Before Sleep V2 - Champion Method

بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّـي وَضَعْـتُ جَنْـبي ، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُـه، فَإِن أَمْسَـكْتَ نَفْسـي فارْحَـمْها ، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَـها فاحْفَظْـها بِمـا تَحْفَـظُ بِه عِبـادَكَ الصّـالِحـين.

Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrated that one day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the masjid. He saw a man from the Anṣār called Abū Umāmah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu). He ﷺ asked, “What is the matter? Why are you sitting in the mosque when it is not the time for prayer?” He replied, “Never-ending worries and debts, O Messenger of Allah.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then asked, “Shall I not teach you words by which, when you say them, Allah will remove your worries, and settle your debts?” He replied, “Yes of course, O Messenger of Allah.” He ﷺ said, “Say in the morning and evening [the above].” Abū Umāmah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) said, “Then I did that, and Allah removed my worries and settled my debts.” (Abū Dāwūd 1555)

اللّهُـمَّ إِنَّـكَ خَلَـقْتَ نَفْسـي وَأَنْـتَ تَوَفّـاهـا لَكَ ممَـاتـها وَمَحْـياها ، إِنْ أَحْيَيْـتَها فاحْفَظْـها ، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّـها فَاغْفِـرْ لَـها . اللّهُـمَّ إِنَّـي أَسْـأَلُـكَ العـافِـيَة.

اللّهُـمَّ قِنـي عَذابَـكَ يَـوْمَ تَبْـعَثُ عِبـادَك.

بِاسْـمِكَ اللّهُـمَّ أَمـوتُ وَأَحْـيا.

الـحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذي أَطْـعَمَنا وَسَقـانا، وَكَفـانا، وَآوانا، فَكَـمْ مِمَّـنْ لا كـافِيَ لَـهُ وَلا مُـؤْوي.

Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say this when he went to bed:

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لَا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ.

It is an authentic bedtime dhikr recorded in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2715. It is also narrated in Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī 3396, where al-Tirmidhī called it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ gharīb.

اللّهُـمَّ عالِـمَ الغَـيبِ وَالشّـهادةِ فاطِـرَ السّماواتِ وَالأرْضِ رَبَّ كُـلِّ شَـيءٍ وَمَليـكَه، أَشْهـدُ أَنْ لا إِلـهَ إِلاّ أَنْت، أَعـوذُ بِكَ مِن شَـرِّ نَفْسـي، وَمِن شَـرِّ الشَّيْـطانِ وَشِـرْكِه، وَأَنْ أَقْتَـرِفَ عَلـى نَفْسـي سوءاً أَوْ أَجُـرَّهُ إِلـى مُسْـلِم .

Abu Rashid Al-Hubrani said:

“I came to `Abdullah bin `Amr and said to him: ‘Report something to me that you heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’ So he set forth before me a scroll and said: ‘This is what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wrote for me.’” He said: “So I looked in it and found in it: ‘Indeed, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “O Messenger of Allah, teach me what to say at morning and afternoon.” He said: “O Abu Bakr, say: ‘O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, there is none worthy of worship except You, Lord of everything and its Owner, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil of Shaitan and his Shirk, or that I should do some evil to myself or bring it upon a Muslim (Allāhumma fāṭiras-samāwāti wal-arḍi, `ālimal-ghaibi wash-shahādati, lā ilāha illā anta, rabba kulli shai’in wa malīkahu, a`ūdhu bika min sharri nafsī wa min sharrish-shaiṭāni wa sharakihi, wa an aqtarifa `alā nafsī sū’an, aw ajurrahu ilā muslim).’”

اللّهُـمَّ أَسْـلَمْتُ نَفْـسي إِلَـيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْـتُ أَمْـري إِلَـيْكَ، وَوَجَّـهْتُ وَجْـهي إِلَـيْكَ، وَأَلْـجَـاْتُ ظَهـري إِلَـيْكَ، رَغْبَـةً وَرَهْـبَةً إِلَـيْكَ، لا مَلْجَـأَ وَلا مَنْـجـا مِنْـكَ إِلاّ إِلَـيْكَ، آمَنْـتُ بِكِتـابِكَ الّـذي أَنْزَلْـتَ وَبِنَبِـيِّـكَ الّـذي أَرْسَلْـت.

This is an authentic bedtime duʿāʾ narrated by al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib رضي الله عنه. The Prophet ﷺ instructed him:

Perform wuḍūʾ as for prayer.
Lie on the right side.
Recite this duʿāʾ as the final words before sleeping.

He ﷺ said:

فَإِنْ مُتَّ مِنْ لَيْلَتِكَ فَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ

“If you die during that night, you will die upon the natural faith of Islam.”

Narrated Al-Bara 'bin `Azib:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "Whenever you go to bed perform ablution like that for the prayer, lie or your right side and say, "Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri ilaika, wa alja'tu Zahri ilaika raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika. La Malja'a wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Allahumma amantu bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta wa bina-biyika-l ladhi arsalta" (O Allah! I surrender to You and entrust all my affairs to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings both with hope and fear of You. There is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety except with You O Allah! I believe in Your Book (the Qur'an) which You have revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent). Then if you die on that very night, you will die with faith (i.e. or the religion of Islam). Let the aforesaid words be your last utterance (before sleep)." I repeated it before the Prophet (ﷺ) and when I reached "Allahumma amantu bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta (O Allah I believe in Your Book which You have revealed)." I said, "Wa-rasulika (and your Apostle)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No, (but say): 'Wanabiyika-l-ladhi arsalta (Your Prophet whom You have sent), instead."

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ.

For bedtime, the Sunnah is:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ — 33 times
Subḥānallāh — Glory be to Allah.

الْحَمْدُ للهِ — 33 times
Alḥamdulillāh — All praise belongs to Allah.

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ — 34 times
Allāhu Akbar — Allah is the Greatest.

ʿAlī رضي الله عنه narrated that Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها asked the Prophet ﷺ for a servant because of the difficulty of her work. The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Shall I tell you of something better than what you asked for? When you go to bed, say ‘Subḥānallāh’ thirty-three times, ‘Alḥamdulillāh’ thirty-three times, and ‘Allāhu Akbar’ thirty-four times. That is better for you than a servant.”

ʿAlī رضي الله عنه said that he never stopped saying it afterward, even on the night of the Battle of Ṣiffīn. — Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5362; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2727a.

So the bedtime total is 100: 33 + 33 + 34.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ.

For bedtime, the Sunnah is:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ — 33 times
Subḥānallāh — Glory be to Allah.

الْحَمْدُ للهِ — 33 times
Alḥamdulillāh — All praise belongs to Allah.

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ — 34 times
Allāhu Akbar — Allah is the Greatest.

ʿAlī رضي الله عنه narrated that Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها asked the Prophet ﷺ for a servant because of the difficulty of her work. The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Shall I tell you of something better than what you asked for? When you go to bed, say ‘Subḥānallāh’ thirty-three times, ‘Alḥamdulillāh’ thirty-three times, and ‘Allāhu Akbar’ thirty-four times. That is better for you than a servant.”

ʿAlī رضي الله عنه said that he never stopped saying it afterward, even on the night of the Battle of Ṣiffīn. — Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5362; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2727a.

So the bedtime total is 100: 33 + 33 + 34.

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ.

For bedtime, the Sunnah is:

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ — 33 times
Subḥānallāh — Glory be to Allah.

الْحَمْدُ للهِ — 33 times
Alḥamdulillāh — All praise belongs to Allah.

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ — 34 times
Allāhu Akbar — Allah is the Greatest.

ʿAlī رضي الله عنه narrated that Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها asked the Prophet ﷺ for a servant because of the difficulty of her work. The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Shall I tell you of something better than what you asked for? When you go to bed, say ‘Subḥānallāh’ thirty-three times, ‘Alḥamdulillāh’ thirty-three times, and ‘Allāhu Akbar’ thirty-four times. That is better for you than a servant.”

ʿAlī رضي الله عنه said that he never stopped saying it afterward, even on the night of the Battle of Ṣiffīn. — Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5362; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2727a.

So the bedtime total is 100: 33 + 33 + 34.

يجمع كفيه ثم ينفث فيهما والقراءة فيهما‏:‏ ‏{‏قل هو الله أحد‏}‏ و‏{‏قل أعوذ برب الفلق‏}‏ و‏{‏قل أعوذ برب الناس‏}‏ ومسح ما استطاع من الجسد يبدأ بهما على رأسه ووجه وما أقبل من جسده.

“He would bring his palms together, lightly blow into them, and recite into them: Sūrah al-Ikhlāṣ, Sūrah al-Falaq, and Sūrah an-Nās. Then he would wipe over as much of his body as he could, beginning with his head, his face, and the front of his body.”

أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ. لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

“Whoever recites the last two verses of Sūrah al-Baqarah during the night, they will suffice him.”

I seek the protection of Allah from the accursed Shayṭān. The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah, His angels, 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.” Allah 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.” (2:285-6)

أَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ.
اَللّٰهُ لَآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّومُ ، لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَّلَا نَوْمٌ ، لَهُ مَا فِى السَّمٰـوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْأَرْضِ ، مَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ، يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ، وَلَا يُحِيْطُوْنَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ، وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمٰـوٰتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، وَلَا يَئُوْدُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ، وَهُوَ الْعَلِىُّ الْعَظِيْمُ.

Whenever you go to your bed, recite the Verse of "Al-Kursi" (2.255) for then a guardian from Allah will be guarding you, and Satan will not approach you till dawn

I seek the protection of Allah from the accursed Shayṭān. Allah, there is no god worthy of worship but He, the Ever Living, The Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him Alone belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He knows what is 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 does not tire Him. And He is the Most High, the Magnificent. (2:255)

Narrated Muhammad bin Sirin:

Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) put me in charge of the Zakat of Ramadan (i.e. Zakat-ul-Fitr). Someone came to me and started scooping some of the foodstuff of (Zakat) with both hands. I caught him and told him that I would take him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." Then Abu Huraira told the whole narration and added "He (i.e. the thief) said, 'Whenever you go to your bed, recite the Verse of "Al-Kursi" (2.255) for then a guardian from Allah will be guarding you, and Satan will not approach you till dawn.' "On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He told you the truth, though he is a liar, and he (the thief) himself was a satan."

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظَلَّتْ، وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ وَمَا أَقَلَّتْ، وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضَلَّتْ، كُنْ لِي جَارًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ كُلِّهِمْ جَمِيعًا، أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ أَوْ أَنْ يَبْغِيَ عَلَيَّ، عَزَّ جَارُكَ، وَجَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ، وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ، وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ.

Remembrances for Someone Who Is Restless in Bed and Unable to Sleep

Buraydah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, complained to the Prophet ﷺ and said:

“O Messenger of Allah, I cannot sleep at night because of insomnia.”

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“When you go to your bed, say:

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظَلَّتْ، وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ وَمَا أَقَلَّتْ، وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضَلَّتْ، كُنْ لِي جَارًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ كُلِّهِمْ جَمِيعًا، أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ أَوْ أَنْ يَبْغِيَ عَلَيَّ، عَزَّ جَارُكَ، وَجَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ.

O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all that they cover, Lord of the earths and all that they carry, and Lord of the devils and those whom they have led astray, protect me from all of Your creation, so that none of them may transgress against me or wrong me. Mighty is Your protection, exalted is Your praise, and there is no deity other than You. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.”

Amr ibn Shuayb narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach them these words to say when frightened:

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ، وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ، وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ.

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger, from the evil of His servants, from the incitements of the devils, and from their presence.

أذكار الأحلام

عن أبي قتادة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏"‏الرؤيا الصالحة‏"‏ وفي رواية ‏"‏الرؤيا الحسنة من الله، والحلم من الشيطان، فمن رأى شيئا يكرهه فلينفث عن شماله ثلاثا وليتعوذ من الشيطان، فإنها لا تضره‏".

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ سُورَةً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثَلاَثُونَ آيَةً شَفَعَتْ لِرَجُلٍ حَتَّى غُفِرَ لَهُ وَهِيَ سُورَةُ تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ

The adhkār before sleep are a collection of remembrances and duʿās prescribed by our beloved Prophet ﷺ. We should try to recite them with understanding, conviction (yaqīn) and the presence of the heart, before going to sleep every night.

If we cannot recite them all, we should be consistent with at least some of them.