English may warrant review.
Is ‘free one quarter of him from the Fire’ the clearest rendering of أعتق الله ربعه?
Chapter 574
بَابُ مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا أَمْسَى
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Sa‘id ibn al-Rabi‘ related to us: Shu‘bah related to us, from Ya‘la ibn ‘Ata’, who said: I heard ‘Amr ibn ‘Asim say: I heard Abu Hurayrah say: Abu Bakr said, ‘Messenger of Allah, teach me something to say in the morning and evening.’ He said, ‘Say: O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I testify that there is no god but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself and from the evil of Satan and his shirk. Say it in the morning, in the evening, and when you lie down to sleep.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
شِرْكِهِ
The word شركه may refer to Satan’s association of partners with God or to the means by which he leads others to shirk.
How should شركه be rendered in this protective supplication?
مَلِيكَهُ
The English witness adds ‘everything is in Your hands,’ which does not appear in the Arabic.
Should this translation omit the extra phrase present only in the witness?
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Musaddad related to us: Hushaim related to us, from Ya‘la, from ‘Amr, from Abu Hurayrah, a similar report. He said: ‘Lord of all things and Sovereign of them.’ He also said: ‘The evil of Satan and his shirk.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
This is a parallel wording of the preceding supplication, with the reported phrases reproduced as the source gives them.
شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ
The concise variant retains شركه without specifying whether it denotes Satan’s own association or his prompting others to associate partners.
How should شركه be understood in this parallel wording?
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Khattab ibn ‘Uthman related to us: Isma‘il related to us, from Muhammad ibn Ziyad, from Abu Rashid al-Hubrani: I went to ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr and said to him, ‘Tell us what you heard from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’ He handed me a written sheet and said, ‘This is what the Prophet wrote for me.’ I looked in it and found: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, asked the Prophet, ‘Messenger of Allah, teach me what to say in the morning and evening.’ He replied, ‘Abu Bakr, say: O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself, from the evil of Satan and his shirk, and from committing evil against myself or bringing it upon a Muslim.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The hadith quotes a written sheet containing an earlier exchange between Abu Bakr and the Prophet; the nested quotation structure is preserved.
عَمْرٍو
The English witness reads ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar, while the Arabic clearly has ibn ‘Amr.
Should the Arabic reading ibn ‘Amr be retained against the divergent English witness?
شِرْكِهِ
The term شركه may denote Satan’s association or his prompting others to associate partners with God.
How should شركه be rendered in this protective supplication?