Abu Hurayra said, "In the morning, the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, would say, 'O Allah, We enter the morning by Youand we enter the evening by You. We live by You and we die by You and toYou is gathering.' In the evening, he would say, 'O Allah, we enter theevening by You and we enter the morning by You and we live by You and wedie by You and to You is the return.'"
Ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, did not omit saying the following words in the morningand evening:
'O Allah, I ask you for well-being in this world and theNext. O Allah, I ask you for forgiveness and well-being in my deen andin this world and in my family and my property. O Allah, veil my faultsand calm my fears. O Allah, give me protection in front of me and behindme, on my right and my left and above me. I seek refuge by Your might frombeing overwhelmed from under me.'"
Maymuna, the wife of the Prophet, said, "I heard Anas ibn Maliksay that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said, 'Whoever says in the morning, "O Allah, we bear witness to you andwe bear witness to the bearers of You Throne and Your angels and all Yourcreation. You are Allah. There is no god but You alone with no partnerand Muhammad is your slave and Messenger", by that Allah will free a quarterof him from the Fire on that day. If someone says it twice, Allah willfree half of him from the Fire. If he says it four times, Allah will freehim completely from the Fire on that day.'"
Abu Hurayra reported that Abu Bakr said, "Messenger of Allah,teach me something that I can say morning and evening." The Prophet said,"O Allah, Knower of the Unseen and the Visible, Creator of the heavensand the earth, everything is in Your hands. I testify that there is nogod but You. I seek refuge with You from the evil of myself and the evilof shaytan and his (encouragement to) associate others (with You)." Sayit in the morning and the evening and when you go to sleep."
A similar report from Abu Hurayra in which he said, "The Lordof everything and its Master." He said, "The evil of shaytan and his encouragementto associate."
Abu Rashid al-Hubrani said, "I came to 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar andasked him to relate to us what he had heard from the Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He handed me a paper and said,'This is what the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wrotefor me.' I looked at it and it read:
'Abu Bakr as-Siddiq asked the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Messenger of Allah, teach mewhat to say in the mornings and evenings." He said, "Abu Bakr, say, 'OAllah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Knower of the Unseenand Visible. the Lord of all things and their Master. I seek refuge withYou from the evil of shaytan and his encouragement to associate and thatI bring evil on myself or bring it on another Muslim.'"'"