Authentic Supplications Before Sleeping in Light of Sahih Hadiths

Written by: Qari Usama bin Abdussalam (Hafizahullah)

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]