Sayyiduna Ma’qil bin Yasaar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Whoever recites the following three times in the morning:

أَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ السَّمِيْعِ الْعَلِيْمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْم​

I seek protection in Allah Ta‘ala, the All-Hearing and All-Knowing, from the rejected Shaitaan.

And thereafter recites the last three verses of Surah Hashr, Allah Ta‘ala will appoint seventy thousand angels to make du‘aa for him until the evening, and if he passes away during that day, he will receive the rank of a martyr. And whoever recites it in the evening, he will enjoy the same virtue until the morning.” (Sunan Tirmizi #2922)

The last three verses of Surah Hashr are:

هُوَ ٱللَّـهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَـٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ۖ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿٢٢﴾ هُوَ ٱللَّـهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَـٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّـهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾ هُوَ ٱللَّـهُ ٱلْخَـٰلِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿٢٤﴾

In this hadeeth, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has taught us an easy method to secure not only the du‘aa of seventy thousand angels – but also an easy method to acquire the rank of a martyr. As explained above, one will first recite the specific version of a‘oozu three times, and one will thereafter recite the three verses once.

The commentators of hadeeth have explained that the angels making du‘aa for this person refers to them beseeching Allah Ta‘ala to forgive his sins, bless him with the ability to carry out righteous works, etc. (Mirqaat vol. 4, pg. 667)

Through a person punctually reciting this du‘aa every morning and evening, he will enjoy the perpetual du‘aa of the angels. Furthermore, when he passes away, he will insha-Allah enjoy the status of a martyr.

May Allah Ta‘ala bless us all to practice on this punctually, aameen.