تسابيح

Adhkar Before Sleep

  1. باسمك اللهم أموت وأحيا

    بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

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

    Repetitions
    Once
    Virtue
    When the Prophet ﷺ lay down to sleep at night, he would place his hand under his cheek and then say it (Narrated by al-Bukhari).
    Source
    Narrated by al-Bukhari

  2. Ayat al-Kursi

    اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

    Repetitions
    Once
    Virtue
    Whoever recites it when going to bed, a guardian from Allah remains with him and no devil comes near him until morning (Narrated by al-Bukhari).
    Source
    Ayat al-Kursi — reported by al-Bukhari

  3. قل هو الله أحد ۝

    قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۝ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ۝ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۝ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

    Meaning: Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. Nor is there to Him any equivalent.

    Repetitions
    3 times
    Virtue
    When the Prophet ﷺ went to bed, he would put his palms together, blow into them and recite Al-Ikhlas and the two Mu'awwidhat, then wipe over as much of his body as he could with them, doing so three times (Narrated by al-Bukhari).
    Source
    He would cup his palms together, blow lightly into them and recite al-Mu'awwidhat — reported by al-Bukhari

  4. قل أعوذ برب الفلق ۝

    قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

    Meaning: 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.

    Repetitions
    3 times
    Virtue
    Together with Al-Ikhlas and the other Mu'awwidhah, three times in the morning and evening: “will suffice you against everything” (Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi).
    Source
    Narrated by al-Bukhari

  5. قل أعوذ برب الناس ۝

    قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ۝ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ۝ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ۝ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ۝ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

    Meaning: 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 into the breasts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind.

    Repetitions
    3 times
    Virtue
    Together with Al-Ikhlas and Al-Falaq, three times in the morning and evening: “will suffice you against everything” (Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi).
    Source
    Narrated by al-Bukhari

  6. اللهم قني عذابك يوم تبعث

    اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ

    Meaning: O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.

    Repetitions
    3 times
    Virtue
    When the Prophet ﷺ wanted to sleep, he would place his right hand under his cheek and then say it three times (Narrated by Abu Dawud and graded authentic by al-Albani).
    Source
    Narrated by Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi

  7. سبحان الله

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ

    Meaning: Glory is to Allah.

    Repetitions
    33 times
    Virtue
    The tasbih of Fatimah: tasbih 33, tahmid 33 and takbir 34 times at bedtime. The Prophet ﷺ said: “It is better for you both than a servant” (Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).
    Source
    Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim

  8. الحمد لله

    الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

    Meaning: All praise is for Allah.

    Repetitions
    33 times
    Virtue
    Part of the tasbih of Fatimah at bedtime: “It is better for you both than a servant” (Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).
    Source
    Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim

  9. الله أكبر

    اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

    Meaning: Allah is the Greatest.

    Repetitions
    34 times
    Virtue
    Part of the tasbih of Fatimah at bedtime, with the takbir said 34 times (Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).
    Source
    Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the established adhkar before sleep?

They include: Ayat al-Kursi, for whoever recites it, a guardian from Allah stays with him and no devil comes near him until morning (Narrated by al-Bukhari); the Mu'awwidhat with blowing and wiping three times (Narrated by al-Bukhari); “Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya” (In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live) (Narrated by al-Bukhari); and tasbih 33, tahmid 33 and takbir 34 times (Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).

What is the tasbih of Fatimah before sleep?

At bedtime you say: SubhanAllah 33 times, Alhamdulillah 33 times and Allahu Akbar 34 times. The Prophet ﷺ taught it to Fatimah and Ali, may Allah be pleased with them, and said: “It is better for you both than a servant” (Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim).

Is Ayat al-Kursi recited before sleep?

Yes, as in the hadith of Abu Hurairah in al-Bukhari: “When you go to your bed, recite Ayat al-Kursi; a guardian from Allah will remain with you and no devil will come near you until morning.”

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The established adhkar before sleep: “Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya” (In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live); Ayat al-Kursi; Al-Ikhlas and the two Mu'awwidhat, blowing into the palms and wiping over the body three times; “Allahumma qini 'adhabaka yawma tab'athu 'ibadak” (O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants); and SubhanAllah 33, Alhamdulillah 33 and Allahu Akbar 34 times.

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