--- title: "Sleep" description: "Sleep — Arabic originals with transliteration and English translation." canonical: "https://getvaaz.com/en/dua/sleep-duas" locale: "en" source: "VAAZ — getvaaz.com" --- # Sleep ## Before going to sleep *Recited when lying down in bed.* بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا *Bismikellâhümme emûtü ve ahyâ.* In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live. Source: Bukhari, Da'awat 7, 6324; Muslim, Dhikr 59, 2711 --- ## Upon seeing a bad dream *Recited upon seeing a bad dream, while spitting lightly to the left 3 times.* أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ *Eûzü billâhi mineşşeytânirracîm.* I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan. > Provides protection from the harm of bad dreams. Source: Muslim, Ru'ya 3, 2261 --- ## Seeking refuge before sleep *Recited when lying on the right side after performing wudu before sleep.* اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ *Allâhümme eslemtü nefsî ileyke, ve fevvadtü emrî ileyke, ve veccehtü vechî ileyke, ve elce'tü zahrî ileyke, rağbeten ve rahbeten ileyke, lâ melcee ve lâ mencee minke illâ ileyke, âmentü bi kitâbikelleẕî enzelte ve bi nebiyyikelleẕî erselte.* O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You. There is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent. > Whoever says this and dies in their sleep, dies upon the fitrah (natural disposition). Source: Bukhari, Da'awat 6, 6313; Muslim, Dhikr 56, 2710 --- ## Tasbih before sleep *Recited before sleeping.* سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (٣٣) وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (٣٣) وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (٣٤) *Sübhânallâh (33 kez), Elhamdülillâh (33 kez), Allâhü Ekber (34 kez).* Glory be to Allah (33), Praise be to Allah (33), Allah is the Greatest (34). > When Fatimah (RA) asked for help, the Prophet (PBUH) taught her this tasbih instead of giving her a servant. Source: Bukhari, Fada'il al-Ashab 9, 3705; Muslim, Dhikr 80, 2727 --- ## Blowing into hands before sleep *Repeated 3 times every night before sleeping.* قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ... قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ... قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ *Kul hüvallâhü ehad... Kul eûzü bi rabbil felak... Kul eûzü bi rabbin nâs.* Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, blow into cupped hands and wipe over the body. > The Prophet (PBUH) did this every night before sleeping. Source: Bukhari, Fada'il al-Quran 14, 5017 --- ## Upon waking during the night *Recited upon waking at night, then one may make dua or pray.* لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ *Lâ ilâhe illallâhü vahdehû lâ şerîke lehû, lehül mülkü ve lehül hamdü ve hüve alâ külli şey'in kadîr. Sübhânallâhi vel hamdü lillâhi ve lâ ilâhe illallâhü vallâhü ekber, ve lâ havle ve lâ kuvvete illâ billâh.* None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, He is over all things omnipotent. How perfect Allah is, all praise is for Allah, none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Allah is the Greatest. There is no might or power except with Allah. > Whoever says this and then makes dua will be answered, and if they pray it will be accepted. Source: Bukhari, Tahajjud 21, 1154 --- ## For sleeplessness and anxiety at night *Recited when feeling fear or sleeplessness at night.* أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ *Eûzü bi kelimâtillâhit tâmmâti min ğadabihî ve ikâbihî ve şerri ibâdihî ve min hemezâtiş şeyâtîni ve en yahdurûn.* 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 their presence. Source: Abu Dawud, Tibb 19, 3893; Tirmidhi, Da'awat 94, 3528 --- ## Ayatul Kursi before sleep *Recited before going to sleep.* اللَّهُ 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 *Allâhü lâ ilâhe illâ hüvel hayyül kayyûm. Lâ te'huzühû sinetün ve lâ nevm. Lehû mâ fis semâvâti ve mâ fil ard. Men zellezî yeşfeu indehû illâ bi iznih. Ya'lemü mâ beyne eydîhim ve mâ halfehüm. Ve lâ yuhîtûne bi şey'in min ilmihî illâ bi mâ şâe. Vesia kürsiyyühüs semâvâti vel ard. Ve lâ yeûdühû hıfzuhümâ ve hüvel aliyyül azîm.* Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness 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 not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. > Whoever recites this before sleeping will have a guardian from Allah protecting them until morning, and no devil will come near them. Source: Al-Baqarah 2:255; Bukhari, Wakalah 10, 2311 All dua categories: https://getvaaz.com/en/dua --- Source: [VAAZ — getvaaz.com](https://getvaaz.com/en) · This is the agent-facing Markdown edition of the page; the canonical edition lives at the `canonical` URL above. Full index: https://getvaaz.com/llms.txt