1360 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never failed to recite these words each evening and each morning: ‘O Allah, I ask You for ʿāfiyah (complete well-being) in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my shortcomings, calm my fears, protect me from in front of me, from behind me, on my right, on my left, and from above me, and I seek refuge in Your greatness lest I be taken unawares from beneath me.’” It was narrated by al-Nasāʾī and Ibn Mājah, and al-Ḥākim declared it authentic (1).

Authenticity
The ḥadith is ṣaḥīḥ. Shaykh Ṣiddīq Ḥasan said: It was related by Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasāʾī, and Ibn Mājah. Al-Nawawī stated in al-Adhkār that it is transmitted through sound chains. It was also recorded by Ibn Ḥibbān and al-Ḥākim, who said, “Its chain is sound.”

Key Terms
• al-ʿāfiyah: perfect bodily health; complete safety with regard to religion; protection from sins and innovations; and security in this world from its evils and calamities.
• ʿawrātī (my vulnerabilities): plural of ʿawrah—anything one would be ashamed to have exposed, whether sins or defects.
• rawʿātī (my terrors): plural of rawʿah; from rāʿahu, “he frightened him.” Rawʿ is fear or panic.
• ʿaẓamatika (Your greatness): the greatness of Allah, Exalted is He, is a majestic attribute among His sublime attributes; He is described