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Morning remembrance — refuge from the evil of the self and Shaytan
اللَّهُـمَّ عَالِـمَ الْغَـيْبِ وَالشَّـهَادَةِ فَاطِـرَ السَّمَـاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَـيْءٍ وَمَلِـيكَهُ، أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّ نَفْسِـي وَمِنْ شَـرِّ الشَّيْـطَانِ وَشِـرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَـرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِـي سُوءًا أَوْ أَجُـرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْـلِمٍ
Allāhumma ‘ālima l-ghaybi wa š-šahādati fāṭira s-samāwāti wa l-arḍi rabba kulli šay’in wa malīkah, ašhadu an lā ilāha illā ant, a‘ūdhu bika min šarri nafsī wa min šarri š-šayṭāni wa širkih, wa an aqtarifa ‘alā nafsī sū’an aw ajurrahu ilā muslim.
Translation
O Allaah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You. I take refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil and shirk of the devil, and from committing wrong against my soul or bringing such upon another Muslim.
When to recite
In the morning.
Footnote
Shirk: to associate others with Allaah in matters specific to Him. It can occur in (1) Belief — e.g., believing other than Allaah can benefit or harm; (2) Speech — e.g., swearing by other than Allaah; and (3) Action — e.g., bowing or prostrating to other than Allaah.
Source / Reference
Hisnul Muslim 84