Some Virtuous Supplications To Read Before And After Sleeping

Surahs To Be Recited Before Sleeping:

🛑 Last Two Verses Of Surah Al-Baqarah:

اٰمَنَ الرَّسُوْلُ بِمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْهِ مِنْ رَّبِّهٖ وَالْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ؕ كُلٌّ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَمَلٰٓئِكَتِهٖ وَكُتُبِهٖ وَرُسُلِهٖ ۟ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَیْنَ اَحَدٍ مِّنْ رُّسُلِهٖ ۟ وَقَالُوْا سَمِعْنَا وَاَطَعْنَا ٭۫ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَاِلَیْكَ الْمَصِیْرُ ﴿۲۸۵﴾ لَا یُكَلِّفُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسًا اِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ؕ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَیْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ؕ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَاۤ اِنْ نَّسِیْنَاۤ اَوْ اَخْطَاْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَیْنَاۤ اِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهٗ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهٖ ۚ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا اَنْتَ مَوْلٰىنَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَی الْقَوْمِ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ﴿۲۸۶﴾

Transliteration: (285) Aamanar-Rasoolu bimaa ‘unzila ilayhi mir-Rabbihi wal mu’minoon, kullun ‘aamana billaahi wa malaa’ikatihi wa Kutubihi wa Rusulih, laa nufarriqu bayna ‘ahadim-mir-Rusulih, wa qaaloo sami’naa wa ‘ata’naa ghufraanaka Rabbanaa wa ‘ilaykal-maseer. (286) Laa yukallifullaahu nafsan ‘illaa wus’ahaa, lahaa maa kasabat wa ‘alayhaa mak-tasabat, Rabbanaa laa tu’aakhidhnaa ‘in naseenaa ‘aw ‘akhta’naa, Rabbanaa wa laa ta’hmil ‘alaynaa ‘isran kamaa hamaltahu ‘alal-ladheena min qablinaa, Rabbanaa wa laa tu’hammilnaa maa laa taaqata lanaa bihi, wa’fu ‘annaa, waghfir lanaa war’hamnaa, ‘Anta Mawlaanaa fansurnaa ‘alal-qawmil-kaafireen.

Virtue: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, it will be sufficient for him.

Reference: Al-Bukhari, Fathul Bari 9/94, Muslim 1/554, no. 807

🛑 Ayatul Kursi (1 Time):

اَللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ۚ اَلْحَیُّ الْقَیُّوْمُ ۚ لَا تَاْخُذُهٗ سِنَةٌ وَّلَا نَوْمٌ ؕ لَهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِیْ یَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهٗۤ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِهٖ ؕ یَعْلَمُ مَابَیْنَ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۚ وَلَا یُحِیْطُوْنَ بِشَیْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهٖۤ اِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِیُّهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ ۚ وَلَا یَئُوْدُهٗ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِیُّ الْعَظِیْمُ ﴿۲۵۵﴾

Transliteration: Allahu laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom, laa ta’khudhuhu sinatun wa laa nawm, lahu maa fis-samaawaati wa maa fil-‘ardh, man dhal-ladhee yashfa’u ‘indahu ‘illaa bi’idh nih, ya’lamu maa bayna ‘aydeehim wa maa khalfahum, wa laa yuheetoona bishay’im-min ‘ilmihi ‘illaa bimaa shaa’a, wasi’a kursiyyuhus-samaawaati wal’ardh, wa laa ya’ooduhu hifdhuhumaa, wa Huwal-‘Aliyyul- ‘Adheem.

Virtue: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever reads Ayatul Kursi when he lies down to sleep will have a guardian from Allah remain with him and Satan will not be able to come near him until he rises in the morning.

Reference: Al-Bukhari, Fathul Bari 4/487, no. 2311

🛑 Surah Kafirun (1 Time):

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ قُلْ يَا اَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُوْنَ ﴿١﴾ لَا اَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ ﴿٢﴾ وَلَا اَنْتُمْ عَابِدُوْنَ مَا اَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَا اَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدْتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾ وَلَا اَنْتُمْ عَابِدُوْنَ مَا اَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾ لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِيْنِ ﴿٦﴾

Transliteration: Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem (1) Qul yaa-ayyuhal kaafiroon (2) Laaa a’budu maa t’abudoon (3) Wa laa antum ‘aabidoona maaa a’bud (4) Wa laaa ana ‘abidum maa ‘abattum (5) Wa laa antum ‘aabidoona maa a’bud (6) Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.

Virtue: Nawfal Al-Ashzai (May Allah be pleased with him) said, the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told me, you will sleep after reciting Surah Kafirun, this will liberate you from shirk.

Reference: Sahih (Albani). Tirmidhi: 3403

🛑 Surah Ikhlas (3 Times):

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ اللّٰهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُوْلَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهٗ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾

Transliteration: Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem (1) Qul HuwAllahu ‘Ahad. (2) Allahus-Samad. (3) Lam yalid wa lam yoolad. (4) Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ‘ahad.

🛑 Surah Falaq (3 Times):

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ اَعُوْذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ اِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾ وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِى الْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ اِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾

Transliteration: Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem (1) Qul ‘a’oodhu birabbil-falaq. (2) Min sharri maa khalaq. (3) Wa min sharri ghaasiqin ‘idhaa waqab. (4) Wa min sharrin-naffaa thaati fil-‘uqad. (5) Wa min sharri haasidin ‘idhaa hasad.

🛑 Surah Nas (3 Times):

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ قُلْ اَعُوْذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ﴿١﴾ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾ اِلٰهِ النَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾ الَّذِىْ يُوَسْوِسُ فِىْ صُدُوْرِ النَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾

Transliteration: Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem (1) Qul ‘a’oodhu birabbin-naas. (2) Malikin-naas. (3) ‘Ilaahin-naas. (4) Min sharril-waswaasil-khannaas. (5) Alladhee yuwaswisu fee sudoorin-naas. (6) Minal-jinnati wannaas.

It was narrated from ‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) that every night before going to bed, the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would recite Surah Ikhlas, Surah Falaq and Surah An-Naas, then put his hands together, blow into them and rub his hands over his entire body as far as he could. Starting from the head and mouth, he would rub his hands over the front of his body and do this three times.

Reference: (Bukhari: 5017)

Duas To Be Recited Before Sleeping:

🛑 Subhanallah 33 Times  سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ, Alhamdu lillaah 33 Times  اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ, Allahu ‘Akbar 34 Times  اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Reference: Al-Bukhari, Fathul Bari 7/71 no. 3705, Muslim 4/2091 no. 2726

🛑 The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “If you want to go to your bed, then perform ablution, lie on your right side and then supplicate:

اَللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيْ إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ

Transliteration: Allaahumma ‘aslamtu nafsee ‘ilayka, wa fawwadhtu ‘amree ‘ilayka, wa wajjahtu wajhee ‘ilayka, wa ‘alja’tu dhahree ‘ilayka, raghbatan wa rahbatan ‘ilayka, laa maalja’ wa laa manjaa minka ‘illaa ‘ilayka, ‘aamantu bikitaabikal-ladhee ‘anzalta wa bi-nabiyyikal-ladhee ‘arsalta.

Translation: 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.

Virtue: The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to the person to whom he taught this Dua: If you die that night, you die on Fitrat, the religion of Islam.

Reference: Al-Bukhari, Fathul Bari 11/113 no. 6313, Muslim 4/2081 no. 2710

🛑 Allaahumma Bismika Amutu Wa A’h-yaa – اَللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوْتُ وَأَحْيَا

Translation: O Allah, in Your Name I die and I live.

Hudhayfah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to go to bed at night, he would place his hand under his cheek. Then he would recite this supplication.

Reference: (Bukhari: 6314)

🛑 Allaahumma Qinee Adhaabaka Yawma Tab’athu Ibaadak – اَللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ

Translation: O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected.

When the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) wanted to sleep, he would place his right hand under his cheek, then recite this supplication.

Reference: Sahih (Albani). Tirmidhi: 3398

🛑 Going To Sleep With The Intention Of Waking Up For Tahajjud:

We should go to bed with a strong intention to wake up at night to pray Tahajjud. It is stated in various hadiths that the reward of Tahajjud will be earned even if one cannot wake up at night for Tahajjud. In a hadith, Abu Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever goes to bed with the intention of praying Tahajjud, but his eyes are too heavy with sleep and he sleeps until dawn, will have a reward written for him according to his intention, and his sleep will be a charity from Allah.”

Reference: (Nasai: 1787)

Duas After Waking Up At Night:

🛑 Dua For Changing Sides While Sleeping:

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ، رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ

Transliteration: Laa ‘ilaaha ‘illAllahul-Waahidul-Qahhaar, Rabbus-samaawaati wal’ardh, wa maa baynahumal-‘Azeezul-Ghaffaar.

Translation: There is none worthy of worship but Allah, the One, the Victorious, Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving.

Reference: Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say at night if he turned during sleep: (the dua is mentioned above) Sahih by Hakim. Imam Dhahabi 1/540; Nasai, Amalul Yaomi Wallayla No. 202, Ibnus sunni No. 757. Also see, Sahih Jame 4:213

🛑 Dua To Recite If You Are Afraid In Your Sleep:

The Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: If any of you is afraid in his sleep, he should say:

أَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ (التَّامَّاتِ) مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ وَ(مِنْ) شَرِّ عِبَادِهِ وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِيْنِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُوْنِ

Transliteration: A’udhu bikalimat Allah at-tammati min ghadabihi wa ‘iqabihi wa min sharri ‘ibadihi wa min hamazat al-shayatin wa an yahdurun.

Translation: I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His wrath and punishment, from the evil of His creation, and from the whispering (insinuations) of the devils and from their presence.
Reference: Tirmidhi: 3528

🛑 Dua When Waking Up At Night:

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Transliteration: Laa ‘illaaha ‘illAllahu wa’hdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in Qadeer Subhaanallahi, walhamdu lillaahi, wa laa ‘ilaaha ‘illAllahu, wAllahu ‘akbar, wa laa ‘hawla wa laa Quwwata ‘illaa billaahil-‘Aliyyil-‘Adheem, Rabbighfir lee.

Translation: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without any partner, to Him belong sovereignty and praise and He is over all things wholly capable. How perfect Allah is, and all praise is for Allah, and none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Allah is the greatest and there is no power nor might except with Allah, The Most High, The Supreme, O my Lord forgive me.

Virtue: ‘Ubada ibn Samit (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “If anyone wakes up at night and recites the above dhikr, and then seeks forgiveness from Allah or makes a supplication or asks for something, his supplication will be accepted. And if he then gets up and performs ablution and prays (Tahajjud), his prayer will be accepted.”

Reference: (Abu Dawud: 5060)

Duas Related To Dreams:

🛑 What To Do After Seeing A Good Or Bad Dream:

The Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said – “A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So if anyone of you sees (in a dream) something he dislikes, when he gets up he should spit three times (on his left side) and seek refuge with Allah from its evil for then it will not harm him.”

Reference: Bukhari: 5747

🛑 Dua After Seeing A Good Or A Bad Dream:

If you have a bad dream in your sleep, you should spit three times on the left side, then say three times –

أَعُوْذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

Transliteration: A’oodhu billaahi minash Shaytaanir rajeem.

Translation: I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.

One need to change sides in their sleep. It is forbidden to tell this dream in front of anyone. Even if you have good dreams, you don’t have to tell anyone. But it can be said in front of a close friend or in front of wise people. Narrated Abu Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: A good dream is from Allah. And bad dreams are from the devil. So whoever has a good dream, let him reveal it to the one he loves. And if anyone has a bad dream, let him seek refuge in Allah from its harm and from the evil of Satan, and spit three times to the left. Don’t reveal the dream to anyone. Then it will not be able to harm him. [1] Jarir (May Allah be pleased with him)said, Rasulullah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, when one of you has a dream that he dislikes, he should spit three times to his left. And he seeks refuge in Allah from Satan three times and changes sides. [2] Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: If a person has a bad dream, he should get up and pray two rak’ahs. [3]

Reference: [1] Bukhari: 7044 [2] Muslim: 6041 [3] Sahih (Albani). Tirmidhi: 2280

🛑 Dua After Waking Up In The Morning:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا، وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُوْرُ

Transliteration: Alhamdu lillaahil-ladhee ‘ahyaanaa ba’da maa ‘amaatanaa wa’ilayhin-nushoor.

Translation: All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection.

Reference: Al-Bukhari, Fathul-Bari 11/113 no. 6314; Muslim 4/2083 no. 2711
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