Chapter

Remembrance in the Evening

Adhkār recited in the evening — from after the ʿAṣr prayer until sunset (and, according to some scholars, from sunset onwards).

19 entries

Evening remembrance — all sovereignty belongs to Allaah ﷻ Open ↗

أَمْسَـيْنَا وَأَمْسَـى الْمُلْـكُ لِلَّـهِ وَالْحَـمْدُ لِلَّـهِ، لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا اللَّـهُ وَحْـدَهُ لَا شَـرِيكَ لَـهُ، لَـهُ الْمُـلْكُ وَلَـهُ الْحَمْـدُ وَهُـوَ عَلَـى كُـلِّ شَـيْءٍ قَدِيـرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُـكَ خَـيْرَ مَا فِـي هَـذِهِ اللَّـيْلَـةِ وَخَـيْرَ مَا بَعْـدَهَـا، وَأَعُـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ شَـرِّ هَـذِهِ اللَّـيْلَـةِ وَشَـرِّ مَا بَعْـدَهَـا، رَبِّ أَعُـوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَـلِ وَسُـوءِ الْكِـبَـرِ، رَبِّ أَعُـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ عَذَابٍ فِـي النَّـارِ وَعَـذَابٍ فِي الْقَـبْـرِ

Amsaynā wa amsa l-mulku lillāh wa l-ḥamdu lillāh, lā ilāha illa llāhu waḥdahu lā šarīka lah, lahu l-mulku wa lahu l-ḥamd wa huwa ‘alā kulli šay’in qadīr, rabbi as’aluka khayra mā fī hādhihi l-laylah wa khayra mā ba‘dahā, wa a‘ūdhu bika min šarri hādhihi l-laylah wa šarri mā ba‘dahā, rabbi a‘ūdhu bika mina l-kasali wa sū’i l-kibar, rabbi a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhābin fi n-nār wa ‘adhābin fi l-qabr.

Translation

We have reached the evening and at this very time unto Allah belongs all sovereignty, and all praise is for Allah. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent. My Lord, I ask You for the good of this night and the good of what follows it and I take refuge in You from the evil of this night and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I take refuge in You from laziness and senility. My Lord, I take refuge in You from torment in the Fire and punishment in the grave.

When to recite

In the evening.

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Hisnul Muslim 75

Evening remembrance — by Your leave we live and die Open ↗

اللَّهُـمَّ بِـكَ أَمْسَـيْنَـا، وَبِـكَ أَصْـبَحْنَـا، وَبِـكَ نَحْـيَا، وَبِكَ نَـمُـوتُ وَإِلَـيْـكَ الْمَـصِـيرُ

Allāhumma bika amsaynā, wa bika aṣbaḥnā, wa bika naḥyā, wa bika namūt, wa ilayka l-maṣīr.

Translation

O Allaah ﷻ, by Your leave we have reached the evening, and by Your leave we have reached the morning, by Your leave we live and die, and unto You is our return.

When to recite

In the evening.

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Hisnul Muslim 76

Evening remembrance — Sayyid al-Istighfar (the best seeking of forgiveness) Open ↗

اللَّهُـمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّــي لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِـي وَأَنَا عَبْـدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْـدِكَ وَوَعْـدِكَ مَا اسْتَـطَعْتُ، أَعُـوذُ بِـكَ مِنْ شَـرِّ مَا صَنَـعْتُ، أَبُـوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْـمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُـوءُ بِذَنْـبِي فَاغْفِـرْ لِـي فَإِنَّـهُ لَا يَغْـفِرُ الذُّنُـوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allāhumma anta rabbī lā ilāha illā ant, khalaqtanī wa anā ‘abduk, wa anā ‘alā ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika ma staṭa‘t, a‘ūdhu bika min šarri mā ṣana‘t, abū’u laka bini‘matika ‘alayya wa abū’u bidhanbī fa-ghfir lī fa’innahu lā yaghfiru dh-dhunūba illā ant.

Translation

O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped except You, You created me, and I am Your servant, and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can I take refuge in You from the evil of which I have committed. I acknowledge Your favour upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except You.

When to recite

In the evening, once (the best manner of seeking forgiveness).

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Hisnul Muslim 77

Evening remembrance — bearing witness to Allah ﷻ Open ↗

اللَّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَمْسَـيْتُ أُشْـهِدُكَ، وَأُشْـهِدُ حَمَلَـةَ عَـرْشِكَ، وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ، وَجَمِـيعَ خَلْـقِكَ، أَنَّـكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْـدَكَ لَا شَـرِيكَ لَكَ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّـدًا عَبْـدُكَ وَرَسُـولُكَ (أربع مرات)

Allāhumma innī amsaytu ušhiduk, wa ušhidu ḥamalata ‘aršik, wa malā’ikatak, wa jamī‘a khalqik, annaka anta llāhu lā ilāha illā ant waḥdaka lā šarīka lak, wa anna muḥammadan ‘abduka wa rasūluk. (four times)

Translation

O Allaah ﷻ, verily I have reached the evening and call on You, the bearers of Your throne, Your angels, and all of Your creation to witness that You are Allaah ﷻ, none has the right to be worshipped except You, alone, without partner, and that Mohammed ﷺ is Your Servant and Messenger.

When to recite

In the evening, four times.

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Hisnul Muslim 78

Evening remembrance — gratitude for every blessing Open ↗

اللَّهُـمَّ مَـا أَمْسَـْى بِـي مِـنْ نِـعْـمَةٍ، أَوْ بِأَحَـدٍ مِـنْ خَلْـقِكَ، فَـمِنْـكَ وَحْـدَكَ لَا شَـرِيكَ لَـكَ، فَلَـكَ الْـحَمْـدُ وَلَـكَ الشُّـكْـرُ

Allāhumma mā amsā bī min ni‘matin aw bi’aḥadin min khalqik, faminka waḥdaka lā šarīka lak, falaka l-ḥamdu wa laka š-šukr.

Translation

O Allaah, what blessing I or any of Your creation have risen upon, is from You alone, without partner, so for You is all praise and unto You all thanks.

When to recite

In the evening.

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Hisnul Muslim 79

Whoever says this in the evening has fulfilled his obligation to thank Allah for that night.

Evening remembrance — health of body, hearing and sight Open ↗

اللَّهُـمَّ عَافِـنِـي فِـي بَدَنِـيْ، اللَّهُـمَّ عَافِـنِـي فِـي سَمْـعِي، اللَّهُـمَّ عَافِـنِي فِـي بَصَـرِي، لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا أَنْـتَ (ثلاثاً)
اللَّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَعُـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنَ الْكُـفْرِ، وَالْفَـقْرِ، وَأَعُـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ عَذَابِ الْقَـبْرِ، لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا أَنْـتَ (ثلاثاً)

Allāhumma ‘āfinī fī badanī, allāhumma ‘āfinī fī sam‘ī, allāhumma ‘āfinī fī baṣarī, lā ilāha illā ant (three times).
Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika mina l-kufr, wa l-faqr, wa a‘ūdhu bika min ‘adhābi l-qabr, lā ilāha illā ant (three times).

Translation

O Allah, grant my body health, O Allah, grant my hearing health, O Allah, grant my sight health. None has the right to be worshipped except You. (three times)
O Allaah, I take refuge with You from disbelief and poverty, and I take refuge with You from the punishment of the grave. None has the right to be
worshipped except You. (three times)

When to recite

In the evening. Three times each.

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Hisnul Muslim 80

Evening remembrance — Allah is sufficient for me Open ↗

حَسْبِـيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا هُـوَ عَلَـيْهِ تَوَكَّـلْتُ وَهُـوَ رَبُّ الْعَـرْشِ الْعَظِـيمِ
(سبع مَرّات)

Ḥasbiya llāhu lā ilāha illā huwa ‘alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa rabbu l-‘arši l-‘aẓīm.
(seven times in the evening)

Translation

Allaah is sufficient for me, none has the right to be worshipped except Him, upon Him I rely, and He is Lord of the exalted throne.

When to recite

In the evening, seven times.

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Hisnul Muslim 81

Evening remembrance — refuge in Allah’s perfect words (three times) Open ↗

أَعُـوذُ بِكَلِمَـاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّـاتِ مِنْ شَـرِّ مَا خَلَـقَ
(ثلاثاً)

A‘ūdhu bikalimāti llāhi t-tāmmāti min šarri mā khalaq. (three times)

Translation

I take refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from the evil of what He has created. (three times)

When to recite

In the evening, three times.

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Hisnul Muslim 82

Evening remembrance — pardon and well-being Open ↗

اللَّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَسْأَلُـكَ الْعَـفْوَ وَالْعَـافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْـيَا وَالْآخِـرَةِ، اللَّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَسْأَلُـكَ الْعَـفْوَ وَالْعَـافِيَةَ فِي دِينِـي وَدُنْـيَايَ وَأَهْـلِي وَمَالِـي، اللَّهُـمَّ اسْتُـرْ عَـوْرَاتِي وَآمِـنْ رَوْعَاتِـي، اللَّهُـمَّ احْفِظْـنِـي مِـنْ بَـيْنِ يَـدَيَّ وَمِـنْ خَلْفِـي وَعَـنْ يَمِـينِـي وَعَنْ شِمَـالِـي، وَمِـنْ فَـوْقِـي، وَأَعُـوذُ بِعَظَمَـتِكَ أَنْ أُغْـتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِـي

Allāhumma innī as’aluka l-‘afwa wa l-‘āfiyata fi d-dunyā wa l-ākhirah, allāhumma innī as’aluka l-‘afwa wa l-‘āfiyata fī dīnī wa dunyāya wa ahlī wa mālī, allāhumma stur ‘awrātī wa āmin raw‘ātī, allāhumma ḥfaẓnī min bayni yadayya wa min khalfī wa ‘an yamīnī wa ‘an šimālī, wa min fawqī, wa a‘ūdhu bi‘aẓamatika an ughtāla min taḥtī.

Translation

O Allaah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this life and the next. O Allaah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religious and worldly affairs, and for my family and my wealth. O Allaah, veil my weaknesses and set at ease my dismay. O Allaah, preserve me from the front and from behind and on my right and on my left and from above, and I take refuge with You lest I be swallowed up by the earth.

When to recite

In the evening.

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Hisnul Muslim 83

Evening remembrance — refuge from the evil of the self and Shaytan Open ↗

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 evening.

Source / Reference

Hisnul Muslim 84

Evening remembrance — in Allaah’s name nothing is harmed Open ↗

بِسْـمِ اللَّـهِ الَّـذِي لَا يَضُـرُّ مَعَ اسْمِـهِ شَـيْءٌ فِـي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَـاءِ وَهُـوَ السَّمِـيعُ الْعَلِـيمُ (ثلاثاً)

Bismi llāhi lladhī lā yaḍurru ma‘a smihi šay’un fi l-arḍi wa lā fi s-samā’i wa huwa s-samī‘u l-‘alīm. (three times).

Translation

In the name of Allaah with whose name nothing is harmed on earth nor in the heavens and He is The All-Seeing, The All-Knowing. (three times)

When to recite

In the evening, three times.

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Hisnul Muslim 85

Evening remembrance — pleased with Allaah, Islam, and the Prophet ﷺ Open ↗

رَضِـيتُ بِاللَّـهِ رَبًّـا وَبِالْإِسْـلَامِ دِينًـا وَبِمُحَمَّـدٍ ﷺ نَبِيًّـا (ثلاثاً)

Raḍītu billāhi rabban wa bil-islāmi dīnan wa bimuḥammadin ﷺ nabiyyan. (three times)

Translation

I am pleased with Allaah as a Lord, and Islam as a religion, and Mohammed ﷺ as a Prophet. (three times)

When to recite

In the evening, three times.

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Hisnul Muslim 86

Evening remembrance — glory and praise to Allaah Open ↗

سُبْحَـانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْـدِهِ
(مائة مرة)

Subḥāna llāhi wa biḥamdih (one hundred times)

Translation

How perfect Allaah is, and I praise Him.

When to recite

In the evening, one hundred times.

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Hisnul Muslim 88

Evening remembrance — O Ever-Living, rectify all my affairs Open ↗

يَا حَـيُّ يَا قَيُّـومُ بِرَحْمَـتِكَ أَسْتَغِـيثُ، أَصْلِـحْ لِـي شَأْنِـي كُلَّـهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْـنِـي إِلَـى نَفْسِـي طَـرْفَـةَ عَيْـنٍ

Yā ḥayyu yā qayyūmu biraḥmatika astaghīth, aṣliḥ lī ša’nī kullah, wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ‘ayn.

Translation

O Ever Living, O Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, by Your mercy I seek assistance, rectify for me all of my affairs and do not leave me to myself, even for the blink of an eye.

When to recite

In the evening.

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Hisnul Muslim 89

Evening remembrance — affirming Allaah’s oneness Open ↗

لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا اللَّـهُ وَحْـدَهُ لَا شَـرِيكَ لَـهُ، لَـهُ الْمُـلْكُ وَلَـهُ الْحَمْـدُ، وَهُـوَ عَلَـى كُلِّ شَـيْءٍ قَدِيـرٌ
(مائة مرة)

Lā ilāha illa llāhu waḥdahu lā šarīka lah, lahu l-mulku wa lahu l-ḥamd, wa huwa ‘alā kulli šay’in qadīr. (one hundred times)

Translation

None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.

When to recite

In the evening , one hundred times daily.

Source / Reference

Hisnul Muslim 90

Evening remembrance — asking for the good of the night Open ↗

أَمْسَـيْنَـا وَأَمْسَـى الْمُلْـكُ لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَـالَمِيـنَ، اللَّهُـمَّ إِنِّـيْ أَسْأَلُـكَ خَـيْرَ هَـذِهِ اللَّـيْلَـةِ، فَتْحَـهَـا، وَنَصْـرَهَـا، وَنُـورَهَـا، وَبَـرَكَتَهَـا، وَهُـدَاهَـا، وَأَعُـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ شَـرِّ مَا فِـيهَـا وَشَـرِّ مَا بَعْـدَهَـا

Amsaynā wa amsa l-mulku lillāhi rabbi l-‘ālamīn, allāhumma innī as’aluka khayra hādhihi l-laylah, fatḥahā, wa naṣrahā, wa nūrahā, wa barakatahā, wa hudāhā, wa a‘ūdhu bika min šarri mā fīhā wa šarri mā ba‘dahā.

Translation

We have reached the evening, and at this very time, all sovereignty belongs to Allaah, Lord of the worlds. O Allaah, I ask You for the good of tonight, its triumphs and its victories, its light and its blessings and its guidance, and I take refuge in You from the evil of tonight and the evil that follows it.

When to recite

In the evening.

Source / Reference

Hisnul Muslim 91

Evening remembrance — rising upon the fitrah of Islam Open ↗

أَصْـبَحْنَـا عَلَـى فِطْـرَةِ الْإِسْـلَامِ، وَعَلَـى كَـلِـمَـةِ الْإِخْـلَاصِ، وَعَلَـى دِيـنِ نَبِـيِّنَا مُحَمَّـدٍ، وَعَلَـى مِلَّـةِ أَبِـيْنَا إِبْرَاهِـيْمَ حَنِـيـفًا مُسْلِـمًـا وَمَـا كَـانَ مِـنَ الْمُشْـرِكِـينَ

Aṣbaḥnā ‘alā fiṭrati l-islām, wa ‘alā kalimati l-ikhlāṣ, wa ‘alā dīni nabiyyinā muḥammad, wa ‘alā millati abīnā ibrāhīma ḥanīfan musliman wa mā kāna mina l-mušrikīn.

Translation

We rise upon the fitrah of Islaam, and the word of pure faith, and upon the religion of our Prophet Mohammed ﷺ and the religion of our forefather Ibraheem, who was a Muslim and of true faith and was not of those who associate others with Allaah.

When to recite

In the evening.

Source / Reference

Hisnul Muslim 93

Evening remembrance — Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, and Surah An-Nas Open ↗

‘Abdullāh ibn Khubayb (Radhi Allahu 'anhu) said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, “Recite.” I asked, “What shall I recite?” He ﷺ said, “Recite Qul Huwa Allāhu Aḥad and the two Sūrahs of refuge (al-Falaq and an-Nās)…”

Qur’anic verse

بِسْـمِ اللَّـهِ الـرَّحْـمَنِ الرَّحِـيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ * لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ * وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

بِسْـمِ اللَّـهِ الـرَّحْـمَنِ الرَّحِـيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ * مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ * وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ * وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ * وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

بِسْـمِ اللَّـهِ الـرَّحْـمَنِ الرَّحِـيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ * مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ * إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ * مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ * ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ * مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

112. Surah Al-Ikhlas
Bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm.
Qul huwa llāhu aḥad. Allāhu ṣ-ṣamad. Lam yalid wa lam yūlad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥad.

113. Surah Al-Falaq
Bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm.
Qul a‘ūdhu bi-rabbi l-falaq. Min šarri mā khalaq. Wa min šarri ghāsiqin idhā waqab. Wa min šarri n-naffāthāti fi l-‘uqad. Wa min šarri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad.

114. Surah An-Nas
Bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm.
Qul a‘ūdhu bi-rabbi n-nās. Maliki n-nās. Ilāhi n-nās. Min šarri l-waswāsi l-khannās. Alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nās. Mina l-jinnati wa n-nās.

Translation

112. Surah Al-Ikhlas
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One, * Allāh, the Eternal Refuge, * He neither begets nor is born, * Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

113. Surah Al-Falaq
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, * From the evil of that which He created, * And from the evil of darkness when it settles, * And from the evil of the blowers in knots * And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

114. Surah An-Nas
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, * The Sovereign of mankind, * The God of mankind, * From the evil of the retreating whisperer,
* Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind, * From among the jinn and mankind."

When to recite

In the evening, three times.

Source / Reference

Hisnul Muslim 94

in the evening and the morning, three times for it will suffice you of all else.

Evening remembrance — Ayat Al-Kursī Open ↗

Qur’anic verse

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūm. Lā ta’khudhuhu sinatun wa lā nawm. Lahu mā fi s-samāwāti wa mā fi l-arḍ. Man dha lladhī yašfa‘u ‘indahu illā bi’idhnih. Ya‘lamu mā bayna aydīhim wa mā khalfahum, wa lā yuḥīṭūna bi-šay’in min ‘ilmihi illā bimā šā’. Wasi‘a kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wa l-arḍ, wa lā ya’ūduhu ḥifẓuhumā. Wa huwa l-‘aliyyu l-‘aẓīm.
Al-Baqarah 2:255

Translation

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Al-Baqarah 2:255

When to recite

In the evening.

Footnotes

Evening remembrance — refuge from the evil of the self and Shaytan

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.

Evening remembrance — affirming Allaah’s oneness

Whoever says this in the evening gains the like reward and is in a safe retreat from the devil until the morning.

Evening remembrance — rising upon the fitrah of Islam

Fiṭrah: the natural religion of Islam, the way of Ibrāhīm (Radhi Allahu 'anhu).
Faith: The word of pure faith refers to the Shahādah (the testimony of faith).

Evening remembrance — Ayat Al-Kursī

Ever-Living: Whose life is perfect, complete, and eternal, without beginning or end, and through whom all created life originated and continues.
Self-Sustaining: Dependent on none for His existence while being the sustainer and administrator of all created existence.
What will be after them: Allāh's knowledge encompasses every aspect of His creations in the past, present, and future.
His Kursī: Chair or footstool. It is not to be confused with al-ʿArsh (the Throne), which is infinitely higher and greater than al-Kursī.
He is the Most High: Above all of His creations and superior to them in essence, rank, and position.
The Most Great: Whose greatness is unlimited, beyond description or imagination.