📚 Source: Apne Aap Par Dum Kaise Karein by Shaykh Shakboot ibn Ṣāliḥ al-Marrī
✿ Supplications Before Sleeping
① Reciting the Three Qul Surahs and Blowing Over the Body
The Prophet ﷺ instructed to:
❖ Gather your hands, blow into them, and recite the following three sūrahs:
Surah al-Ikhlāṣ:
Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
📖 [Al-Ikhlāṣ: 1–4]
Surah al-Falaq:
Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
📖 [Al-Falaq: 1–5]
Surah al-Nās:
Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ
إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ
مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
📖 [Al-Nās: 1–6]
🖐 After reciting, wipe your hands over your body, beginning with the head, face, and front part of your body. Repeat three times.
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5017
② Recitation of Āyat al-Kursī
Arabic:
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ…
📖 [Al-Baqarah: 255]
Whoever recites Āyat al-Kursī before sleeping will have a protector from Allah and no devil will come near him until morning.
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5017
③ Last Two Verses of Surah al-Baqarah (285–286)
Reciting these two verses at bedtime suffices as protection against all harm until morning.
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5009
④ Dust Off the Bedding
If someone leaves their bed and returns, they should brush it three times with the edge of their garment before lying down, as it may have become inhabited.
Then say:
Arabic:
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي…
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6320; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 2714
⑤ Right Hand Under Right Cheek
When going to sleep, place your right hand under your right cheek and say:
Arabic:
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6314
Also:
اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
📚 Al-Tirmidhī: 3398; al-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2754
⑥ Comprehensive Morning and Evening Supplication
Arabic:
اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ…
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tirmidhī: 3/142; Abū Dāwūd: 2763; al-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2763
This should be recited both morning and evening, and when going to bed.
⑦ Gratitude Supplication
Arabic:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا…
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 2715; Abū Dāwūd: 5053
⑧ Supplication for Protection and Wellness
Arabic:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي…
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 2710; Musnad Aḥmad: 2/79
⑨ Dua of al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib رضي الله عنه
Arabic:
اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ…
Recite this after making full wuḍūʾ before sleep.
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6313; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 2710
⑩ Supplication for Salvation from Fire
Arabic:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَفَانِي وَآوَانِي…
📚 al-Ṣaḥīḥah: 3444
⑪ Glorification That Erases Sins
Arabic:
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ…
Whosoever says this will have their sins forgiven, even if like the foam of the sea.
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān: 2365/587; al-Ṣaḥīḥah: 3414
⑫ Tasbīḥ Before Sleeping
The Prophet ﷺ instructed ʿAlī and Fāṭimah رضي الله عنهما to recite:
- 33x سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ
- 33x اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
- 34x الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6985
⑬ Regarding Good and Bad Dreams
If you see a good dream, thank Allah and mention it to those you love.
If you see a bad dream, seek refuge from Shayṭān and do not share it; it will not harm you.
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 2261
🌅 Supplications Upon Waking
❖ From Ḥudhayfah رضي الله عنه:
Arabic:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا…
“All praise is due to Allah who gave us life after death, and to Him is the resurrection.”
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6324
❖ From Another Narration:
Arabic:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي فِي جَسَدِي…
“Praise be to Allah who granted health to my body, returned my soul, and allowed me to remember Him.”
📚 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tirmidhī
