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Dua Before Sleeping

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Dua 1: Entrusting Life and Death to Allah

Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman I and Abu Dharr I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to bed, he would say the following.

بِسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيَا وَأَمُوتُ ❁
Bismika Llāhumma aḥyā wa-amūt.
In Your name, O Allah, I live and I die.
Reference Al-Bukhari (6324)

Dua 2: Tasbih, Tahmid, and Takbir Before Sleeping

Ali I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed him and Fatimah J: “When you retire to bed or go to sleep, say Allah is the greatest thirty-three times, Glory be to Allah thirty-three times, and Praise be to Allah thirty-three times.” Another narration mentions saying tasbih thirty-four times, while another mentions saying takbir thirty-four times. Ali I said: “I have never missed this practice since I heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.” When asked, “Not even on the night of Siffin?” he replied: “Not even on the night of Siffin.”

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ❁ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ❁ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ❁
Subḥāna Llāh. Al-ḥamdu li-Llāh. Allāhu akbar.
Glory be to Allah. Praise be to Allah. Allah is the greatest.
(Say Subhanallah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, and Allahu akbar thirty-four times.)
Reference Muslim (2727)

Dua 3: Seeking Allah’s Care for the Soul

Abu Hurayrah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When one of you retires to bed, he should dust off his bed with the inner edge of his lower garment, as he does not know what may have come upon it after he left. Then he should say:”

بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي ❁ وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ ❁ فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا ❁ وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا ❁ بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ ❁
Bismika Rabbī waḍaʿtu janbī, wa-bika arfaʿuhu, fa-in amsakta nafsī fa-rḥamhā, wa-in arsaltahā fa-ḥfaẓhā, bimā taḥfaẓu bihi ʿibādaka ṣ-ṣāliḥīn.
In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it again. If You take my soul, then have mercy on it; and if You release it, then protect it with that by which You protect Your righteous slaves.
Reference Al-Bukhari (6320)

Dua 4: Seeking Protection With the Three Quls

A’ishah J reported that each night when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to bed, he would bring his palms together, blow into them, and recite the three Quls: “Say: He is Allah, One,” “Say: I seek protection in the Lord of the dawn,” and “Say: I seek protection in the Lord of men.” He would then wipe his hands over as much of his body as he could, starting with his head, face, and the front of his body. He would repeat this three times.

﴿قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ...﴾
﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ...﴾
﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ...﴾
﴾Qul huwa Llāhu aḥad...﴿
﴾Qul aʿūdhu bi-Rabbi l-falaq...﴿
﴾Qul aʿūdhu bi-Rabbi n-nās...﴿
"Say: 'He is Allah, One..." (112:1-4)
"Say: 'I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn..." (113:1-5)
"Say: 'I seek protection in the Lord of men..." (114:1-6)
(Recite each surah in full)
Reference Al-Bukhari (5017)

Dua 5: Entrusting Oneself Fully to Allah

Al-Bara ibn Azib I reported that the Prophet ﷺ instructed him: “When you retire to bed, perform wudu as you would for salah, then lie on your right side and say:”

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ ❁ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ ❁ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ ❁ رَهْبَةً وَرَغْبَةً إِلَيْكَ ❁ لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ ❁ آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ ❁ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ ❁
Allāhumma innī aslamtu nafsī ilayka, wa-fawwaḍtu amrī ilayka, wa-alja'tu ẓahrī ilayka, rahbatan wa-raghbatan ilayka, lā malja'a wa-lā manjā minka illā ilayka, āmantu bi-kitābika lladhī anzalta, wa-bi-nabiyyika lladhī arsalt.
O Allah, I submit myself to You, entrust my affairs to You, and rely upon You for protection, fearing You and hoping in You. There is no refuge or escape from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You revealed and in Your Prophet whom You sent.
Reference Al-Bukhari (6313)

Dua 6: Seeking Protection From Allah’s Punishment

Hafsah J, the Mother of the Believers, reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prepared to lie down, he would place his right hand beneath his cheek and recite the following supplication three times.

اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ ❁
Allāhumma qinī ʿadhābaka yawma tabʿathu ʿibādak.
O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your slaves.
Reference Abu Dawud (5045)

Dua 7: Protection Through Ayat al-Kursi

Abu Hurayrah I reported: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entrusted me with guarding the charity of Ramadan. A man came and began taking some of the food.” He then related the remainder of the hadith, in which the man eventually told him: “When you retire to bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi, beginning Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa l-Ḥayyu l-Qayyūm. Allah will appoint a protector over you, and Shaytan will not approach you until morning.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: “He told you the truth, although he is a liar. That was Shaytan.”

﴿ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ❁﴾
﴾Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa l-Ḥayyu l-Qayyūmu, lā ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa-lā nawmun, lahu mā fī s-samāwāti wa-mā fī l-arḍi, man dhā lladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahu illā bi-idhnihi, yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wa-mā khalfahum, wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shay'in min ʿilmihi illā bimā shā'a, wasiʿa kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍa, wa-lā ya'ūduhu ḥifẓuhumā, wa-huwa l-ʿAliyyu l-ʿAẓīm﴿.
“Allah, there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. Everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what lies before them and what lies behind them. They grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursi encompasses the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not weary Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent.” (2:255)
Reference Al-Bukhari (2311)

Dua 8: Protection, Provision, and Relief From Debt

Abu Hurayrah I reported that when the Prophet ﷺ retired to his bed he said the following dua.

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ ❁ وَرَبَّ الْأَرْضِ ❁ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ ❁ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ❁ فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى ❁ وَمُنَزِّلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ ❁ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ذِي شَرٍّ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ ❁ وَأَنْتَ الْآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ ❁ وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ ❁ وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ ❁ اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ ❁ وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الْفَقْرِ ❁
Allāhumma Rabba s-samāwāti, wa-Rabba l-arḍi, wa-Rabba l-ʿarshi l-ʿAẓīmi, Rabbanā wa-Rabba kulli shay'in, Fāliqa l-ḥabbi wa-n-nawā, wa-Munazzila t-Tawrāti wa-l-Injīli wa-l-Qur'āni, aʿūdhu bika min sharri kulli dhī sharrin anta ākhidhun bi-nāṣiyatihi. Allāhumma anta l-Awwalu fa-laysa qablaka shay'un, wa-anta l-Ākhiru fa-laysa baʿdaka shay'un, wa-anta ẓ-Ẓāhiru fa-laysa fawqaka shay'un, wa-anta l-Bāṭinu fa-laysa dūnaka shay'un, iqḍi ʿannā d-dayna, wa-aghninā mina l-faqr.
O Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Mighty Throne; our Lord and the Lord of all things; the Splitter of the seed and the kernel; the Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Qur’an. I seek refuge in You from the evil of every evil being whose forelock You hold. O Allah, You are the First, there is nothing before You; You are the Last, there is nothing after You; You are the Manifest, there is nothing above You; and You are the Hidden, there is nothing beyond You. Settle our debts for us and free us from poverty.
Reference Kitab al-Adhkar

Dua 9: Seeking Refuge by Allah’s Noble Attributes

Ali I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say this supplication when it was time to sleep.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ تَكْشِفُ الْمَغْرَمَ وَالْمَأْثَمَ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ لَا يُهْزَمُ جُنْدُكَ ❁ وَلَا يُخْلَفُ وَعْدُكَ ❁ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ ❁ سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ ❁
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bi-wajhika l-karīmi wa-kalimātika t-tāmmati min sharri mā anta ākhidhun bi-nāṣiyatihi. Allāhumma anta takshifu l-maghrama wa-l-ma'thama. Allāhumma lā yuhzamu junduka, wa-lā yukhlafu waʿduka, wa-lā yanfaʿu dhā l-jaddi minka l-jaddu. Subḥānaka wa-bi-ḥamdik.
O Allah, I seek refuge in Your Noble Face and in Your Perfect Words from the evil of everything whose forelock You hold. O Allah, You are the One Who removes debt and sin. O Allah, Your army is never defeated, Your promise is never broken, and the power of the powerful does not avail them against You. Glory be to You, and all praise belongs to You.
Reference Abu Dawud (5052)

Dua 10: Gratitude for Provision and Shelter

Anas I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to bed, he would say the following.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا ❁ وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا ❁ فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لَا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ ❁
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi lladhī aṭʿamanā wa-saqānā, wa-kafānā wa-āwānā, fa-kam mimman lā kāfiya lahu wa-lā mu'wī.
All praise is for Allah, Who fed us and gave us drink, who sufficed us and gave us shelter. How many there are Who have no one to care for them and no one to shelter them.
Reference Muslim (2715)

Dua 11: Forgiveness, Protection, and the Highest Assembly

Abu al-Azhari, also known as Abu Zuhayr al-Anmari I, reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ retired to bed at night, he would recite the following supplication. It is mentioned that an-nadiyy means a gathering, while an-nadiyy al-aʿlā refers to the highest assembly of the angels.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي ❁ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي ❁ وَأَخْسِئْ شَيْطَانِي ❁ وَفُكَّ رِهَانِي ❁ وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي النَّدِيِّ الْأَعْلَى ❁
Bismi Llāhi waḍaʿtu janbī. Allāhumma ghfir lī dhanbī, wa-akhsi' shayṭānī, wa-fukka rihānī, wa-jʿalnī fī n-nadiyyi l-aʿlā.
In the name of Allah, I lay down my side. O Allah, forgive my sin, drive away my Shaytan, release me from my burdens, and place me among the Highest Assembly.
Reference Abu Dawud (5054)

Dua 12: Praising Allah and Seeking Protection From the Fire

Ibn Umar I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ retired to bed, he would praise Allah for His care, provision, and abundant blessings, before seeking refuge from the Fire.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَفَانِي وَآوَانِي ❁ وَأَطْعَمَنِي وَسَقَانِي ❁ وَالَّذِي مَنَّ عَلَيَّ فَأَفْضَلَ ❁ وَالَّذِي أَعْطَانِي فَأَجْزَلَ ❁ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ ❁ وَإِلَهَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ❁ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ ❁
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi lladhī kafānī wa-āwānī, wa-aṭʿamanī wa-saqānī, wa-lladhī manna ʿalayya fa-afḍala, wa-lladhī aʿṭānī fa-ajzala, al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi ʿalā kulli ḥālin. Allāhumma Rabba kulli shay'in wa-Malīkahu, wa-Ilāha kulli shay'in, aʿūdhu bika mina n-nār.
Praise be to Allah Who has sufficed me and given me shelter, fed me and given me drink; Who has bestowed His favour upon me abundantly, and Who has given to me generously. Praise be to Allah in every condition. O Allah, Lord, Owner, and God of all things, I seek refuge in You from the Fire.
Reference Abu Dawud (5058)

Dua 13: Seeking Forgiveness Before Sleeping

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever recites the following supplication three times upon going to bed will have his sins forgiven, even if they are as numerous as the foam of the sea, the stars in the sky, the grains of sand, or the days of this world.

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ❁
Astaghfiru Llāha lladhī lā ilāha illā huwa l-Ḥayyu l-Qayyūmu wa-atūbu ilayh.
I seek forgiveness from Allah, besides Whom there is no god, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, and I repent to Him.
Reference Kitab al-Adhkar

Dua 14: Protection Through Allah’s Perfect Words

A Companion reported that a man complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that a scorpion had stung him during the night, preventing him from sleeping. The Prophet ﷺ told him that had he recited the following supplication in the evening, nothing would have harmed him, by Allah’s permission.

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ❁
Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Llāhi t-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.
Reference Abu Dawud (3898)

Dua 15: Entrusting the Soul to Allah

Ibn Umar I instructed a man to recite the following supplication when retiring to bed, mentioning that he had heard it directly from the Prophet ﷺ.

اللَّهُمَّ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا ❁ لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا ❁ إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا ❁ وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا ❁ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ ❁
Allāhumma khalaqta nafsī wa-anta tawaffāhā, laka mamātuhā wa-maḥyāhā, in aḥyaytahā fa-ḥfaẓhā, wa-in amattahā fa-ghfir lahā. Allāhumma innī as'aluka l-ʿāfiyah.
O Allah, You created my soul and You will take it in death; its death and its life belong to You. If You keep it alive, then protect it, and if You cause it to die, then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being.
Reference Muslim (2712)

Dua 16: Seeking Refuge from the Evil of the Soul and Shaytan

Abu Hurayrah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed that the following supplication be recited in the morning, evening, and when retiring to bed. In it, one affirms tawhid and seeks Allah’s protection from the evil of one’s own soul and from Shaytan and his call to shirk.

اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ❁ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ❁ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ ❁ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ❁ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ ❁
Allāhumma Fāṭira s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍi, ʿĀlima l-ghaybi wa-sh-shahādati, Rabba kulli shay'in wa-Malīkahu, ashhadu an lā ilāha illā anta, aʿūdhu bika min sharri nafsī wa-min sharri sh-shayṭāni wa-shirkih.
O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil of Shaytan and his call to shirk.
Reference Ibn as-Sunni

Dua 17: Seeking Forgiveness Before Sleeping

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lay down to sleep, he would say the following dua.

اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي ❁ فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي ❁
Allāhumma bismika Rabbī waḍaʿtu janbī, fa-ghfir lī dhanbī.
O Allah, in Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, so forgive my sin.
Reference Ibn as-Sunni (719)

Dua 18: Asking for Well-Being, Victory, and Protection

A’ishah J reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ retired to bed, he would ask Allah to preserve his faculties, grant him victory over his enemies, and protect him from hardship. Scholars explain that “make them last for me” means that one’s hearing and sight remain sound until the end of one’s life.

اللَّهُمَّ أَمْتِعْنِي بِسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي ❁ وَاجْعَلْهُمَا الْوَارِثَ مِنِّي ❁ وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى عَدُوِّي ❁ وَأَرِنِي مِنْهُ ثَأْرِي ❁ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ ❁ وَمِنَ الْجُوعِ ❁ فَإِنَّهُ بِئْسَ الضَّجِيعُ ❁
Allāhumma amtiʿnī bi-samʿī wa-baṣarī, wa-jʿalhumā l-wāritha minnī, wa-nṣurnī ʿalā ʿaduwwī, wa-arinī minhu tha'rī. Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ghalabati d-dayni, wa-mina l-jūʿi, fa-innahu bi'sa ḍ-ḍajīʿ.
O Allah, let me enjoy my hearing and sight and make them last for me. Help me against my enemy and let me see justice against him. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the burden of debt and from hunger, for it is an evil bedfellow.
Reference Ibn as-Sunni (739)

Dua 19: Asking for a Righteous and Beneficial Dream

It is reported that when A’ishah J was about to sleep, she would ask Allah for a truthful and beneficial dream, free from harm. After saying this, it was understood that she should not be spoken to until the morning, unless she awoke during the night.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رُؤْيَا صَالِحَةً ❁ صَادِقَةً غَيْرَ كَاذِبَةٍ ❁ نَافِعَةً غَيْرَ ضَارَّةٍ ❁
Allāhumma innī as'aluka ru'yā ṣāliḥatan, ṣādiqatan ghayra kādhibatin, nāfiʿatan ghayra ḍārrah.
O Allah, I ask You for a righteous dream, true and not false, beneficial and not harmful.
Reference Ibn as-Sunni (748)

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