Are the complete evening adhkar recited between the Asr and Maghrib prayers, or are Ayat al-Kursi, Al-Ikhlas, and Al-Mu'awwidhatayn recited after the Maghrib adhan, and "Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa Huwa alaihi tawakkaltu wa Huwa Rabbu al-Arshi al-Adheem" recited after the Maghrib prayer?
Scholars have differed on determining the time for evening remembrances (adhkar). Some said it is between Asr and Maghrib, while others said it is from the sun's decline (zawal) until its setting and in the early part of the night. Yet others said it is from the sun's decline until midnight.
As for the morning and evening remembrances, the sound Sunnah indicates that Ayatul Kursi, the Mu'awwidhat (Surahs Al-Falaq and An-Nas), and "Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa Huwa 'alaihi tawakkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul 'Arshil 'Azim" (Allah is sufficient for me; there is no god but He. On Him I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne) are to be recited during them.
There is no difference between these remembrances; all of them are recited when a person wakes up in the morning and when he enters the evening. An overlap may occur between the remembrances after prayer and the morning and evening remembrances. So, whoever recites Ayatul Kursi and the Mu'awwidhat after the Fajr prayer, it counts for both the remembrances after prayer and the morning remembrances. And whoever recites them after the Asr prayer, or after the Maghrib prayer, it counts for both the remembrances after prayer and the evening remembrances.
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