At sleepOnce
The adhkar reported in this chapter
In Your name I die and live
باسمك اللهم أموت وأحيا.In Your name, O Allah, I die and live.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (6324).
The night and waking
Adhkar of sleep and waking
A practical sunnah that protects the Muslim at his sleep and waking, with the Qur'an and the established dhikr.
At sleepOnce
Ayat al-Kursi
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُAllah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. 255
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (2311).
At nightIt suffices him
The last two verses of al-Baqarah
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُThe Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and so have the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.” 285لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. “Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.” 286
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (5009) and Sahih Muslim (808).
At sleepThree times
The Mu'awwidhat in the palms
He joins his palms, blows into them, then recites the following surahs and wipes what he can of his body, and repeats that three times.
Surat al-Ikhlasبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: He is Allah, [who is] One. 1ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُAllah, the Eternal Refuge. 2لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْHe neither begets nor is born. 3وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢNor is there to Him any equivalent. 4Surat al-Falaqبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak. 1مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَFrom the evil of that which He created. 2وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَAnd from the evil of darkness when it settles. 3وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِAnd from the evil of the blowers in knots. 4وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَAnd from the evil of an envier when he envies. 5Surat al-Nasبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind. 1مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِThe Sovereign of mankind. 2إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِThe God of mankind. 3مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِFrom the evil of the retreating whisperer. 4ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِWho whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind. 5مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِFrom among the jinn and mankind. 6
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (5017).
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The tasbih of Fatimah
سبحان الله ثلاثًا وثلاثين، والحمد لله ثلاثًا وثلاثين، والله أكبر أربعًا وثلاثين.Subhan Allah thirty-three times, al-hamdu lillah thirty-three times, and Allahu akbar thirty-four times.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (5362) and Sahih Muslim (2727).
At sleepOnce
Entrusting oneself to Allah
اللهم أسلمت نفسي إليك، ووجهت وجهي إليك، وفوضت أمري إليك، وألجأت ظهري إليك، رغبة ورهبة إليك، لا ملجأ ولا منجى منك إلا إليك، آمنت بكتابك الذي أنزلت، وبنبيك الذي أرسلت.O Allah, I have submitted myself to You, turned my face to You, entrusted my affair to You, and laid my back against You, out of desire and fear of You; there is no refuge and no escape from You except to You. I believe in Your Book which You revealed and Your Prophet whom You sent.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (6313) and Sahih Muslim (2710).
On wakingOnce
Praise be to Allah who gave us life
الحمد لله الذي أحيانا بعدما أماتنا وإليه النشور.Praise be to Allah who gave us life after He had caused us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (6312).