Sleep & Wake

Dua Before Sleep — Seeking Refuge in Allah's Complete Words

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 4/310

حَدَّثَنَاعَبْدُاللَّهِبْنُيُوسُفَ،أَخْبَرَنَامَالِكٌ،عَنْعَبْدِالرَّحْمَنِبْنِعَبْدِاللَّهِبْنِأَبِيصَعْصَعَةَ،عَنْأَبِيهِ،أَنَّهُأَخْبَرَهُأَنَّهُبَلَغَهُأَنَّرَسُولَاللَّهِصلىاللهعليهوسلمقَالَ‏"‏مَنْقَالَبِاسْمِرَبِّوَضَعْتُجَنْبِي،اللَّهُمَّاغْفِرْلِيذَنْبِي،وَأَخْرَسْشَيْطَانِي،وَفُكَّرِهَانِي،وَاجْعَلْنِيفِيالنَّدِيِّالأَعْلَى"‏‏.‏وَقَالَأَبُوالنَّضْرِ،حَدَّثَنَاسُلَيْمَانُ،حَدَّثَنَاعَبْدُالرَّحْمَنِبْنُعَبْدِاللَّهِ،بِهَذَاالإِسْنَادِنَحْوَهُ‏.‏وَقَالَ‏"‏وَفُكَّأَسْرِي"‏‏.‏وَقَالَ‏"‏اجْعَلْنِيمِنْأَعْلَى‏"‏‏.‏وَقَالَ‏"‏وَأَخْرَسْشِرْكِي‏"‏‏.‏وَقَالَ‏"‏وَاجْعَلْلِيبِاسْمِكَرَبِّتَرَكْتُجَنْبِي،وَبِكَأَرْفَعُهُ،إِنْأَمْسَكْتَنَفْسِي،فَاغْفِرْلَهَا،وَإِنْأَرْسَلْتَهَافَاحْفَظْهَا،بِمَاتَحْفَظُبِهِعِبَادَكَالصَّالِحِينَ"‏‏.‏

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Transliteration

Bismika Rabbī, wada'tu janbī. Allāhummaghfir lī dhanbī, wa akhirs shayṭānī, wa fukka rihānī, waj'alnī fī an-nadī al-a'lā. (Another narration: wa fukka asrī, waj'alnī min a'lā, wa akhirs shirki). Bismika Rabbī taraktu janbī, wa bika arfa'uhu. In amsakta nafsī, faghfir lahā, wa in arsaltahā, fa-ḥfaẓhā bimā taḥfaẓu bihi 'ibādaka aṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

Translation

In Your name, my Lord, I lie down. O Allah, forgive my sins, silence my devil, release me from my bondage, and make me among the highest assembly. In Your name, my Lord, I place my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, forgive it, and if You send it back, protect it with what You protect Your righteous servants.

Context

This supplication was taught by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to his companion Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) when he asked the Prophet ﷺ what he should say before sleeping. It is a comprehensive request for protection and forgiveness before resting.

Benefit

This dua encapsulates seeking Allah's forgiveness for sins, protection from Shaytan's whispers, freedom from burdens, and elevation in status. It also asks for preservation of the soul during sleep, a form of minor death.

When to Recite

Upon lying down in bed before sleep.

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