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Bismika Allāhumma Amūtu wa Ahyā

Hudhayfah narrated: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) intended to go to bed, he would say: ” Bismika Allāhumma Amūtu wa Ahyā (In your Name, Oh Allāh, I die and I live)… “

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ قَالَ ‏”‏ بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا ‏… “‏‏

(Sahīh Bukhārī 6324)

Rabbi qinī ‘adhābaka yawma tab’athu’ ibādak

Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Āzib narrated that: The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) used to lay his head upon his right hand when going to sleep, then say: “Rabbi qinī ‘adhābaka yawm tab’athu’ ibādak (My Lord, safeguard me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your slaves). “

عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، رضى الله عنهما قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَوَسَّدُ يَمِينَهُ عِنْدَ الْمَنَامِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ ‏ “‏ رَبِّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ

(Al-Tirmidhī 3399. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī)

Al-Hamdu lillāhi-ladhī at’amanā wa saqānā wa kafānā wa āwānā fakam-mimman lā kāfiya lahu wa lā mu-wiya

Anas narrated: When the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) went to his bed, he would say: ” Al-Hamdu lillāhi-ladhī at’amanā wa saqānā wa kafānā wa āwānā fakam-mimman lā kāfiya lahu wa lā mu-wiya (All Praise belongs to Allāh who has fed us, given us drink, sufficed us and given us shelter. How many there are who have no one to provide sufficiency for them, or give them shelter). “

عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ ‏ “‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لاَ كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلاَ مُئْوِيَ

(Abū Dawūd 5053. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī)

Al-Hamdu lillāhi-ladhī kafānī wa āwānī wa at’amanī wa saqānī wa-ladhī manna ‘alayya fa-afdala wa-ladhī a’tānī fa-ajzala Al-Hamdulillāh ‘alā kulli hāl, Allāhumma Rabba kulli shay, wa malīkatu wa Ilāha kulli shay, A’ūdhu bika min al-nār

In a similar narration (From Ibn ‘Umar) : When the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) went to his bed, he would say:” Al-Hamdu lillāhi-ladhī kafānī wa āwānī wa at’amanī wa saqānī wa-ladhī manna ‘alayya fa-afdala wa-ladhī a’tānī fa-ajzala Al-Hamdulillāh ‘alā kulli hāl, Allāhumma Rabba kulli shay, wa malīkatu wa Ilāha kulli shay, A’ūdhu bika min al-nār (All Praise belongs to Allāh Who has given me sufficiency, has sheltered me, given me food and drink, been most gracious to me, and given to me in abundance. All Praise belongs to Allāh in every circumstance. Oh Allāh! Lord and King of everything, (The One True) Diety of everything, I seek refuge in You from Hellfire.”

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَفَانِي وَآوَانِي وَأَطْعَمَنِي وَسَقَانِي وَالَّذِي مَنَّ عَلَىَّ فَأَفْضَلَ وَالَّذِي أَعْطَانِي فَأَجْزَلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ وَإِلَهَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

(Abū Dawūd 5058. Chain of narration declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī. Also declared Hasan by Ibn Hajr)

Bismillāhi wa da’tu janbī, Allāhumma–ghfirlī dhanbī wa akhsiy shaytānī wa fukka rihānī wa-j’alnī fī al-nadiyyī al-‘alā

Abū al-Azhar narrated: When the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) went to his bed at night, he would say: ” Bismillāhi wa da’tu janbī, Allāhumma-ghfirlī dhanbī wa akhsiy shaytānī wa fukka rihānī wa-j’alnī fī al-nadiyyī al-‘alā (In the name of Allāh I lay down on my side. Oh Allāh! forgive me my sin, suppress my devil, free me, and place me in the highest assembly. “

عَنْ أَبِي الأَزْهَرِ الأَنْمَارِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ ‏ “‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي وَأَخْسِئْ شَيْطَانِي وَفُكَّ رِهَانِي وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي النَّدِيِّ الأَعْلَى

(Abū Dawūd 5054. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī)

Allāhumma Rabba-samawāti wa Rabbal-Ardi wa Rabbal-‘arshi-l’adhīm, Rabbanā wa Rabba kulli shay, fāliqal-habbi wa-nnawā, munzilat-tawrāh wal-injīl wal-furqān, a’ūdhu bika min sharri kulli shay anta ākhidhatun bināsiyatihi, Allāhumma Antal-Awwalu falaysa qablaka shay, wa Antal-ākhiru falaysa b’adaka shay, wa Anta-Dhāhiru falaysa fawqaka shay, wa Antal-Bātinu falaysa dūnaka shay, iqdi ‘annā-ddayna wa aghninā minal-faqri

The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said: When any one of you intends to go to sleep, he should lie on the bed on his right side and then say: “Allāhumma Rabba-samawāti wa Rabbal-Ardi wa Rabbal-‘arshi-l’adhīm, Rabbanā wa Rabba kulli shay, fāliqal-habbi wa-nnawā, munzilat-tawrāh wal-injīl wal-furqāni, a’ūdhu bika min sharri kulli shay anta ākhidhatun bināsiyatihi, Allāhumma Antal-Awwalu falaysa qablaka shay, wa Antal-ākhiru falaysa b’adaka shay, wa Anta-Dhāhiru falaysa fawqaka shay, wa Antal-Bātinu falaysa dūnaka shay, iqdi ‘annā-ddayna wa aghninā minal-faqri (Oh Allāh, The Lord of the Heavens and the Lord of the Earth and Lord of the great Throne, our Lord, and the Lord of everything, The Splitter of the grain and the datestone, The Revealer of Tawrah and Injil and Criterion ( Qur’an), I seek refuge in You from the evil of every creature that you seize by the forelock. Oh Allāh, You are the First, there is nothing before You, and Your are the Last and there is nothing after You and You are the Evident and there is nothing above You, and You are the Close (to everything) and there is nothing closer (to anything) than You. Remove the burden of debt from us and free us from poverty). ”

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُنَا أَنْ يَنَامَ أَنْ يَضْطَجِعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَىْءٌ اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الْفَقْرِ

(Sahīh Muslim 2713)

Allāhumma khalaqta nafsī, wa Anta tawaffāhā laka mamātuhā wa mahyāhā in ahyaytahā fāhfadh-hā wa-in amattahā faghfirlahā, Allāhumma inni as-aluka al-‘āfiyah

Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar narrated that he heard from the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) that a person should say upon going to bed: “Allāhumma khalaqta nafsī, wa Anta tawaffāhā laka mamātuhā wa mahyāhā in ahyaytahā fāhfadh-hā wa-in amattahā faghfirlahā, Allāhumma inni as-aluka al-‘āfiyah (Oh Allāh, You created my soul and to you is the ultimate return. And its death and life belongs to You, and if You give it life, safeguard it; and if You cause it to die, grant it pardon. Oh Allāh, I ask You for safety). “

عَنْ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ رَجُلاً إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ قَالَ ‏ “‏ اللَّهُمَّ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ ‏”‏

(Sahīh Muslim 2712)

Bismika Rabbī wa d’atu janbī wa-bika arfa’uhu in amsakta nafsī farhamhā wa-in arsaltahā fāhfadh-hā bimā tahfadhu-bihi ‘ibādakas-sālihīn

Abū Hurayrah narrated the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) as saying: “When any of you goes to his bed, he should dust his bedding with the inner part of his lower garment, for he does not know what has come on it since he left it. He should then lie down on his right side and say: Bismika Rabbī wa d’atu janbī wa-bika arfa’uhu in amsakta nafsī farhamhā wa-in arsaltahā fāhfadh-hā bimā tahfadhu-bihi ‘ibādakas-salihīn (In Your name, My Lord I lay down, and in Your Name I rise. So if you should take my soul, have mercy on it, but if You return my soul then guard it in the manner which You guard your Righteous servants). “

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ إِذَا أَوَى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَلْيَنْفُضْ فِرَاشَهُ بِدَاخِلَةِ إِزَارِهِ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي مَا خَلَفَهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ لْيَضْطَجِعْ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ لْيَقُلْ بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

(Abū Dawūd 5050. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī)

Allāhumma aslamtu nafsī ilayk, wa wajjahtu wajhī ilayk, wa fawwadtu amrī ilayk, wal-jatu dhahrī ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, lā malja-a wa lā manjā minka illa ilayk, āmantu bikitābika-ladhī anzalta, wa nabiyyika-ladhī arsalta

Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Āzib narrated: When Allāhs Messenger (ﷺ) went to bed, he used to sleep on his right side and then say, “Allāhumma aslamtu nafsī ilayk, wa wajjahtu wajhī ilayk, wa fawwadtu amrī ilayk, wal-jatu dhahrī ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, lā malja-a wa lā manjā minka illa ilayk, āmantu bikitābika-ladhī anzalta, wa nabiyyika-ladhī arsalta (Oh Allāh! I have submitted myself to You, I have turned my face to You, committed my affairs to You, and depend on You for protection out of hope for You (reward) and out of fear of You (punishment). There is no refuge and no place of safety from You but with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed, and in the Prophet You have sent). Allāhs Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever says these words and dies the same night, he will die upon the Fitrah (i.e. Natural state)).”

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلاَءُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ نَامَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏”‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ‏.‏ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ مَنْ قَالَهُنَّ ثُمَّ مَاتَ تَحْتَ لَيْلَتِهِ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ ‏”

(Sahīh Bukārī 6315)

Say Subhan-Allāh (33 times), Al-Hamdulillāh (33 times), Allāhu Akbar (34 times)

‘Alī narrated that Fātimah came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking for a servant. He said, “Should I inform you of something better than that? When you go to bed, say “Subhan-Allāh‘ thirty three times, ‘Al-Hamdulillāh‘ thirty three times, and ‘Allāhu Akbar‘ thirty four times. ‘Ali added, ‘I have never failed to say it ever since.” Somebody asked, “Even on the night of the battle of Siffīn?” He said, “Even on the night of the battle of Siffīn.”

عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ ـ عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ ـ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَسْأَلُهُ خَادِمًا فَقَالَ ‏ “‏ أَلاَ أُخْبِرُكِ مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْهُ، تُسَبِّحِينَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ مَنَامِكِ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ، وَتَحْمَدِينَ اللَّهَ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ، وَتُكَبِّرِينَ اللَّهَ أَرْبَعًا وَثَلاَثِينَ ‏”‏‏.‏ ـ ثُمَّ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَرْبَعٌ وَثَلاَثُونَ ـ فَمَا تَرَكْتُهَا بَعْدُ، قِيلَ وَلاَ لَيْلَةَ صِفِّينَ قَالَ وَلاَ لَيْلَةَ صِفِّينَ

(Sahīh Bukhārī 5362)

Recite Sūrah al-Kāfirūn

The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ)said: ” Recite ‘Say: Oh you disbelievers’ (Qul yā ayyuhāl-kāfirūn), and then go to sleep, for it is a declaration of freedom from polytheism.”

قَالَ لِنَوْفَلٍ ‏”‏ اقْرَأْ ‏{‏ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ‏}‏ ثُمَّ نَمْ عَلَى خَاتِمَتِهَا فَإِنَّهَا بَرَاءَةٌ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ

(Abū Dawūd 5055. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī)

Recite Āyat al-Kursī

Abū Hurayrah narrated:… He said to me, ‘Whenever you go to bed, recite Āyat-al-Kursī from the beginning to the end (Allāh, there is none worthy of worship except He, The Ever-Living, The Self-Subsisting). He further said to me, ‘(If you do so), Allāh will appoint a guard for you who will stay with you, and no devil will come near you till morning.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “He spoke the truth, although he is a liar.

قُلْتُ قَالَ لِي إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ فَاقْرَأْ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا حَتَّى تَخْتِمَ ‏{‏اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّومُ‏}‏ وَقَالَ لِي لَنْ يَزَالَ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَافِظٌ وَلاَ يَقْرَبَكَ شَيْطَانٌ حَتَّى تُصْبِحَ،… فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ أَمَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ صَدَقَكَ وَهُوَ كَذُوبٌ

(Sahīh Bukhārī 2311)

Recite the last two Verses of Sūrah Al-Baqarah

Abū Mas’ūd narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever recites the last two Verses of Sūrah Al-Baqarah at night, that will be sufficient for him [from evil & the devils].”

عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ” مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ‏”

(Sahīh Bukhārī 5009. Sahīh Muslim 807)

‘Alī said:

ما كنت أرى أحدا يعقل ينام قبل أن يقرأ الآيات الثلاث الأواخر من سورة البقرة

I do not see that a sane person would sleep before reciting the last three verses of Sūrah al-Baqarah (Al-Adhkār of Imām Nawawī 134)

Recite Sūrah al-Ikhlās, al-Falaq, al-Nās

‘Ā’ishah narrated : Every night when the prophet (ﷺ) went to his bed, he would cup his hands and then blow into them, and recite into them:’ Say: He is Allāh, The – One’ (Sūrah al-Ikhlās) and ‘Say ; I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak’ (Sūrah al-Falaq) and ‘Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of manking’ (Sūrah al-Nās). Then he would wipe as much of his body as he could with his hands, beginning with his head, his face and the front of his body. He would do that three times.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَيَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ، – يَعْنِيَانِ ابْنَ فَضَالَةَ – عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ جَمَعَ كَفَّيْهِ ثُمَّ نَفَثَ فِيهِمَا وَقَرَأَ فِيهِمَا ‏{‏ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏}‏ وَ ‏{‏ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ‏}‏ وَ ‏{‏ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ‏}‏ ثُمَّ يَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَبْدَأُ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ وَمَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ‏

(Sahīh Muslim 2192. Sahīh Bukhārī 5017, 5748. Abū Dawūd 5056. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī)

Ibn Hajr said: What’s correct is that the blowing is done with slight saliva in it (Al-Fath 13/ 178)

Recite Sūrah al-Isrā and Sūrah al-Zumar

‘Ā’ishah narrated:The Prophet (ﷺ) would not sleep until he recited Al-Zumar and Banī Isrā’īl (Al-Isrā).

قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رضى الله عنها كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَنَامُ حَتَّى يَقْرَأَ الزُّمَرَ وَبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ‏.

(At-Tirmidhī 3405. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī)

Recite Sūrah al-Sajdah and al-Mulk

Jābir narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) would not sleep until he recited al-Sajdah and Tabarāk (al-Mulk).

عَنْ جَابِرٍ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يَنَامُ حَتَّى يَقْرَأَ بِتَنْزِيلَ السَّجْدَةِ وَبِتَبَارَكَ

(Al-Tirmidhī 3404. Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī)