شمائل ترمذي
Shamail Tirmidhi
باب ما جاء فى نوم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapter: What has been reported concerning the sleep of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
Recommended dhikr before sleeping
Hadith 256
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، أُرَاهُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ جَمَعَ كَفَّيْهِ فَنَفَثَ فِيهِمَا، وَقَرَأَ فِيهِمَا قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ثُمَّ مَسَحَ بِهِمَا مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ، يَبْدَأُ بِهِمَا رَأْسَهُ وَوَجْهَهُ وَمَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ يَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ»
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), she says that whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would lie down on his bed at night, he would bring his two palms together, blow into them, and then recite Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, and Surah An-Nas into them. Then, as much as possible, he would wipe his hands over his body, beginning with his head, face, and the front part of his body. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would do this three times.
