Before Sleep

Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi. Qul huwa Allahu ahadun. Allahu alssamadu. Lam yalid walam yooladu. Walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahadun. Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi. Qul aʿoothu birabbi alfalaqi. Min sharri ma khalaqa. Wamin sharri ghasiqin itha waqaba. Wamin sharri alnnaffathati fee alʿuqadi. Wamin sharri hasidin itha hasada. Bismi Allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi. Qul aʿoothu birabbi alnnasi. Maliki alnnasi. Ilahi alnnasi. Min sharri alwaswasi alkhannasi. Allathee yuwaswisu fee sudoori alnnasi. Mina aljinnati wa alnnasi.

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say, He is Allah, [who is] One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there to Him any equivalent. In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak. From the evil of that which He created. And from the evil of darkness when it settles. And from the evil of the blowers in knots. And from the evil of an envier when he envies. In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind. The Sovereign of mankind. The God of mankind. From the evil of the retreating whisperer. Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind. From among the jinn and mankind.

Allahu la ilaha illa huwa alhayyu alqayyoomu la takhuthuhu sinatun wala nawmun lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi man tha allathee yashfaʿu ʿindahu illa biithnihi yaʿlamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yuheetoona bishayin min ʿilmihi illa bima shaa wasiʿa kursiyyuhu alssamawati waalarda wala yaooduhu hifthuhuma wahuwa alʿaliyyu alʿatheemu.

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.

Amana alrrasoolu bima onzila ilayhi min rabbihi waalmuminoona kullun amana biAllahi wamalaikatihi wakutubihi warusulihi la nufarriqu bayna ahadin min rusulihi waqaloo samiʿna waataʿna ghufranaka rabbana wailayka almaseeru. La yukallifu Allahu nafsan illa wusʿaha laha ma kasabat waʿalayha ma iktasabat rabbana la tuakhithna in naseena aw akhtana rabbana wala tahmil ʿalayna isran kama hamaltahu ʿala allatheena min qablina rabbana wala tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bihi waoʿfu ʿanna waighfir lana wairhamna anta mawlana faonsurna ʿala alqawmi alkafireena.

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. 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.

Bismika rabbee wadaʿtu janbee wabika arfaʿuh, fa-in amsakta nafsee farhamha, wa-in arsaltaha fahfathha bima tahfathu bihi ʿibadakas-saliheen.

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.

Allahumma innaka khalaqta nafsee wa-anta tawaffaha, laka mamatuha wamahyaha, in ahyaytaha fahfathha, wa-in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma innee as-alukal-ʿafiyah.

O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take its life, to You belongs its life and death. If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should take its life then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You to grant me good health.

Allahumma qinee ʿathabaka yawma tabʿathu ʿibadak.

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

Bismikal-lahumma amootu wa-ahya.

In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.

Subhanal-lah. Alhamdu lillah. Allahu akbar.

How Perfect Allah is. All praise is for Allah. Allah is the greatest.

Allahumma rabbas-samawatis-sabʿ, warabbal-ard, warabbal-ʿarshil-ʿatheem, rabbana warabba kulli shay', faliqal-habbi wannawa, wamunzilat-tawrati wal-injeeli walfurqan, aʿoothu bika min sharri kulli shayin anta akhithun binasiyatih. Allahumma antal-awwal, falaysa qablaka shay', wa-antal-akhir, falaysa baʿdaka shay', wa-antath-thahir falaysa fawqaka shay', wa-antal-batin, falaysa doonaka shay', iqdi ʿannad-dayna wa-aghnina minal-faqr.

O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the exalted throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the date stone, Revealer of the Tawrah, the Injeel and the Furqan, I take refuge in You from the evil of all things You shall seize by the forelock (i.e. You have total mastery over). O Allah, You are The First so there is nothing before You and You are The Last so there is nothing after You. You are Az-Zahir so there is nothing above You and You are Al-Batin so there is nothing closer than You. Settle our debt for us and spare us from poverty.

Alhamdu lillahil-lathee atʿamana wasaqana, wakafana, wa-awana, fakam mimman la kafiya lahu wala mu'wee.

All praise is for Allah, Who fed us and gave us drink, and Who is sufficient for us and has sheltered us, for how many have none to suffice them or shelter them.

Allahumma ʿalimal-ghaybi washshahadah, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabba kulli shayin wamaleekah, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant, aʿoothu bika min sharri nafsee wamin sharrish-shaytani washirkih, wa-an aqtarifa ʿala nafsee soo-an aw ajurrahu ila muslim.

O Allah, Knower of the seen and the unseen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You. I take refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil and shirk of the devil, and from committing wrong against my soul or bringing such upon another Muslim.

The Prophet ﷺ never used to sleep until he had recited Surat as-Sajdah (chapter 32) and Surat al-Mulk (chapter 67).

Allahumma aslamtu nafsee ilayk, wafawwadtu amree ilayk, wawajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa-alja'tu thahree ilayk, raghbatan warahbatan ilayk, la maljaa wala manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bikitabikal-lathee anzalt, wabinabiyyikal-lathee arsalt.

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.