This bedtime collection brings together short supplications and Quran passages listed in the sleep chapter of Hisn al-Muslim. Read the wording and meaning together, then open an individual Du’a for its audio and memorization view.
The selections below are a starting point. The complete sleep and dreams collection also includes remembrance during the night and guidance recorded for bad dreams.
In Your name I lie down
Occasion: What to say before sleeping
بِاسمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعتُ جَنبِي، وَبِكَ أَرفَعُهُ، فَإِن أَمسَكتَ نَفسِي فارحَمهَا، وَإِن أَرسَلتَهَا فَاحفَظهَا، بِمَا تَحفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Pronunciation reading aid
Bismika rabbee wada'tu janbee wabika arfa'uh, fa-in amsakta nafsee farhamha, wa-in arsaltaha fahfathha bima tahfathu bihi 'ibadakas-saliheen
English meaning
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.
Explanation
This bedtime prayer places both lying down and rising in Allah’s name. Sleep is treated as a moment of surrender: if the soul is taken, the request is for mercy; if it is returned, the request is for the same protection Allah grants His righteous servants.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 102
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Seeking protection from punishment
Occasion: What to say before sleeping
اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَومَ تَبعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
Pronunciation reading aid
Allahumma qinee 'athabaka yawma tab'athu 'ibadak
English meaning
O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected.
Explanation
This concise prayer looks ahead to the day when Allah raises His servants. It asks directly for protection from punishment on that day, connecting present remembrance before sleep with accountability after resurrection and expressing reliance on Allah for safety in the final outcome.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 104
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The Three Quls
Occasion: What to say before sleeping
(يَجمَعُ كَفَّيهِ ثُمَّ يَنفُثُ فِيهِمَا فَيَقرَأُ فِيهِمَا:بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُل هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَم يَلِد وَلَم يُولَد* وَلَم يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ﴾. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُل أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ* وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي العُقَدِ* وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ﴾. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُل أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ* مَلِكِ النَّاسِ* إِلَهِ النَّاسِ* مِن شَرِّ الوَسوَاسِ الخَنَّاسِ* الَّذِي يُوَسوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ* مِنَ الجِنَّةِ وَ النَّاسِ﴾ ثُمَّ يَمسَحُ بِهِمَا مَا استَطَاعَ مِن جَسَدِهِ يَبدَأُ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأسِهِ وَوَجهِهِ وَمَا أَقبَلَ مِن جَسَدِهِ)) (يفعلُ ذلك ثلاثَ مرَّاتٍ
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Yajma'u kaffayhi thumma yanfuthu fīhimā fayaqra'u fīhimā: bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm qul huwa allāhu aḥadun * allāhu aṣ-ṣamadu* lam yalid walam yūlad* walam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥadun. bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm qul a'ūdhu birabbi alfalaqi* min sharri mā khalaqa* wamin sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqaba* wamin sharri an-naffāthāti fī al'uqadi* wamin sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasada. bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥīm qul a'ūdhu birabbi an-nāsi* maliki an-nāsi* ilāhi an-nāsi* min sharri alwaswāsi alkhannāsi* alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri an-nāsi* mina aljinnati wa an-nāsi thumma yamsaḥu bihimā mā astaṭā'a min jasadihi yabda'u bihimā 'alā ra'asihi wawajhihi wamā aqbala min jasadihi yaf'alu dhālika thalātha marrātin
English meaning
When retiring to his bed every night, the Prophet would hold his palms together, spit (A form of spitting comprising mainly of air with little spittle) in them, recite the last three chapters (Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) of the Quran and then wipe over his entire body as much as possible with his hands, beginning with his head and face and then all parts of the body, he would do this three times.
Explanation
This entry describes reciting Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas before sleep, then passing the hands over the body. Al-Ikhlas declares Allah’s absolute oneness, while Al-Falaq and An-Nas seek His protection from created evil, darkness, those who blow on knots, envy, whispering, and evil among jinn and people.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 99
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Ayat al-Kursi
Occasion: What to say before sleeping
﴿اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الحَيُّ القَيُّومُ لاَ تَأخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَومٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشفَعُ عِنـــــــــــدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذنِهِ يَعلَمُ مَا بَينَ أَيدِيهِم وَمَا خَلفَهُم وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيءٍ مِّن عِلمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء وَسِعَ كُرسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفظُهُمَا وَهُوَ العَلِيُّ العَظِيمُ﴾.
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Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa alḥayyu alqayyūmu lā ta'akhudhuhu sinatun walā nawmun lahu mā fī as-samawāti wamā fī al'arḍi man dhā alladhī yashfa'u 'indahu illā bi'idhnihi ya'lamu mā bayna aydīhim wamā khalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bishay'in min 'ilmihi illā bimā shā' wasi'a kursiyyuhu as-samawāti wal-'arḍa walā ya'ūduhu ḥifẓuhumā wahuwa al'aliyyu al'aẓīmu.
English meaning
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] 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.
Explanation
Ayat al-Kursi declares Allah’s exclusive right to worship, perfect life, and self-sustaining care of creation. It denies sleep or fatigue, affirms His ownership, permission over intercession, complete knowledge, vast Kursi, and effortless preservation of the heavens and earth, closing with His transcendence and greatness.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 100
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The last two verses of Al-Baqarah
Occasion: What to say before sleeping
﴿آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالمُؤمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلآئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَينَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ وَقَالُوا سَمِعنَا وَأَطَعنَا غُفرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيكَ المَصِيرُ* لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفساً إِلاَّ وُسعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَت وَعَلَيهَا مَا اكتَسَبَت رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَو أَخطَأنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحمِل عَلَينَا إِصراً كَمَا حَمَلتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعفُ عَنَّا وَاغفِر لَنَا وَارحَمنَآ أَنتَ مَولاَنَا فَانصُرنَا عَلَى القَومِ الكَافِرِينَ﴾.
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Āmana ar-rasūlu bimā unzila ilayhi min rabbihi wal-mu'minūna kullun āmana billāhi wamalā'ikatihi wakutubihi warusulihi lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadin min rusulihi waqālū sami'nā wa'aṭa'nā ghufrānaka rabbanā wa'ilayka almaṣīru* lā yukallifu allāhu nafsan illā wus'ahā lahā mā kasabat wa'alayhā mā aktasabat rabbanā lā tu'ākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhṭa'anā rabbanā walā taḥmil 'alaynā iṣran kamā ḥamaltahu 'alā alladhīna min qablinā rabbanā walā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bihi wa'fu 'annā waghfir lanā warḥamnā anta mawlānā fanṣurnā 'alā alqawmi alkāfirīna.
English meaning
( 285 ) 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 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.( 286 ) 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.
Explanation
These two verses join belief with submission and prayer. They affirm faith in Allah, His angels, books, and messengers, followed by hearing and obeying. They then describe personal responsibility within human capacity and ask Allah for pardon, forgiveness, mercy, relief from unbearable burdens, and help under His protection.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 101
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