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What to say before sleeping

Supplications recorded under “What to say before sleeping” in Hisn al-Muslim. Each is shown with its Arabic text, its meaning in English, and the source it comes from.

11 supplications · every one with its source

﴿اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْـــــــــــدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ﴾.

allaahu laa ilaaha illaa huwal hayyul qayyoomu laa ta'khudhuhu sinatun walaa nawmun lahu maa fees samaawaati wamaa feel ardi man dhaa alladhee yashfa'u 'indahu illaa bi idhnihi ya'lamu maa bayna aydeehim wamaa khalfahum walaa yuheetoona bishay'in min 'ilmihi illaa bimaa shaa'a wasi'a kursiyyuhus samaawaati wal arda walaa ya'ooduhu hifzuhumaa wahuwal 'aliyyul 'azeemu

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. 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 Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

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﴿آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلآئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ وَقَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ* لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْساً إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْراً كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَآ أَنتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ﴾.

aamanar rasoolu bimaa unzila ilayhi min rabbihi wal mu'minoona kullun aamana billaahi wamalaa'ikatihi wakutubihi warusulihi laa nufarriqu bayna ahadin min rusulihi waqaaloo sami'naa wa ata'naa ghufraanaka rabbanaa wa ilaykal maseeru laa yukallifu allaahu nafsan illaa wus'ahaa lahaa maa kasabat wa'alayhaa maa iktasabat rabbanaa laa tu'aakhidhnaa in naseenaa aw akhta'naa rabbanaa walaa tahmil 'alaynaa isran kamaa hamaltahu 'alaa alladheena min qablinaa rabbanaa walaa tuhammilnaa maa laa taaqata lanaa bihi wa u'fu 'annaa waghfir lanaa warhamnaa anta mawlaanaa fansurnaa 'alaal qawmil kaafireena

The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allāh 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." Allāh 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."

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((بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِن أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ)).

Bismika Rabbee wada'tu janbee, wabika arfa'uh, fa in amsakta nafsee farhamhaa, wa in arsaltahaa fahfazhaa, bimaa tahfazu bihi 'ibaadakas saaliheen

(In Your name my Lord, I lie down and in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants.)

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((اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْياهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَةَ)).

Allaahumma innaka khalaqta nafsee wa anta tawaffaahaa, laka mamaatuhaa wamahyaahaa, in ahyaytahaa fahfazhaa, wa in amattahaa faghfir lahaa. Allaahumma innee as'alukal 'aafiyah

(O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take it’s life, to You belongs it’s life and death. If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should take it’s life then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You to grant me good health.)

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((اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ)).

Allaahumma qinee 'adhaabaka yawma tab'athu 'ibaadak

(O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected.)

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((بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا)).

Bismika allaahumma amootu wa ahyaa

In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.

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((سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (ثلاثاً وثلاثين) وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (ثلاثاً وثلاثين) وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (أربعاً وثلاثينَ))).

Subhaanallaah. Wal hamdu lillaah. Wallaahu akbar

(How Perfect Allah is. (thirty-three times) All praise is for Allah.(thirty-three times) Allah is the greatest.(thirty-four times))

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((اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ، وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى، وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ، وَالْفُرْقَانِ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ. اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ، اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الْفَقْرِ)).

Allaahumma Rabbas samaawaatis sab'i wa Rabbal ard, wa Rabbal 'arshil 'azeem, Rabbanaa wa Rabba kulli shay, faaliqal habbi wan nawaa, wamunzilat Tawraati wal Injeeli wal Furqaan, a'oodhu bika min sharri kulli shay'in anta aakhidhun binaasiyatih. Allaahumma antal Awwalu falaysa qablaka shay, wa antal Aakhiru falaysa ba'daka shay, wa antaz Zaahiru falaysa fawqaka shay, wa antal Baatinu falaysa doonaka shay, iqdi 'annad dayna wa aghninaa minal faqr

(O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and the exalted throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the date stone, Revealer of the Tawrah, the Injeel and the Furqan, I take refuge in You from the evil of all things You shall seize by the forelock (i.e. You have total mastery over). O Allah, You are The First so there is nothing before You and You are The Last so there is nothing after You.You are Aththahir so there is nothing above You and You are Al-Batin so there is nothing closer than You.Settle our debt for us and spare us from poverty.)(Tawrah: The book revealed to Moosa u.)(Injeel: The book revealed to Easa u.)(Furqan: One of the many names of the Quran, means: The Criterion which distinguishes between truth and falsehood.)(Aththahir: Indicates the greatness of His attributes and the insignificance of every single creation in respect to His greatness and Highness, for He is above all of His creation as regards His essence and attributes.)(Al-Batin: Indicates His awareness and knowledge of all secrets, of that which is in the hearts and the most intimate of things just as it indicates His closeness and nearness to all in a manner which befits His majesty.)

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((الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا، وَآوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لاَ كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلاَ مُؤْوِيَ)).

Alhamdu lillaahi alladhee at'amanaa wasaqaanaa, wakafaanaa, wa aawaanaa, fakam mimman laa kaafiya lahu walaa mu'wiya

(All praise is for Allah, Who fed us and gave us drink, and Who is sufficient for us and has sheltered us, for how many have none to suffice them or shelter them.)

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((اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءاً، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ)).

Allaahumma 'aalimal ghaybi wash shahaadati, faatiras samaawaati wal ardi, rabba kulli shay'in wamaleekahu, ashhadu an laa ilaaha illaa anta, a'oodhu bika min sharri nafsee, wamin sharrish shaytaani washirkihi, wa an aqtarifa 'alaa nafsee soo'an, aw ajurrahu ilaa muslim

O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of all things and their Sovereign. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself, Satan and his soldiers (temptations to commit shirk against Allah), and I (seek refuge in You) from committing evil against myself or dragging it to a Muslim.

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((اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ)).

Allaahumma aslamtu nafsee ilayk, wafawwadtu amree ilayk, wawajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa alja'tu zahree ilayk, raghbatan warahbatan ilayk, laa malja'a walaa manjaa minka illaa ilayk, aamantu bikitaabika alladhee anzalt, wabinabiyyika alladhee arsalt

(O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You.Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent.)(If you then die, you will die upon the fitrah.)(fitrah: the religion of Islam, the way of Ibraheem u.)

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