Reliance
Meaning and virtue
A morning and evening remembrance expressing complete need for Allah’s mercy and care.
When to say it
Morning and evening
Source
Al-Nasaʾi, ʿAmal al-Yawm wal-Laylah 46; graded hasan
Whoever guides someone to good has a reward like the one who does it.
Sahih Muslim · 1893
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, biraḥmatika astaghīth, aṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullah, wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn
O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I seek help through Your mercy. Set right all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for a blink.
A morning and evening remembrance expressing complete need for Allah’s mercy and care.
Morning and evening
Al-Nasaʾi, ʿAmal al-Yawm wal-Laylah 46; graded hasan