Evening Witness

Q: What is the dua for "Evening Witness"?

The Arabic text is: "اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَمْسَيْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ". Translation: "O Allah, I have entered the evening and I call upon You, the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels, and all of Your creation to witness that You are Allah — none has the right to be worshipped except You alone — and that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger.". This dua is from Sunan Abu Dawud 5069.

Q: How do you say "Evening Witness" in Arabic?

The transliteration is: "Allahumma inni amsaytu ush-hiduka wa ush-hidu hamalata 'arshika wa mala'ikataka wa jami'a khalqika annaka antallahu la ilaha illa anta wa anna Muhammadan 'abduka wa rasuluk.". This helps you pronounce the dua correctly while learning the Arabic.

Evening Adhkar · Sunan Abu Dawud 5069

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Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَمْسَيْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni amsaytu ush-hiduka wa ush-hidu hamalata 'arshika wa mala'ikataka wa jami'a khalqika annaka antallahu la ilaha illa anta wa anna Muhammadan 'abduka wa rasuluk.

Translation

O Allah, I have entered the evening and I call upon You, the bearers of Your Throne, Your angels, and all of Your creation to witness that You are Allah — none has the right to be worshipped except You alone — and that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger.

Source

Sunan Abu Dawud 5069

Whoever says this four times in the evening, Allah will free him from the Fire.

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