Allahumma Bika Amsaina Wa Bika Amsaina Meaning & Arabic
Allahumma bika amsaina wa bika amsaina is among the words of remembrance which are recited in the evening. Here is the full dua in Arabic, English and transliteration.
Allahumma Bika Amsaina Wa Bika Amsaina in Arabic
The dua is written in Arabic as:
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ المَصِير
Transliteration
Allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namut, wa ilaykal-masir.
Allahumma Bika Amsaina Wa Bika Amsaina Meaning in English
Allaahumma bika amsaina means O Allah! With Your Power, we have come to the evening, by You do we live, by You we die, and unto You is our return.
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Allaahumma Bika Amsaina Wa Bika Amsaina Hadith
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: “In the morning say:
‘Allahumma bika asbahna, wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namut (O Allah, by Your leave we have reached the morning and by Your leave we reach the evening, and by Your leave we live and by Your leave we die).
And when evening comes, say: Allahumma bika amsayna, wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya, wa bika namut, wa ilaykal-masir (O Allah, by Your leave we have reached the evening and by Your leave we reach the morning, and by Your leave we live and by Your leave we die, and unto You is our return).”
Source: Hadith, reported by Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, hadith number 1199, Imam Ahmed, hadith number 8649, and Ibn Majah, hadith number 3868
The Prophet (SallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) used to say this supplication once every morning and evening, and he commanded us to say it too.
When we make this supplication, we shouldn’t just acknowledge that we entered the morning and evening only, we should also consider the state in which we have entered this morning and evening, which is a state of health, safety, security and much more, in order to be even more grateful.
The phrase “by You we live” is the crux of this supplication, it’s fulcrum, it’s axis, it’s central feature: here we are testifying that everything, small or large, is by and through the One.
All matters belong to Him, and Him alone. We therefore utter these words as a display of gratitude, and in hope that the Shakur recompenses our gratitude with yet more of His Magnanimity.
If we acknowledge that we will only die when Allah wills so, we become more reliant and dependent upon him, and reduce our fear of others as we know that only He decides when, how, or where we die.
In the evening, we finish off the supplication by saying that our return will be to Allah.
This is pertinent to be said in the evening, as we are about to finish and complete our day, so we remind ourselves that when we finish and complete our life, we will return to Allah, so we should prepare for this moment.
Action Points
This hadith reminds us to always be connected to Allah and remember His blessings over us, as we acknowledge that we only entered the morning and evening through His blessings, and we are living due to His blessings over us, and will only die when He decrees so.
Make sure you always acknowledge Allah’s blessings over you, no matter how small the blessing may seem.
Use the daily actions you take to remind you of the hereafter, so that you can prepare for it, just like this supplication uses the morning and evening as signs that remind us of the hereafter.
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