((اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا ، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ)). [وإذا أمسى قال: اللَّهم بك أمسينا، وبك أصبحنا، وبك نحيا، وبك نموت، وإليك المصير.]
(Allahumma bika asbahna wabika amsayna, wabika nahya ,wabika namootu wa-ilaykan-nushoor.)[In the evening:] (Allahumma bika amsayna, wabika asbahna, wabika nahya wabika namootu wa-ilaykal-maseer.)
(O Allah, by your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we have reached the evening, by Your leave we live and die and unto You is our resurrection.)[In the evening:](O Allah, 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.)
Hisn al-Muslim 27 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 27
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
One phrase carries the whole supplication: by Your leave. It is repeated across every clause — reaching the morning, reaching the evening, living and dying all happen by His leave, and the sentence ends by naming resurrection as the return. The voice is plural throughout, saying we rather than I. A second form is given for the evening, in which morning and evening exchange places and the closing word becomes return instead of resurrection.
When & how to recite
Morning and evening both, according to the chapter. The text supplies a separate evening wording.
Reflection
Nothing is requested anywhere in these words. Each clause simply attributes an event to His permission, and the list runs the full span from one morning through death without ever breaking that pattern.
About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.
Common questions
Where does this dua come from?
The corpus records it at Hisn al-Muslim 27:78.
What do these words mean?
In translation: “O Allah, by your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we have reached the evening, by Your leave we live and die and unto You is our resurrection.)[In the evening:](O Allah, 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.” One phrase carries the whole supplication: by Your leave.
How is this pronounced?
If you do not read Arabic, the romanised form is: “Allahumma bika asbahna wabika amsayna, wabika nahya ,wabika namootu wa-ilaykan-nushoor.)[In the evening:] (Allahumma bika amsayna, wabika asbahna, wabika nahya wabika namootu wa-ilaykal-maseer.”
At what point is it recited?
Morning and evening both, according to the chapter. The text supplies a separate evening wording. Nothing is requested anywhere in these words.