Supplications Before Sleeping
Reciting Surah Ikhlas, Surah Falaq, and Surah Nas and Wiping Over the Body
Method:
✔ Join both palms together.
✔ Recite Surah Ikhlas, Surah Falaq, and Surah Nas, then blow onto the hands.
✔ Wipe the hands over the entire body, starting from the head, face, and front of the body.
✔ Repeat this process three times.
📖 [Sahih Bukhari: 5017]
Reciting Ayat-ul-Kursi Before Sleeping
Benefit:
“Whoever recites Ayat-ul-Kursi before sleeping, Allah appoints a guardian over him, and Satan cannot come near him until morning.”
📖 [Sahih Bukhari: 2311, 5010]
📜 Recite Ayat-ul-Kursi Once:
Surah Al-Baqarah (2:255)
“اللّٰهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ…”
📖 [Surah Al-Baqarah: 255]
Reciting the Last Two Verses of Surah Al-Baqarah
Benefit:
“Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, they will be sufficient for him.”
📖 [Sahih Bukhari: 5009, Sahih Muslim: 807]
📜 Recite Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285-286):
“آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ…”
📖 [Surah Al-Baqarah: 285-286]
Blowing Over the Bed Three Times and Reciting a Supplication
Method:
✔ Before sleeping, dust off the bed three times with a piece of cloth while saying Bismillah.
✔ Recite the following supplication:
📜 Supplication:
“بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ…”
📖 [Sahih Bukhari: 6320]
Asking for Allah’s Protection and Well-Being
📜 Supplication:
“اللهم إني أسلمت نفسي إليك وفوضت أمري إليك…”
📖 [Sahih Bukhari: 6313]
📜 Another Supplication:
“اللهم إني أسألك العافية…”
📖 [Sahih Muslim: 2712, Musnad Ahmad: 5502]
Placing the Right Hand Under the Cheek and Seeking Protection from Punishment
📜 Supplication (Repeat 3 times):
“اللهم قني عذابك يوم تبعث عبادك…”
📖 [Sunan Abu Dawood: 5045, Musnad Ahmad: 26465]
Saying “Bismika Allahumma Amutu wa Ahya”
📜 Supplication:
“بِاسْمِكَ اللهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا…”
📖 [Sahih Bukhari: 6312, 6324]
Reciting Tasbeeh Fatima (A Dhikr Better Than a Servant)
Before sleeping, recite:
✔ SubhanAllah – 33 times
✔ Alhamdulillah – 33 times
✔ Allahu Akbar – 34 times
📖 [Sahih Bukhari: 3705, 6318, Sahih Muslim: 2727]
Gratitude for Allah’s Blessings
📜 Supplication:
“الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا…”
📖 [Sahih Muslim: 2715]
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“If anyone recites these words before sleeping and dies that night, he will die upon the natural disposition (Fitrah).”
📖 [Sahih Bukhari: 6313]
