What they said on a man going to bed: what supplication does he make?

Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down on his bed, he would make this supplication: O Allah, I have made my self subject to You alone, I have turned my face toward You alone, I have entrusted my affair to You, and I have inclined my back toward You, out of longing for You and out of fear of You. There is no place of refuge from You and none to flee to, except to You alone. I have believed in Your Book which You sent down, and in Your Prophet, or Your Messenger, whom You sent.

Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man: O so-and-so, when you lie down on your bed, say these words: "O Allah, I have made my self subject to You, I have turned my face toward You, and I have inclined my back toward You." Then he mentioned the same content as before, but he also said: If you die that night, your death will be upon the natural disposition (fitrah), and if you reach the morning, you will attain good.

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man: When you lie down on your bed, say these words: O Allah, I have made my self subject to You, I have turned my face toward You, I have entrusted my affair to You, and I have turned my back toward You alone, out of longing for You and out of fear of You. There is no place to flee from You and no place of refuge from You, except to You. I have believed in Your Book which You sent down, and I have believed in Your Prophet whom You sent. Then if you die that night, your death will be upon the natural disposition (fitrah).

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down on his bed, he would make this supplication: O Allah, with Your name alone I die and I come to life. And when he rose from sleep, he would make this supplication: All praise is for Allah, Who has brought us to life after causing us to die, and to Him is the rising up.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when going to sleep, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would make this supplication: With Your name I come to life and I die. And when he woke, he would make this supplication: All praise is for Allah, Who has brought us to life after causing us to die, and to Him is the rising up.

The aforementioned statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is also transmitted from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) through this chain. The doubt in the chain is on the part of Jarir, and it concerns Abd al-Malik or Mansur.

Al-Sa'ib said: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man came to him. He said: Shall I not teach you some words? It was as if he were attributing these words to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When you lie down on your bed at night, say these words: O Allah, I have made my self subject to You, I have turned my face toward You, I have entrusted my affair to You, and I have turned my back toward You. I have believed in Your Book which has been sent down, and in Your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who has been sent. O Allah, it is You who created my self; for You alone is its life and for You alone is its death. So if You give it death, then have mercy on it, and if You delay its death, then protect it by preserving its faith.

Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke, he would make this supplication: All praise is for Allah, Who has brought us to life after causing us to die, and to Him is the rising up. Shu'bah said: He said this or something like it. And when he went to sleep, he would make this supplication: O Allah, with Your name alone I live and with Your name alone I die.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make this supplication: O Allah, grant us good in this world, grant us good in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of Hell.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stated: When one of you intends to lie down on his bed, let him undo the inner edge of his lower garment, then let him thoroughly dust his bed with it, for he does not know what came onto the bed behind him. Then let him lie down on his right side, and then recite this supplication: My Lord, with Your name I lay down my side, and with Your name I raise it. If You withhold my soul, then have mercy on it, and if You release it, then protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.

Sayyiduna Nawfal (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: O comer, what has brought you? I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), teach me a supplication that I may recite at bedtime. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you lie down on your bed, recite Surah al-Kafirun: "Say: O disbelievers!" Then go to sleep at its conclusion, for it is a declaration of freedom from polytheism.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked a Companion of the Ansar: When you intend to sleep, how do you supplicate? That Companion said: I supplicate thus: With Your name alone I lay down my side, so forgive me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have been forgiven.

Sayyiduna Nawfal al-Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), tell me something that I may recite morning and evening. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite Surah al-Kafirun: Say: O disbelievers! Then go to sleep at its conclusion, for it is a declaration of freedom from polytheism.

Abdullah bin Babah said that Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) stated: Whoever recites this supplication when lying down on his bed: There is no god but Allah, alone, Who has no partner; His is the dominion and for Him is the praise, and He has power over all things; glory be to Allah, along with all His praises; all praise is for Allah alone; there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. Then Allah Almighty forgives all of that person's sins, even if they are equal to the foam of the sea.

Afaq said that Amr bin Maymun stated: Whoever lies down on his bed and recites this supplication four times: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He is alone, He has no partner; His is the dominion and for Him is the praise, and He has power over all things. Then all his sins are forgiven, even if his sins fill the earth.

Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would lie down on his bed and make this supplication: My Lord, save me from Your punishment on the day You raise Your servants.

Asim said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stated: When you lie down on your bed, say these words: In the name of Allah, and I am on the path of Allah, and I am on the way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to sleep, he would make his right hand a pillow beneath his cheek and make this supplication: Save me from Your punishment on the day You raise Your servants.

The father of Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to sleep, he would recite this supplication: O Allah, save me from Your punishment on the day You raise Your servants. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would place his right hand beneath his cheek.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down on his bed, he would make this supplication: O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earths, our Lord and Lord of all things, Creator of the seed and the date stone, 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. You alone are the First, nothing was before You; You alone are the Last, nothing will be after You; You alone are the Manifest and Evident, nothing is above You; and You alone are the Hidden, nothing is beneath You. Remove debt from me, and free me from need and poverty.

Abu Ma'shar said: I have been told that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down on his bed, he would make this supplication: O Allah, grant me well-being in my religion, grant me well-being in my body, grant me well-being in my sight, and make it my inheritor. There is no god but Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. Glory be to the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Noble Throne. All praise is for Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

Ubayd bin Amr al-Kharifi said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stated: I do not consider anyone who has entered Islam to be a person of sense unless he recites Ayat al-Kursi before sleeping.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down on his bed, he would recite the Mu'awwidhatayn and blow on both hands, then pass both hands over his entire body.

Abu Maysarah said that at bedtime the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite this supplication: (O Allah,) I seek refuge in Your generous Being and Your complete words from the evil of everything whose forelock is in Your grasp. O Allah, You alone grant release from sins and debt. O Allah, Your promise cannot be broken and Your army cannot be defeated, and no person of rank will be benefited by his rank before You. You are free of all defects, and You are with Your praise.