Duas Before Sleeping
These are the duas and verses the Sunnah teaches for bedtime — from the short dua said on lying down to Ayatul Kursi and the last three surahs. Each one is shown with its Arabic text, transliteration, meaning and the hadith or verse it comes from.
9 authentic duas
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Bismika Rabbi wada'tu janbi wa bika arfa'uh, in amsakta nafsi farhamha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfazu bihi 'ibadakas-salihin
In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, have mercy on it; and if You send it back, protect it with that by which You protect Your righteous servants.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ
Allahumma khalaqta nafsi wa anta tawaffaha, laka mamatuha wa mahyaha, in ahyaytaha fahfazha, wa in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afiyah
O Allah, You created my soul and You take it back. Its death and its life belong to You. If You keep it alive, protect it; and if You cause it to die, forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
Allahumma qini 'adhabaka yawma tab'athu 'ibadak
O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.
Open this duaالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لاَ كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلاَ مُئْوِيَ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amana wa saqana wa kafana wa awana, fakam mimman la kafiya lahu wa la mu'wi
All praise is for Allah who fed us, gave us drink, sufficed us and gave us shelter — for how many are there who have no one to suffice them and no one to give them shelter.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَىْءٌ اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الْفَقْرِ
Allahumma rabbas-samawati wa rabbal-ardi wa rabbal-'arshil-'azim, rabbana wa rabba kulli shay', faliqal-habbi wan-nawa, wa munzilat-tawrati wal-injili wal-furqan, a'udhu bika min sharri kulli shay'in anta akhidhun binasiyatih. Allahumma antal-awwalu falaysa qablaka shay', wa antal-akhiru falaysa ba'daka shay', wa antaz-zahiru falaysa fawqaka shay', wa antal-batinu falaysa dunaka shay', iqdi 'annad-dayna wa aghnina minal-faqr
O Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the Magnificent Throne, our Lord and Lord of everything; Splitter of the seed and the date-stone; Revealer of the Torah, the Injil and the Furqan: I seek refuge in You from the evil of everything whose forelock You hold. O Allah, You are the First, there is nothing before You; You are the Last, there is nothing after You; You are the Manifest, there is nothing above You; You are the Hidden, there is nothing beyond You. Settle our debt for us and free us from poverty.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَشَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ
Allahumma fatiras-samawati wal-ard, 'alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadah, rabba kulli shay'in wa malikah, ash-hadu an la ilaha illa ant, a'udhu bika min sharri nafsi wa sharrish-shaytani wa shirkih
O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Lord and Sovereign of everything: I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own self, and from the evil of Shaytan and his call to associate partners [with You].
Open this duaاللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyum, la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm, lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard, man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih, ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi shay'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha', wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifzuhuma wa huwal-'aliyyul-'azim
Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except 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.
Open this duaقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۞ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۞ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Qul huwal-Allahu ahad [Surah Al-Ikhlas] | Qul a'udhu bi-rabbil-falaq [Surah Al-Falaq] | Qul a'udhu bi-rabbin-nas [Surah An-Nas]
Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas (112), Surah Al-Falaq (113), and Surah An-Nas (114) in full — three times each. The Prophet (SAW) said: 'Reciting them three times morning and evening will suffice you against everything.' After each recitation, blow into your cupped hands and wipe over your body.
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