Authentic Nighttime Duas for Protection from Jinn, Magic & Evil Eye

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