Allahumma Bika Asbahna (Morning and Evening Dua)
“Allahumma bika asbahna wa bika amsayna” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Jami at-Tirmidhi 3391. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
Transliteration: Allahumma bika asbahna, wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namutu, wa ilaykal-masir.
Translation: O Allah, by You we enter the morning and by You we enter the evening, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the final return.
Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3391; Sunan Abi Dawud 5068
When to recite
In the morning. For the evening, use the evening wording below.
About this dua
Narrated by Abu Hurairah, who said the Prophet ﷺ used to teach this to his Companions. The wording above follows Jami at-Tirmidhi. In the version of Sunan Abi Dawud the morning dua ends “wa ilayka an-nushur” (and to You is the resurrection); both are authentic.
Other wording and related dhikr
Evening wording (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3391)
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ
Allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namutu, wa ilayka an-nushur.
O Allah, by You we enter the evening and by You we enter the morning, by You we live and by You we die, and to You is the resurrection.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3391; Sunan Abi Dawud 5068
- Grading: Graded sahih by al-Albani.
- Read the source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3391 · Sunan Abi Dawud 5068
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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