Dua Before Sleeping

1. ((يَجْمَعُ كَفَّيْهِ ثُمَّ يَنْفُثُ فِيهِمَا فَيَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا:بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ* وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ﴾. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ* وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ* وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ﴾. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ* مَلِكِ النَّاسِ* إِلَهِ النَّاسِ* مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ* الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ* مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ﴾ ثُمَّ يَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَبْدَأُ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ وَمَا أَقبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ)) (يفعلُ ذلك ثلاثَ مرَّاتٍ).

   Yajma'u kaffayhi thumma yanfuthu feehima fayaqra'u feehima: bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem. Qul huwallahu ahad. Allahus-samad. Lam yalid walam yoolad. Walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad. Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem. Qul a'oodhu birabbil-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wamin sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wamin sharrin-naffathati fil-'uqad. Wamin sharri hasidin idha hasad. Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem. Qul a'oodhu birabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharril-waswasil-khannas. Alladhee yuwaswisu fee sudoorin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas. Thumma yamsahu bihima mastata'a min jasadihi yabda'u bihima 'ala ra'sihi wawajhihi wama aqbala min jasadih (3 times).

   (When retiring to his bed every night, the Prophet would hold his palms together, spit (A form of spitting comprising mainly of air with little spittle) in them, recite the last three chapters (Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) of the Quran and then wipe over his entire body as much as possible with his hands, beginning with his head and face and then all parts of the body, he would do this three times.)

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2. ﴿اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْـــــــــــدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ﴾.

   Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyoomu la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wala nawmun lahu ma fis-samawati wama fil-ardi man dhalladhee yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi'idhnihi ya'lamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yuheetoona bishay'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha' wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-arda wala ya'ooduhu hifzuhuma wahuwal-'aliyyul-'azeem.

   Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

   ◆ Virtue

   Recite Ayat al-Kursi when you go to bed: a guardian from Allah will stay with you and no devil will come near you until morning. These were a devil’s words, and the Prophet ﷺ confirmed that he had told the truth, though he is a liar. — Sahih al-Bukhari 2311

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3. ﴿آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلآئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ وَقَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ* لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْساً إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْراً كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَآ أَنتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ﴾.

   Amanar-rasoolu bima unzila ilayhi min rabbihi wal-mu'minoona kullun amana billahi wamal'a'ikatihi wakutubihi warusulihi la nufarriqu bayna ahadin min rusulihi waqaloo sami'na wa ata'na ghufranaka rabbana wa ilaykal-maseer. La yukallifullahu nafsan illa wus'aha laha ma kasabat wa'alayha maktasabat rabbana la tu'akhidhna in naseena aw akhta'na rabbana wala tahmil 'alayna isran kama hamaltahu 'alalladheena min qablina rabbana wala tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bihi wa'fu 'anna waghfir lana warhamna'a anta mawlana fansurna 'alal-qawmil-kafireen.

   ( 285 ) The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], We make no distinction between any of His messengers. And they say, We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.( 286 ) Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.

   ◆ Virtue

   Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him. — Sahih al-Bukhari 5009

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4. ((بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِن أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ)).

   Bismika rabbee wada'tu janbee, wabika arfa'uh, fa in amsakta nafsee farhamha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha, bima tahfazu bihi 'ibadakas-saliheen.

   (In Your name my Lord, I lie down and in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants.)

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5. ((اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْياهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَةَ)).

   Allahumma innaka khalaqta nafsee wa anta tawaffaha, laka mamatuha wamahyaha, in ahyaytaha fahfazha, wa in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma innee as'alukal-'afiyah.

   (O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take it’s life, to You belongs it’s life and death. If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should take it’s life then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You to grant me good health.)

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6. ((اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ)).

   Allahumma qinee 'adhabaka yawma tab'athu 'ibadak.

   (O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected.)

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7. ((بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا)).

   Bismikallahumma amootu wa ahya.

   (In Your name O Allah, I live and die.)

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8. ((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (ثلاثاً وثلاثين) وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (ثلاثاً وثلاثين) وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (أربعاً وثلاثينَ))).

   Subhanallah (33 times) wal-hamdu lillah (33 times) wallahu akbar (34 times).

   (How Perfect Allah is. (thirty-three times) All praise is for Allah.(thirty-three times) Allah is the greatest.(thirty-four times))

   ◆ Virtue

   The Prophet ﷺ taught these for bedtime — Allahu akbar 34 times, Alhamdulillah 33, Subhanallah 33 — and said they were better than the servant that had been asked of him (context: Ali and Fatimah). — Sahih al-Bukhari 3113

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9. ((اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ، وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى، وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ، وَالْفُرْقَانِ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ. اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ، اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الْفَقْرِ)).

   Allahumma rabbas-samawatis-sab'i warabbal-ard, warabbal-'arshil-'azeem, rabbana warabba kulli shay', fal-qal-habbi wan-nawa, wamunzilat-tawrati wal-injeel, wal-furqan, a'oodhu bika min sharri kulli shay'in anta akhidhun binasiyatih. Allahumma antal-awwalu falaysa qablaka shay', wa antal-akhiru falaysa ba'daka shay', wa antaz-zahiru falaysa fawqaka shay', wa antal-batinu falaysa doonaka shay', iqdi 'annad-dayna wa aghnina minal-faqr.

   (O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and the exalted throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the date stone, Revealer of the Tawrah, the Injeel and the Furqan, I take refuge in You from the evil of all things You shall seize by the forelock (i.e. You have total mastery over). O Allah, You are The First so there is nothing before You and You are The Last so there is nothing after You.You are Aththahir so there is nothing above You and You are Al-Batin so there is nothing closer than You.Settle our debt for us and spare us from poverty.)(Tawrah: The book revealed to Moosa u.)(Injeel: The book revealed to Easa u.)(Furqan: One of the many names of the Quran, means: The Criterion which distinguishes between truth and falsehood.)(Aththahir: Indicates the greatness of His attributes and the insignificance of every single creation in respect to His greatness and Highness, for He is above all of His creation as regards His essence and attributes.)(Al-Batin: Indicates His awareness and knowledge of all secrets, of that which is in the hearts and the most intimate of things just as it indicates His closeness and nearness to all in a manner which befits His majesty.)

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10. ((الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا، وَآوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لاَ كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلاَ مُؤْوِيَ)).

    Al-hamdu lillahilladhee at'amana wasaqana, wakafana, wa awana, fakam mimman la kafiya lahu wala mu'wiy.

    (All praise is for Allah, Who fed us and gave us drink, and Who is sufficient for us and has sheltered us, for how many have none to suffice them or shelter them.)

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11. ((اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءاً، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ)).

    Allahumma 'alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadati fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabba kulli shay'in wamaleekah, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant, a'oodhu bika min sharri nafsee, wamin sharrish-shaytani washirkih, wa an aqtarifa 'ala nafsee soo'a, aw ajurrahu ila muslim.

    (O Allah, Knower of the seen and the unseen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You. I take refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil and shirk of the devil, and from committing wrong against my soul or bringing such upon another Muslim.)(shirk: to associate others with Allah in those things which are specific to Him. This can occur in (1) belief, e.g. to believe that other than Allah has the power to benefit or harm, (2) speech, e.g. to swear by other than Allah and (3) action, e.g. to bow or prostrate to other than Allah.)

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12. ((يَقْرَأُ ﴿الم﴾ تَنْزِيلَ السَّجْدَة ِ، وَتَبَارَكَ الَّذي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ)).

    (The Prophet never used to sleep until he had recited Soorat As-Sajdah (chapter 32) and Soorat Al-Mulk (chapter 67).)

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13. ((اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ)).

    Allahumma aslamtu nafsee ilayk, wafawwadtu amree ilayk, wawajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa alja'tu zahree ilayk, raghbatan warahbatan ilayk, la malja'a wala manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bikitabikalladhee anzalt, wabinabiyyikalladhee arsalt.

    (O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You.Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent.)(If you then die, you will die upon the fitrah.)(fitrah: the religion of Islam, the way of Ibraheem u.)

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Source: Hisn al-Muslim by Saʿid ibn ʿAli ibn Wahf al-Qahtani. The Arabic is verbatim from the book; the English meaning is from the hisnmuslim.com English edition. The transliteration is generated by Waqtazan from the voweled Arabic as a reading aid — the Arabic and the recitation remain the reference. Virtues are quoted only from authentic hadith (al-Bukhari, Muslim, or graded sahih/hasan by al-Albani). Recitations: hisnmuslim.com.