🌙 1. Ayat al-Kursi – Surah Al-Baqarah (2:255)
Arabic:
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ... (full ayah)Transliteration:
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūm... (full ayah)Translation:
“Allah! There is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence…” [2:255]Benefit:
🔹 A protection from Shayṭān throughout the night.Hadith:
The Prophet ﷺ said:“Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi before sleeping, a guardian from Allah will protect him all night and Shayṭān will not come near him.”
— [Sahih al-Bukhari]🌙 2. The Last Two Verses of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285–286)
Arabic:
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ... (full verses)Transliteration:
Āmana ar-rasūlu bimā unzila ilayhi...Translation:
"The Messenger believes in what was revealed to him from his Lord, as do the believers..." [2:285–286]Benefit:
🔹 Protection and sufficiency for the night.Hadith:
“Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, they will be sufficient for him.”
— [Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim]🌙 3. Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Naas (Three Qul)
Arabic:
سورة الإخلاص – قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
سورة الفلق – قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ
سورة الناس – قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِTransliteration:
Qul huwa Allāhu Aḥad... Qul a‘ūdhu bi-Rabbil-falaq... Qul a‘ūdhu bi-Rabbin-nās...Translation:
"Say: He is Allah, the One...
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak...
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind..."Benefit:
🔹 Protection from all evil, jinn, envy, and magic.Hadith:
"Recite Surah Ikhlas, Falaq, and Naas three times every night before sleeping and wipe over your body."
— [Sahih al-Bukhari]🌙 4. Say: SubhanAllah – Alhamdulillah – Allahu Akbar (Tasbeeh Fatimah)
Arabic & Transliteration:
33x سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ – Subḥān Allāh
33x الْـحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ – Al-ḥamdu lillāh
34x اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ – Allāhu Akbar
Translation:
"Glory be to Allah, Praise be to Allah, Allah is the Greatest"Benefit:
🔹 More valuable than a servant, grants strength and peace.Hadith:
“Shall I not teach you something better than what you asked for? Say before sleeping: SubhanAllah 33, Alhamdulillah 33, Allahu Akbar 34.”
— [Sahih al-Bukhari & Muslim]🌙 5. Last Words: Sleeping on Tawheed
Arabic:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ...Transliteration:
Allāhumma innī aslamtu nafsī ilayk...Translation:
"O Allah, I submit myself to You, entrust my affairs to You..."Benefit:
🔹 If you die that night, you die upon fitrah (true faith).Hadith:
"Whoever says this and dies that night, dies upon the natural faith (Islam)."
— [Sahih al-Bukhari]🌙 6. General Dhikr Before Sleeping
a. Bismillah before lying down
Hadith:
“When you go to your bed, perform ablution as you do for prayer, then lie on your right side and say: 'Allahumma inni aslamtu nafsi ilayk…'”
— [Sahih al-Bukhari]b. Astaghfirullah (seeking forgiveness)
Arabic:
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ
Transliteration: Astaghfirullāh
Translation: "I seek forgiveness from Allah."Benefit:
🔹 Cleanses your sins before sleep.🌙 7. Saying the Shahadah
Arabic:
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Transliteration: Lā ilāha illā Allāh
Translation: "There is no god but Allah."Benefit:
🔹 Remembrance of pure Tawheed before death.🌙 Sunnah Actions Before Sleeping (Recap):
✅ Do Wudu before bed
✅ Sleep on your right side
✅ Place your right hand under your cheek
✅ Recite Three Qul, Ayat al-Kursi, Last verses of Surah Baqarah
✅ Recite Tasbeeh Fatimah (33 SubhanAllah, 33 Alhamdulillah, 34 Allahu Akbar)
✅ Say Shahadah, Dua of Sleep
