Morning Azkar · 2 of 24
3 Quls
Surah al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq & an-Naas
Arabic
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Transliteration
Recite Surah al-Ikhlas (Qul Huwal-laahu Ahad), Surah al-Falaq (Qul a'oodhu bi Rabbil-falaq), and Surah an-Naas (Qul a'oodhu bi Rabbin-naas).
Meaning in English
Recite the three Qul surahs in full.
Virtue and source
Mu'aadh b. 'Abdullaah b. Khubayb narrated from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: "We went out on a rainy and extremely dark night, looking for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so that he could lead us in Salah." He said: "So I met him and he ﷺ said: 'Say' but I did not say anything. Then he ﷺ said: 'Say.' But I did not say anything. He ﷺ said: 'Say.' So I said: 'What should I say?' He ﷺ said: "Recite Surah al-Ikhlas and al-Mu'awwidhatain (Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Naas) three times in the morning and the evening. It will suffice you in all respects." (Tirmidhi 3575) 'It will suffice you in all respects' means it will protect you from all evil.
How to read this dhikr
3 Quls is part of the morning azkar, the adhkar the Prophet ﷺ taught for the morning. The best time is after Fajr, before the sun rises; if you miss that window it can still be read later in the morning, before Dhuhr.
It is read 3 times. In the Sadeeq app a single tap counts each repetition and moves you on automatically when you reach 3, so you can keep your attention on the words rather than on a counter.
The same dhikr is also part of the evening azkar.