Remembrance 13 from Chapter 51
What to say in the morning and the evening

Allāhumma Fāṭira-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍ, ‘Ālima-l-ghaybi wa-sh-shahāda, Rabba kulli shay’in wa Malīkah, ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Ant, a‘ūdhu bika min sharri nafsī wa min sharri-sh-Shayṭāni wa shirkih.
We relate with a ṣaḥīḥ isnād in the Sunans of Abū Dāwūd and at-Tirmidhī that Abū Hurayrah
reported that Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq
once said: “Messenger of Allah, instruct me with some words to say in the morning and in the evening.” He
replied: “Say: O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the Unseen and the Seen, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge with You from the evil of my soul and the evil and polytheism of Shayṭān.” He continued: “Say this when you get up in the morning and in the evening and when you go to bed.” [14].At-Tirmidhī described this as a ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ hadith.