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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Do the morning and evening adhkar have a specific time, and if a person wakes up after the sun has risen, is he allowed to recite them?

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The questioner:
Do the morning and evening adhkar have a specific time, or is it otherwise? And if a person does not wake up until after the sun has risen, is he allowed to recite them at that time? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for the morning adhkar, they are those recited at the beginning of the morning, and the evening adhkar are those recited at the end of the day or at the beginning of the night. This is after the Fajr prayer; the best time is after the Fajr prayer, and after the Maghrib prayer or before the sun sets. This is the time for the morning and evening adhkar. And whenever a person remembers his Lord with the types of dhikr mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah, whether at night or during the day, this is a good thing and a deed that carries reward. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, commanded His remembrance frequently:
O you who have believedيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
[Al-Ma'idah 5:1]
"Remember Allah with much remembrance, and glorify Him in the morning and the evening,"
And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَانتَشِرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
[Al-Jumu'ah 62:10]
. So the best adhkar are those after the prayers. And likewise in other times, at the onset of the night and the end of the day, and conversely, at the onset of the day and the end of the night. A person should devote his day and night to the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, because this leads to his protection from Shaytan and leads to the life of his heart and the light of his insight.
And Allah the Exalted says:
Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured."الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ
[Ar-Ra'd 13:28]
. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the one who remembers Allah and the one who does not remember Allah are like the living and the dead. So the remembrance of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, brings life to the hearts and light to the insights, and it facilitates the affairs of this world and the Hereafter.
And Allah the Exalted says: "So remember Me, and I will remember you, and remember Me and do not forget Me." This is the Qudsi Hadith:
I am with him when he mentions Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it.أنا مع عبدي حيث ذكرني فإن ذكرني في نفسه ذكرته في نفسي، وإن ذكرني في ملأ ذكرته في ملأ خير منهم.
Sunan Ibn Majah 3822Sahih (Darussalam)
meaning that the angels, peace be upon them, remember Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He. The remembrance of Allah is required of the Muslim at all times, but it is better at the beginning of the day, at the end of the day, and at the beginning of the night. In these times, from the sheep...

The questioner:
So, our sister’s question is: if one does not wake up until after the sun has risen?

The Shaykh:
This is a misfortune, that one does not wake up until after the sun has risen. The issue is not about the time of Fajr and missing the time of Fajr; the issue is about the Fajr prayer, because the Fajr prayer has a specific time and it is not permissible to delay it beyond its time. But if a person is overcome by sleep despite his intention to get up for the prayer, and he is overcome by sleep at times, then he is excused in this case. And when he gets up, he remembers Allah, Mighty and Majestic, at whatever time it is for him.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. And a woman may be excused and not get up until after the sun has risen. So in that case, is she allowed to recite those adhkar?

The Shaykh:
Yes, if the woman, for example, is menstruating or has post-natal bleeding and does not pray, and she sleeps and does not wake up until after the sun has risen, then she remembers Allah when she gets up.

The presenter:
May Allah bless you, may Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل أذكار الصباح والمساء لها وقت معين وإذا ستيقظ الإنسان بعد شروق الشمس هل له أن يقولها؟الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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