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    Closing Verses of Sūrat al-Baqara

    Qur'an

    Abū Masʿūd al-Badrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) spoke of the last two verses of Sūrat al-Baqara, which are:

    أَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِاٰمَنَ الرَّسُوْلُ بِمَآ أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ، كُلٌّ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَمَلآئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ، لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْ رُّسُلِهِ ، وَقَالُوْا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيْرُ٢٨٥ لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ، لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ، رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِنْ نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ، رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ، رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ، وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ، أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكٰـفِرِيْنَ٢٨٦

    Aʿūdhu bi-llāhi mina-sh-shayṭāni-r-rajīm. Āmana-r-rasūlu bi-mā unzila ilayhi min rabbihī wa-l-muʾminūn, kullun āmana bi-llāhi wa-malāʾikatihī wa-kutubihī wa-rusulih, lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadin min rusulih, wa-qālū samiʿnā wa-aṭaʿnā ghufrānaka rabbanā wa-ilayka-l-maṣīr. Lā yukallifu-llāhu nafsan illā wusʿahā, lahā mā kasabat wa-ʿalayhā mā-ktasabat, rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhṭaʾnā, rabbanā wa-lā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣran kamā ḥamaltahū ʿalā-lladhīna min qablinā, rabbanā wa-lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bih, wa-ʿfu ʿannā wa-ghfir lanā wa-rḥamnā, anta mawlānā fa-nṣurnā ʿalā-l-qawmi-l-kāfirīn.

    I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. The Messenger believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His angels, His books and His messengers: “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say: “We hear and we obey. Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the final return.” Allah does not burden any soul beyond its capacity. It has what it has earned, and against it is what it has incurred. Our Lord, do not hold us to account if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not lay on us a heavy burden as You laid on those before us. Our Lord, do not make us carry what we have no strength for. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so grant us victory over the disbelieving people.

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    Virtue & Reward
    The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said that whoever recites these two verses in a night, they will suffice him, as Bukhārī records from Abū Masʿūd al-Badrī.
    Explanation
    The first verse affirms the belief of the Messenger and the believers in Allah, His angels, His books and His messengers, without distinguishing between the messengers. It ends with the believers’ response, “We hear and we obey”, and their turn to Allah’s forgiveness and the final return to Him. The second verse states that Allah burdens no soul beyond its capacity, then turns to supplication. In it the believers ask not to be taken to account for forgetting or error, not to be given a heavy burden (iṣr) like those before them, and not to carry what they lack strength for. They ask for pardon, forgiveness and mercy, and for victory from their Protector (mawlā). In Bukhārī’s report these two verses are recited at night.
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    Āyat al-Kursī Before Sleep

    Qur'an

    Abū Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) appointed him to guard the Ramadan zakāh, and a visitor who came to take food taught him this verse to recite on going to bed:

    أَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِاَللّٰهُ لَآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّوْمُ ، لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَّلَا نَوْمٌ ، لَهُۥ مَا فِى السَّمٰـوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْأَرْضِ ، مَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُۥ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ، يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ، وَلَا يُحِيْطُوْنَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ، وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمٰـوٰتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، وَلَا يَئُوْدُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ، وَهُوَ الْعَلِىُّ الْعَظِيْمُ٢٥٥

    Aʿūdhu bi-llāhi mina-sh-shayṭāni-r-rajīm. Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa-l-ḥayyu-l-qayyūm, lā taʾkhudhuhū sinatun wa-lā nawm, lahū mā fī-s-samāwāti wa-mā fī-l-arḍ, man dhā-lladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahū illā bi-idhnih, yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wa-mā khalfahum, wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shayʾin min ʿilmihī illā bi-mā shāʾ, wasiʿa kursiyyuhu-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍ, wa-lā yaʾūduhū ḥifẓuhumā, wa-huwa-l-ʿaliyyu-l-ʿaẓīm.

    I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. Allah: there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is there that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and guarding them both does not weigh Him down. He is the Most High, the Almighty.

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    Virtue & Reward
    The visitor told Abū Hurayra that if he recited it when going to bed, he would always have a guardian from Allah over him, and no devil would come near him until morning. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said the visitor had told him the truth, though he was a liar, and that he was a devil.
    Explanation
    The words open with the istiʿādha, taking refuge in Allah from Satan, the “rajīm”, the one cast out. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, in the report on two men quarrelling, that this phrase, if the angry man said it, would take away what he felt. The verse that follows affirms that Allah alone is God, al-Ḥayy (ever-living) and al-Qayyūm (self-subsisting and sustaining all). Sina is drowsiness and nawm is sleep, and neither overtakes Him. It also affirms that all in the heavens and earth is His, that none intercedes without His permission, and that He is al-ʿAlī, the Most High, al-ʿAẓīm, the Almighty. In the report in Bukhārī it is recited from its beginning to its end on going to bed.
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    Sūrat al-Kāfirūn Before Sleep

    Qur'an

    Farwa ibn Nawfal (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked to be taught something to say on going to his bed, and the Prophet said:

    سورة الكافرونAl-Kafirun · 109بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِقُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُوْنَ١ لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ٢ وَلَآ أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُوْنَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ٣ وَلَآ أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدْتُّمْ٤ وَلَآ أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُوْنَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ٥ لَكُمْ دِيْنُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِيْنِ٦

    Bismi-llāhi-r-raḥmāni-r-raḥīm. Qul yā ayyuhā-l-kāfirūn, lā aʿbudu mā taʿbudūn, wa-lā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbud, wa-lā anā ʿābidun mā ʿabadtum, wa-lā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbud, lakum dīnukum wa-liya dīn.

    In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: “O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship, nor do you worship what I worship. Nor will I worship what you have worshipped, nor will you worship what I worship. You have your religion, and I have mine.”

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    Virtue & Reward
    The Prophet (peace be upon him) told Farwa ibn Nawfal (may Allah be pleased with him) to recite it at bedtime, saying that it is a disavowal of shirk, as Tirmidhī records.
    Explanation
    This is Sūrat al-Kāfirūn, preceded by the basmala. It opens with the command “Say” and addresses the disbelievers directly. Its verses set the speaker’s worship apart from theirs, with the statement about what is worshipped repeated, and it ends with “You have your religion, and I have mine”; dīn here means religion or way of life. In Tirmidhī the Prophet (peace be upon him) called it barāʾa min ash-shirk, a disavowal of shirk, which is associating partners with Allah. He gave it as the answer when Farwa asked what to say on going to his bed.
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    The Three Quls Recited Before Sleep

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    Bukhārī reports that ʿĀʾisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (peace be upon him), every night when he went to his bed, would join his palms, blow into them and recite over them:

    سورة الإخلاصAl-Ikhlas · 112بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِقُلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ أَحَدٌ١ اَللّٰهُ الصَّمَدُ٢ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُوْلَدْ٣ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ٤سورة الفلقAl-Falaq · 113بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِقُلْ أَعُوْذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ١ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ٢ وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ٣ وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ٤ وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ٥سورة الناسAn-Nas · 114بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِقُلْ أَعُوْذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ١ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ٢ إِلٰهِ النَّاسِ٣ مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ٤ اَلَّذِيْ يُوَسْوِسُ فِيْ صُدُوْرِ النَّاسِ٥ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ٦

    Bismi-llāhi-r-raḥmāni-r-raḥīm. Qul huwa-llāhu aḥad. Allāhu-ṣ-ṣamad. Lam yalid wa-lam yūlad. Wa-lam yakun lahū kufuwan aḥad. Bismi-llāhi-r-raḥmāni-r-raḥīm. Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi-l-falaq. Min sharri mā khalaq. Wa-min sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqab. Wa-min sharri-n-naffāthāti fi-l-ʿuqad. Wa-min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad. Bismi-llāhi-r-raḥmāni-r-raḥīm. Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi-n-nās. Maliki-n-nās. Ilāhi-n-nās. Min sharri-l-waswāsi-l-khannās. Alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri-n-nās. Mina-l-jinnati wa-n-nās.

    In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: He is Allah, One. Allah is the Eternal Refuge. He has not begotten, nor was He born, and none is comparable to Him. In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak, from the evil of what He has created, from the evil of the darkness when it settles, from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies. In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the Deity of mankind, from the evil of the whisperer who slinks away, who whispers in the chests of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind.

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    These are three short sūras, each begun with the basmala: the sūra of qul huwa-llāhu aḥad (112) and the two that open with qul aʿūdhu. In the first, Allah is described as aḥad (One) and ṣamad (the one every need is brought to), who has not begotten and was not born and has no match. In the other two, qul aʿūdhu means “say: I seek refuge”, and refuge is sought with Allah as Lord of the daybreak and as Lord, King and Deity of mankind. What is feared is the harm in creation, the darkness when it falls, those who blow on knots, the envier, and the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in people's chests. ʿĀʾisha reports that after reciting them he wiped his hands over whatever parts of his body he could reach, starting at the head, then the face, then the front of the body, and repeated this three times.

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    Entrusting Myself to Allah Before Sleep

    Bukhari or Muslim

    Bukhārī reported that al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) advised a man: when you want to lie down, say:

    اَللّٰهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِيْ إِلَيْكَ ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِيْ إِلَيْكَ ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيْ إِلَيْكَ ، وَأَلْجَاْتُ ظَهْرِيْ إِلَيْكَ ، رَغْبَةً وَّرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِيْ أَنْزَلْتَ ، وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِيْ أَرْسَلْتَ.

    Allāhumma aslamtu nafsī ilayka, wa-fawwaḍtu amrī ilayka, wa-wajjahtu wajhī ilayka, wa-aljaʾtu ẓahrī ilayka, raghbatan wa-rahbatan ilayka, lā maljaʾa wa-lā manjā minka illā ilayka, āmantu bi-kitābika-lladhī anzalta, wa-bi-nabiyyika-lladhī arsalta.

    O Allah, I have submitted myself to You, entrusted my affair to You, turned my face to You, and placed my back in Your refuge, out of longing and fear toward You. There is no refuge and no escape from You except to You. I believe in Your Book which You sent down, and in Your Prophet whom You sent.

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    Virtue & Reward
    In al-Barāʾ's report in Bukhārī, the Prophet (peace be upon him) told the man that if he dies after saying these words, he dies upon the fiṭra, the natural disposition.
    Explanation
    Fatḥ al-Bārī says that mentioning the face, the self and the affair, and giving over the back, refers everything to Allah, whether one's own self, attributes or acts. It also holds trust in Allah and contentment with His decree, and the passage says all of this belongs to the matter of this life. The same passage says that acknowledging reward and punishment, good and evil, belongs to the matter of the return. Al-Barāʾ reports that when he repeated the words to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said wa-rasūlika, the Prophet answered no, and told him to say wa-nabiyyika-lladhī arsalta.
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    Praising Allah for Food, Drink and Shelter

    Bukhari or Muslim

    Muslim reports that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) went to his bed, he would say:

    اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا ، وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا ، فَكَمْ مِّمَّنْ لَّا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ.

    Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi-lladhī aṭʿamanā wa-saqānā, wa-kafānā wa-āwānā, fa-kam mimman lā kāfiya lahū wa-lā muʾwī.

    All praise is for Allah, who fed us and gave us drink, who sufficed us and gave us shelter. For how many there are who have no one to suffice them and no one to shelter them.

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    Muslim 2715
    Explanation
    The words thank Allah for four favours: food, drink, being sufficed, and being given shelter. Al-Nawawī explains that awā ilā firāshihi, “he went to his bed”, means he joined it and entered it, and that āwānā is read with a long ā. Some said āwānā here means “He had mercy on us”; al-Nawawī explains that one with no muʾwī has no one merciful or kind to him. Another view is that such a person has no homeland or dwelling to go back to. The closing words recall how many there are who have no one to suffice them and no one to shelter them.
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    Asking Allah to Guard or Forgive the Soul

    Bukhari or Muslim

    اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِيْ وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا ، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا ، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا ، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا ، اَللّٰهُمَّ أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ.

    Allāhumma innaka khalaqta nafsī wa-anta tawaffāhā, laka mamātuhā wa-maḥyāhā, in aḥyaytahā fa-ḥfaẓhā, wa-in amattahā fa-ghfir lahā, Allāhumma asʾaluka-l-ʿāfiyah.

    O Allah, indeed You created my soul and You take it back; to You belong its death and its life. If You give it life, protect it, and if You cause it to die, forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being.

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    The words first acknowledge that Allah created the soul and is the One who takes it fully (tawaffā), so both its death (mamāt) and its life (maḥyā) belong to Him. Two conditional requests follow, matching the two possibilities: if He keeps the soul alive, to protect it, and if He causes it to die, to forgive it. The last sentence asks for ʿāfiyah, which means safety and well-being from harm and hardship.
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    By Your Name I Die and I Live

    Bukhari or Muslim

    Bukhārī reported that Abū Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) took his place to lie down at night, he would say:

    اَللّٰهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوْتُ وَأَحْيَا.

    Allāhumma bi-smika amūtu wa-aḥyā.

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

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    Bukhārī 6325
    Explanation
    The short supplication places both life and death under Allah's name: bi-smika means by Your name, amūtu is I die, and aḥyā is I live. Bukhārī gives it for the moment of lying down at night. On waking, the report has the Prophet (peace be upon him) say that praise is for Allah who gave us life after He made us die, and that to Him is the rising. The two sayings pair going to sleep with waking up again.
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    Bedtime Words on Allah as First and Last

    Bukhari or Muslim

    Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to command them, when they took to their beds, to say:

    اَللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ ، رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ، فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَىٰ ، وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيْلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ ، وَأَنْتَ الْآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ ، وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ ، وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُوْنَكَ شَيْءٌ ، اِقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الْفَقْرِ.

    Allāhumma rabba-s-samāwāti wa-rabba-l-arḍi wa-rabba-l-ʿarshi-l-ʿaẓīm, rabbanā wa-rabba kulli shayʾin, fāliqa-l-ḥabbi wa-n-nawā, wa-munzila-t-tawrāti wa-l-injīli wa-l-furqān, aʿūdhu bika min sharri kulli shayʾin anta ākhidhun bi-nāṣiyatih, Allāhumma anta-l-awwalu fa-laysa qablaka shayʾ, wa-anta-l-ākhiru fa-laysa baʿdaka shayʾ, wa-anta-ẓ-ẓāhiru fa-laysa fawqaka shayʾ, wa-anta-l-bāṭinu fa-laysa dūnaka shayʾ, iqḍi ʿannā-d-dayna wa-aghninā mina-l-faqr.

    O Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the mighty Throne, our Lord and Lord of everything, Splitter of the grain and the date-stone, Sender down of the Torah, the Gospel and the Furqān. I seek refuge in You from the evil of everything whose forelock You hold. O Allah, You are the First, and nothing is before You; You are the Last, and nothing is after You; You are the Manifest, and nothing is above You; You are the Hidden, and nothing is beneath You. Settle our debt for us and enrich us out of poverty.

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    Muslim 2713
    Explanation
    The words begin with Allah’s lordship over the heavens, the earth and the Throne, then name Him as Splitter of grain and date-stone and Sender down of the revealed books. The forelock (nāṣiya) is the hair at the front of the head, so being held by it means being wholly under His control. Each of the four Names, al-Awwal, al-Ākhir, aẓ-Ẓāhir and al-Bāṭin, is explained by a clause: nothing before, nothing after, nothing above, nothing beneath. The closing request asks Allah to settle debt and to remove poverty. The report places it when taking one’s bed, after lying on the right side, as Abū Ṣāliḥ would instruct.
  10. 10

    Lying Down in Allah's Name at Night

    Graded sahih

    Aḥmad reports that Abū Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) said the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said that when one of you comes to his bed, he should take off the inner edge of his lower garment and shake out his bed with it, for he does not know what has come onto it since he left it, then lie on his right side, and then say:

    بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّيْ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِيْ ، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ ، إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِيْ فَارْحَمْهَا ، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ.

    Bismika rabbī waḍaʿtu janbī, wa-bika arfaʿuh. In amsakta nafsī fa-rḥamhā, wa-in arsaltahā fa-ḥfaẓhā bi-mā taḥfaẓu bihī ʿibādaka-ṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

    In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You keep hold of my soul, have mercy on it, and if You release it, protect it with that which You protect Your righteous servants.

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    Explanation
    Janb means the side of the body, so the opening words put both lying down and rising again under Allah's name and His help: “in Your name I lay my side, and by You I raise it”. The two requests follow the two possibilities for the soul: if Allah holds it back, mercy is asked for it, and if He sends it back, protection is asked for it. That protection is likened to the one He gives His righteous servants. In a version recorded by Bukhārī, the first request reads “forgive it” in place of “have mercy on it”. These words are said after shaking out the bedding and lying on the right side.
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    Asking Protection From Punishment Before Sleeping

    Graded sahih Recite 3×

    Abū Dāwūd reports that Ḥafṣa (may Allah be pleased with her), wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him), said that when the Messenger of Allah wished to sleep, he put his right hand under his cheek and said three times:

    اَللّٰهُمَّ قِنِيْ عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ.

    Allāhumma qinī ʿadhābaka yawma tabʿathu ʿibādak.

    O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day You raise Your servants.

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    Qinī comes from the root w-q-y, meaning to guard or shield, so the servant asks Allah to shield him from His punishment. The time named is yawm tabʿathu ʿibādak, the day Allah raises His servants, that is, the day of resurrection. It asks Allah for safety from His punishment. It is said three times, with the right hand under the cheek.

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  12. 12

    Bedtime Refuge in Allah’s Face and Words

    Graded sahih

    ʿAlī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that he used to say this when he lay down in his bed:

    اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيْمِ ، وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ تَكْشِفُ الْمَغْرَمَ وَالْمَأْثَمَ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا يُهْزَمُ جُنْدُكَ ، وَلَا يُخْلَفُ وَعْدُكَ ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ ، سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ.

    Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bi-wajhika-l-karīm, wa-kalimātika-t-tāmmati min sharri mā anta ākhidhun bi-nāṣiyatih, Allāhumma anta takshifu-l-maghrama wa-l-maʾtham, Allāhumma lā yuhzamu junduk, wa-lā yukhlafu waʿduk, wa-lā yanfaʿu dhā-l-jaddi minka-l-jadd, subḥānaka wa-bi-ḥamdik.

    O Allah, I seek refuge in Your noble Face and Your perfect words from the evil of everything whose forelock You hold. O Allah, You remove debt and sin. O Allah, Your army is not defeated, Your promise is not broken, and the fortune of the man of fortune does not benefit him with You. Glory and praise be to You.

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    Here the believer takes refuge in Allah’s noble Face and His perfect words from the evil of everything under His control, since He holds every creature by the forelock. Al-maghram is debt or burden and al-maʾtham is sin, and both are asked to be removed by Him. The words then affirm that His army is never defeated and His promise is never broken, and that worldly fortune (al-jadd) gives its owner no benefit with Him. The dua closes with tasbīḥ and praise. It is said when lying down in bed.
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    Bedtime Plea for Forgiveness and Freedom

    Graded sahih

    Abū al-Azhar al-Anmārī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to say this when he took his bed at night:

    بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِيْ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ ذَنْبِيْ ، وَاخْسَ شَيْطَانِيْ ، وَفُكَّ رِهَانِيْ ، وَاجْعَلْنِيْ فِي النَّدِيِّ الْأَعْلَىٰ.

    Bismi-llāhi waḍaʿtu janbī, Allāhumma-ghfir lī dhanbī, wa-khsa shayṭānī, wa-fukka rihānī, wa-jʿalnī fi-n-nadiyyi-l-aʿlā.

    In the name of Allah I have laid down my side. O Allah, forgive me my sin, drive away my devil, free my pledge, and place me among the highest assembly.

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    The person begins with Allah’s name as he lays his side down, then asks for forgiveness of his sin. Ikhsa means to drive away with rebuke, so the plea is that his devil be repelled. Rihān is a pledge held as security, so freeing it asks that nothing hold him in bondage. The nadiyy is an assembly, and al-aʿlā is the highest, so the last request is to be placed in the highest company. It is said when lying down to sleep at night.
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    Praise for Shelter and Food at Bedtime

    Graded sahih

    Ḥākim reported that Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, about one who goes to his bed:

    اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ كَفَانِيْ وَآوَانِيْ ، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ أَطْعَمَنِيْ وَسَقَانِيْ ، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ مَنَّ عَلَيَّ فَأَفْضَلَ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ أَنْ تُنَجِّيَنِيْ مِنَ النَّارِ.

    Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi-lladhī kafānī wa-āwānī, al-ḥamdu li-llāhi-lladhī aṭʿamanī wa-saqānī, al-ḥamdu li-llāhi-lladhī manna ʿalayya fa-afḍala, Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-ʿizzatika an tunajjiyanī mina-n-nār.

    All praise is for Allah, who sufficed me and gave me shelter. All praise is for Allah, who fed me and gave me drink. All praise is for Allah, who showed me favor and was bountiful. O Allah, I ask You by Your might to save me from the Fire.

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    The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, as Anas reports in al-Mustadrak, that whoever says this when he goes to his bed has praised Allah with all the praises of all creation.
    Explanation
    The words thank Allah for three blessings: that He sufficed the speaker and gave him shelter (kafānī, āwānī), that He fed him and gave him drink, and that He showed him favor and was bountiful to him (manna ʿalayya fa-afḍala). The closing request turns from thanks to need. The speaker appeals to Allah's ʿizza, His might, and asks to be saved from the Fire. Anas reports these words for the time a person goes to his bed.
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    Seeking Refuge from Unease at Bedtime

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    Ibn al-Sunnī reported that al-Walīd ibn al-Walīd (may Allah be pleased with him) told the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that he felt unease, and the Prophet replied:

    أَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللّٰهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ ، وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِيْنِ وَأَنْ يَّحْضُرُوْنِ.

    Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti-llāhi-t-tāmmāti min ghaḍabihi wa-ʿiqābih, wa-sharri ʿibādih, wa-min hamazāti-sh-shayāṭīni wa-an yaḥḍurūn

    I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger and His punishment, from the evil of His servants, and from the whisperings of the devils and from their being present with me.

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    Virtue & Reward
    In the report, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) told al-Walīd that after saying this when he lay down, it would not harm him, and that most likely it would not even come near him.
    Explanation
    The one who says it seeks refuge in Allah’s perfect words from His anger and punishment, from the evil of people, and from the devils. Hamazāt are the devils’ prods and whispers. The last phrase asks that they not be present with the speaker. The report gives the words as the answer to someone troubled by unease, to be said when he takes his place to sleep, and they are also said for fright in sleep.
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    Bedtime Dua for Hearing, Sight and Refuge from Debt and Hunger

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    ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) went to his bed, he would say:

    اللَّهُمَّ مَتِّعْنِي بِسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي، وَاجْعَلْهُمَا الْوَارِثَ مِنِّي، وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى عَدُوِّي، وَأَرِنِي مِنْهُ ثَأْرِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ، وَمِنَ الْجُوعِ، فَإِنَّهُ بِئْسَ الضَّجِيعُ

    Allāhumma mattiʿnī bi-samʿī wa-baṣarī, wa-jʿalhumā-l-wāritha minnī, wa-nṣurnī ʿalā ʿaduwwī, wa-arinī minhu thaʾrī, Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ghalabati-d-dayni, wa mina-l-jūʿi, fa-innahu biʾsa-ḍ-ḍajīʿ

    O Allah, let me enjoy my hearing and my sight, and make them the inheritor from me. Help me against my enemy and show me from him my vengeance. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from being overcome by debt and from hunger, for it is an evil bedfellow.

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    The first part asks Allah to let the speaker enjoy his hearing and sight and to make them ‘the inheritor from me’, then to help him against his enemy and show him his vengeance (thaʾr). The second part seeks refuge from being overcome by debt (ghalabat al-dayn) and from hunger, which it calls an evil bedfellow (ḍajīʿ), the one who lies beside you. The Ibn al-Sunnī page says the Prophet (peace be upon him) said it when he went to his bed.
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    Opening Words of Sūrat as-Sajda and al-Mulk

    Graded hasan Source not yet verified

    الٓمٓ تَنْزِيْلُ (سورة السجدة) & تَبَارَكَ الَّذِيْ (سورة الملك)

    Alif Lām Mīm tanzīlu (sūratu-s-sajdah) & tabāraka-lladhī (sūratu-l-mulk)

    Alif Lām Mīm. The Sending Down (Sūrat as-Sajda), and Blessed is He who (Sūrat al-Mulk).

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    These words name two sūras, as-Sajda and al-Mulk, by their opening words. Alif Lām Mīm are the letters that begin the sūra called as-Sajda, “the Prostration”, and they are followed by tanzīl, a sending down, from the root n-z-l. Tabāraka-lladhī begins the sūra called al-Mulk; tabāraka means “blessed and exalted is He”, from the root b-r-k, and mulk means sovereignty or dominion. The full opening of al-Mulk reads “Blessed is He in whose hand is the dominion”.
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    Words of Tawḥīd and Glory at Bedtime

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    Ibn al-Sunnī reported that Abū Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) related from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said, about one who retires to his bed:

    لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ وَلَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَاللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ.

    Lā ilāha illa-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu-l-mulku wa-lahu-l-ḥamdu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr, lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-llāh, subḥāna-llāhi wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi wa-lā ilāha illa-llāhu wa-llāhu akbar.

    There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things. There is no might and no power except with Allah. Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest.

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    In Ibn al-Sunnī's report from Abū Hurayra, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that whoever says these words on settling into bed is forgiven his sins, even if they are as many as the froth of the sea or more. Misʿar was unsure whether the word was sins or faults.
    Explanation
    The words open by affirming that Allah alone is God, without partner, and that dominion, praise and power over all things belong to Him. Lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-llāh then admits that no one has any strength or ability except through Allah. The last four phrases glorify Allah, praise Him, affirm His oneness again, and declare Him the Greatest.
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    Morning and Evening Refuge from Self and Shayṭān

    Graded sahih

    Tirmidhī reported from Abū Hurayra and from ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr (may Allah be pleased with them) that Abū Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) to tell him something to say morning and evening, and he replied:

    اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَّمَلِيْكَهُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِيْ ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِيْ سُوْءًا أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَىٰ مُسْلِمٍ.

    Allāhumma fāṭira-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍi, ʿālima-l-ghaybi wa-sh-shahādati, rabba kulli shayʾin wa malīkahu, ashhadu an lā ilāha illā anta, aʿūdhu bika min sharri nafsī, wa min sharri-sh-shayṭāni wa shirkihi, wa an aqtarifa ʿalā nafsī sūʾan aw ajurrahu ilā muslim.

    O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, Lord and Sovereign of everything, I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own self, and from the evil of the Shayṭān and his shirk, and from committing any wrong against myself or dragging it to a Muslim.

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    The prayer begins by calling on Allah through His Names: Fāṭir, the One who originates and brings the heavens and earth into being, and the Knower of the unseen (ghayb) and of what is witnessed (shahāda). He is Lord (rabb) and Sovereign (malīk) of everything, and the one praying then testifies that there is no god but Him. The refuge asked for is from three things: the evil of one's own self, the evil of the Shayṭān and his shirk, and doing wrong against oneself (aqtarifa means to commit or earn) or dragging harm toward another Muslim. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) told Abū Bakr to say it in the morning, in the evening and when taking to his bed.
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    Glorifying, Praising and Magnifying Allah

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    سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ×33.
    اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ×33.
    اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ×34.

    Subḥāna-llāh (33 times). Al-ḥamdu li-llāh (33 times). Allāhu akbar (34 times).

    Glory be to Allah (33 times). All praise is for Allah (33 times). Allah is the Greatest (34 times).

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    Subḥāna-llāh declares Allah free of every fault and of anything that does not befit Him. Al-ḥamdu li-llāh gives all praise to Allah, and Allāhu akbar affirms that He is greater than everything else. Said in turn, the three phrases glorify, praise and magnify Him. The Qur'an says that the seven heavens, the earth and all who are in them glorify Him, and that there is nothing that does not glorify Him with His praise, but you do not understand their glorification (17:44). The counts of 33, 33 and 34 fix how many times each phrase is repeated.

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    Bedtime Dua of Reliance on Allah

    Qur'an

    Fāṭima, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah be pleased with her), said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) taught her words and told her that when she lies down in her bed she should say:

    الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الْكَافِي، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْأَعْلَى، حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَكَفَى، مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ قَضَى، سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ دَعَا، لَيْسَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَلْجَأٌ، وَلَا وَرَاءَ اللَّهِ مُلْتَجَأٌ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ، ﴿﴿مَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ﴾٥٦ ﴿الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًا﴾١١١

    Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi-l-kāfī, subḥāna-llāhi-l-aʿlā, ḥasbiya-llāhu wa kafā, mā shāʾa-llāhu qaḍā, samiʿa-llāhu li-man daʿā, laysa mina-llāhi maljaʾun, wa lā warāʾa-llāhi multajaʾun, tawakkaltu ʿalā-llāhi rabbī wa rabbikum, mā min dābbatin illā huwa ākhidhun bi-nāṣiyatihā inna rabbī ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin, al-ḥamdu li-llāhi-lladhī lam yattakhidh waladan wa lam yakun lahu sharīkun fi-l-mulki wa lam yakun lahu waliyyun mina-dh-dhulli wa kabbirhu takbīran.

    Praise be to Allah, the Sufficient. Glory be to Allah, the Most High. Allah is sufficient for me, and He suffices. What Allah wills, He decrees. Allah hears whoever calls upon Him. There is no refuge from Allah, and there is no place of resort beyond Allah. I rely on Allah, my Lord and your Lord. “There is no creature but He holds it by its forelock. Indeed, my Lord is on a straight path.” “Praise be to Allah, who has not taken a son, who has no partner in the dominion, and who has no protector out of weakness; and magnify Him with great magnification.”

    Details
    Virtue & Reward
    no Muslim who says it at bedtime and then sleeps among devils and vermin will be harmed by them
    Explanation
    This is a bedtime dua of praise and reliance. “The Sufficient” (al-Kāfī) and “Allah is sufficient for me” affirm that Allah alone meets every need, and “there is no refuge from Allah, and no place of resort beyond Allah” states that there is no refuge from Him and nothing beyond Him to turn to. The verse about the forelock (nāṣiya) pictures every creature as held in His hand, and the closing verse praises and magnifies Allah, who has no son, no partner and no protector out of weakness. The source says the Prophet (peace be upon him) taught these words to his daughter Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) to say when she takes her place to sleep.
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    Dua When Going to Bed for Hearing and Sight

    Cited in the books

    Ibn al-Zubayr reported that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) retired to his bed, he would say:

    اللَّهُمَّ مَتِّعْنِي بِسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوَارِثَ مِنِّي وقَرَّ عَيْنِي فِي حَياتِي

    Allāhumma mattiʿnī bi-samʿī wa baṣarī wa-jʿalhu-l-wāritha minnī wa qarra ʿaynī fī ḥayātī.

    O Allah, let me enjoy my hearing and my sight, make it the inheritor from me, and gladden my eye during my life.

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    Explanation
    The one praying asks Allah to let him enjoy his hearing and sight (mattiʿnī, from the root m-t-ʿ, to give enjoyment or benefit). He asks that they be ‘the inheritor’ from him (al-wārith, from w-r-th) and that Allah gladden his eye in his life (qarra ʿaynī, from q-r-r, to be settled and content). The given source reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said it when he retired to his bed, which is why it is placed under going to bed.
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    Dua at Bedtime for Provision and Settling Debt

    Cited in the books

    Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) retired to his bed, he would say:

    اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي وَاسْتُرْ عَوْرَتِي وَأَدِّ عَنِّي أَمَانَتِي، وَاقْضِ عَنِّي دَيْنِي

    Allāhumma-rzuqnī wa-stur ʿawratī wa-addi ʿannī amānatī, wa-qḍi ʿannī daynī.

    O Allah, provide for me, conceal my nakedness, discharge my trust on my behalf, and settle my debt for me.

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    Explanation
    The cited page says Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say this when he went to his bed. It holds four requests: rizq (provision), satr al-ʿawra (concealing what ought to be covered), adāʾ al-amāna (discharging a trust) and qaḍāʾ al-dayn (settling a debt). The word ʿannī, ‘on my behalf’, appears only with the last two: ‘discharge my trust on my behalf’ and ‘settle my debt for me’. So the speaker asks Allah to take care of what he owes to others as he lies down for the night.
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    Asking Allah to Seal with Good at Bedtime

    Cited in the books

    Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said that when a man goes to his bed, an angel and a devil race to him, and the angel says:

    اللَّهُمَّ اخْتِمْ بِخَيْرٍ

    Allāhumma-khtim bi-khayrin

    O Allah, seal with good.

    Details
    Virtue & Reward
    if he remembers Allah, the Exalted, and then sleeps, the angel guards him through the night
    Explanation
    Ikhtim comes from khatama, to seal or bring to an end, so the plea is that Allah close the person’s state with good. The page gives these as the words of an angel: when a man goes to his bed, an angel and a devil hasten to him, and the angel says this while the devil asks for the opposite, evil. It adds that if he remembers Allah and then sleeps, the angel spends the night guarding him.
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    Protection From the Harm of All Creation at Bedtime

    Graded weak (da'if)

    Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Khālid ibn al-Walīd al-Makhzūmī complained to the Prophet (peace be upon him), ‘O Messenger of Allah, I cannot sleep at night because of sleeplessness,’ and the Prophet (peace be upon him) told him that when he went to his bed he should say:

    اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظَلَّتْ، وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ وَمَا أَقَلَّتْ، وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضَلَّتْ، كُنْ لِي جَارًا مِنْ شَرِّ خَلْقِكَ كُلِّهِمْ جَمِيعًا أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ، أَوْ أَنْ يَبْغِيَ، عَزَّ جَارُكَ، وَجَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

    Allāhumma rabba-s-samāwāti-s-sabʿi wa mā aẓallat, wa rabba-l-araḍīna wa mā aqallat, wa rabba-sh-shayāṭīni wa mā aḍallat, kun lī jāran min sharri khalqika kullihim jamīʿan an yafruṭa ʿalayya aḥadun minhum, aw an yabghiya, ʿazza jāruka, wa jalla thanāʾuka, wa lā ilāha ghayruka, wa lā ilāha illā anta.

    O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all that they overshadow, Lord of the earths and all that they carry, and Lord of the devils and all whom they have led astray, be a protector for me against the evil of all Your creation together, so that none of them may be excessive against me or wrong me. Mighty is Your protection, majestic is Your praise; there is no god other than You, and there is no god but You.

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    Explanation
    Here the worshipper calls on Allah as Lord of the seven heavens, the earths and the devils, with all that they overshadow, carry or lead astray. He asks Allah to be a jār, a protector, against the evil of every creature, so that none may be hasty or excessive against him or wrong him. The closing words declare Allah’s protection mighty and His praise majestic. The given page says Khālid ibn al-Walīd (may Allah be pleased with him) complained to the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he could not sleep at night, and he told him to say this on lying down in bed. Tirmidhī remarks that the chain is not strong.
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