8 Best Dua Before Sleeping (Arabic and English)

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Here, we will explore the nightly ritual of Prophet Muhammad SAW (peace be upon him) that he performed before going to sleep. These rituals have been recorded in various hadiths, and we will discuss them to help you adopt the practices of the Prophet Muhammad SAW in your daily life.

Dua Before sleeping # 1

بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ.

In English:

Bismika rabbee wadaAAtu janbee wabika arfaAAuh, fa-in amsakta nafsee farhamha, wa-in arsaltaha fahfathha bima tahfathu bihi AAibadakas-saliheen

Translation:

“I lay down and rise in Your name, my Lord. If You choose to take my soul, have mercy upon it. And if You return my soul, protect it as You do with Your pious servants.”

Al-Bukari 11:126

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Dua Before sleeping # 2

اللَّهمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا. اللَّهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَةَ.

In English:

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

Translation:

“Oh Allah, You have created my soul, and You will eventually take its life. The control of its life and death belongs to You. If You choose to keep my soul alive, I ask You to protect it. And if You decide to take its life, then I ask for Your forgiveness. O Allah, I beseech You to grant me good health.”

Al-Muslim 4:2083

Dua Before sleeping # 3

اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ.

In English:

Allahumma qinee AAathabaka yawma tabAAathu AAibadak.

Translation:

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

Abu Dawud 4:311

Dua Before sleeping # 4

اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْـمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

In English:

Bismikal-lahumma amootu wa-ahya.

Translation:

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

Al-Bukhari 11:113, Muslim 4:2083

Dua Before sleeping # 5

اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا، وَآوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لا كَافِيَ لَه ُُ وَلا مُؤْوِي.

In English:

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

Translation:

“Praise be to Allah, Who has provided us with food and drink, and Who is enough for us and has given us shelter. There are many who are without sufficient means or shelter, but Allah has blessed us abundantly.”

Dua Before sleeping # 6

اللَّهمَّ عَالِمَ الغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيء ٍ وَمَلِيْكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهََ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوْءاً أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ~ُ إِلَى مُسْلِم.

In English:

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

Translation:

“O Allah, You are the Knower of the seen and unseen, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and the Lord and Sovereign of all things. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul, the evil of Satan, and from committing wrong against myself or any other Muslim. Shirk is to associate partners with Allah in matters specific to Him, such as belief, speech, or action, such as swearing by or prostrating to anyone other than Allah.”

 

Abu Dawud 4:317

Dua Before sleeping # 7

اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلّا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ.

In English:

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.

Translation:

“Oh Allah, I surrender my soul to You, and I entrust my affairs to You. I turn my face towards You and rely on You completely, with hope and fear in my heart. There is no refuge or safety from You except in You. I have faith in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent.”

Al-Bukhari 11:113, Muslim 4:2081

Dua Before sleeping # 8

اللهُ 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

In English:

Allaahu laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom, laa ta’khuthuhu sinatun wa laa nawm, lahu maa fis-samaawaati wa maafil-‘ardh, man thal-lathee yashfa’u ‘indahu ‘illaa bi’ithnih, 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

Translation:

“Allah! There is no deity worthy of worship except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all that exists. He never sleeps nor slumbers. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and on earth. Who can intercede with Him without His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them. And they cannot encompass anything of His knowledge except for what He wills. His throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He does not feel fatigue in guarding and preserving them. He is the Most High, the Most Great.”

Surah Al-Baqarah – 2:255