Sleeping Adhkar

Surah al-Ikhlas: Say, He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent. Surah al-Falaq: Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak from the evil of what He has 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. Surah an-Nas: 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 in the breasts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind. Method: Recite the three surahs, then blow lightly into the cupped palms and wipe over the body, beginning with the head and face and the front of the body. Repeat the entire sequence three times.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari

Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither slumber 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 nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Magnificent.

Benefit: Whoever recites it before sleeping has a guardian from Allah and no devil approaches him until morning.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari

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. We make no distinction between any of His messengers. And they say: We hear and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the destination. Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear. It will have the consequence of what good it has earned, and it will bear the consequence of what evil it has earned. Our Lord, do not take us to account if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not lay on us a burden like You laid on those before us. Our Lord, do not burden us with what we cannot bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelieving people.

Benefit: Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim

Bismika rabbī waḍaʿtu janbī, wa bika arfaʿuh, fa-in amsakta nafsī fa-rḥamhā, wa in arsaltahā fa-ḥfaẓhā bimā taḥfaẓu bihi ʿibādaka ṣ-ṣāliḥīn

In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, have mercy upon it; if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim

Subḥān Allāh 33 times, Al-ḥamdu lillāh 33 times, Allāhu akbar 34 times.

Benefit: Taught by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to his daughter Fatimah and Ali. He said this is better for them than a servant.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim

O Allah, I have submitted my soul to You, entrusted my affair to You, turned my face to You, and laid my back upon You, in hope of You and in fear of You. There is no refuge or escape from You except in You. I believe in Your Book that You sent down and in Your Prophet whom You sent.

Benefit: Whoever says this and dies that night dies upon the natural disposition (fitrah). Make it the last thing you say before sleep.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim

O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens, Lord of the Mighty Throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the kernel, Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Furqan, I take refuge in You from the evil of every creature whose forelock You hold. O Allah, You are the First, before whom there is nothing; You are the Last, after whom there is nothing; You are the Manifest, above whom there is nothing; You are the Hidden, beneath whom there is nothing. Settle our debts for us and enrich us from poverty.

Source: Sahih Muslim

All praise belongs to Allah, who has fed us, given us drink, sufficed us, and given us shelter. How many there are who have neither one to suffice them nor a place of shelter.

Source: Sahih Muslim

I take refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger and His punishment, from the evil of His servants, and from the evil whisperings of the devils and that they should come near me.

Benefit: Recite this when feeling fear or unease as you settle into sleep.

Source: Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi (sahih)

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say, O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship, nor are you worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship, nor will you be worshippers of what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.

Benefit: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Recite Surah al-Kafirun, then sleep upon its conclusion, for it is a clearing from shirk.'

Source: Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi (hasan)

In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, forgive it; if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim

Allāhumma qinī ʿadhābaka yawma tabʿathu ʿibādak

O Allah, save me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.

Benefit: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to put his right hand under his cheek, then say this three times before sleeping.

Source: Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi (sahih)

Glory be to You, O Allah my Lord. By You I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, have mercy on it; if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.

Source: Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi (sahih)

I take refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger and His punishment, from the evil of His servants, and from the evil whisperings of the devils and that they should come near me.

Benefit: Recite this if you wake startled or anxious during the night.

Source: Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi (sahih)