Before Sleep
أذكار النوم
Recite these supplications before sleeping for protection and blessings through the night
5 Duasبِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika Allahumma amootu wa ahya.
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live. The Prophet (peace be upon him) would say this when lying down to sleep, and upon waking he would say: 'All praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.'
اللَّهُمَّ 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. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to say this when going to sleep, placing his right hand under his cheek.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (٣٣) وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (٣٣) وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (٣٤)
SubhanAllah (33 times), Alhamdulillah (33 times), Allahu Akbar (34 times).
Glory be to Allah (33 times), All praise is for Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (34 times). When Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) for a servant, he taught her to say these before sleeping, saying it would be better for her than a servant.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom, 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 aydeehim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuheetoona bi shay'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya'ooduhu hifdhuhuma, wa huwal-'Aliyyul-'Adheem.
Ayat Al-Kursi (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:255) - Allah! There is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of 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 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.
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 ﴿٢٨٥﴾ 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 ﴿٢٨٦﴾
Amanar-Rasoolu bima unzila ilayhi mir-Rabbihi wal-mu'minoon. Kullun amana billahi wa mala'ikatihi wa kutubihi wa rusulih. La nufarriqu bayna ahadin mir-rusulih. Wa qaloo sami'na wa ata'na ghufranaka Rabbana wa ilaykal-maseer. La yukallifullahu nafsan illa wus'aha. Laha ma kasabat wa 'alayha mak-tasabat. Rabbana la tu'akhidhna in naseena aw akhta'na. Rabbana wa la tahmil 'alayna isran kama hamaltahu 'alal-ladheena min qablina. Rabbana wa la tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bih. Wa'fu 'anna waghfir lana warhamna. Anta Mawlana fansurna 'alal-qawmil-kafireen.
The last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285-286). The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and so have the believers... Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred... Our Lord, and do not burden us 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. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Whoever recites these two verses at night, they will suffice him.