📿 أَذْكَارُ النَّوْمِ — Sleep Invocations

The Prophet ﷺ said: « When you go to your bed, recite Āyat al-Kursī. A guardian from Allah will remain with you, and no devil will approach you until morning » [Al-Bukhārī: 2311]

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📖 The Invocations in This Lesson

🤲 ① Invocation 1: Bismika Allāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā

🟢 ﴿ بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا ﴾ 🟢

📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6312]

🔢 Repetitions: 🟢 Once (×1)

📚 Source

💎 Merit of This Invocation

From Ḥudhayfah — may Allah be pleased with him — who said:

The Prophet ﷺ, when he went to his bed at night, would place his hand under his cheek, then say: « Bismika Allāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā ». And when he woke up, he would say: « Al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī aḥyānā ba'da mā amātanā wa ilayhi an-nushūr »

[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 6312]

🌟 Meanings of the Invocation

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🤲 ② Invocation 2: Āyat al-Kursī (The Throne Verse)

🟢 ﴿ 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 ﴾ 🟢

📖 Reference: [Al-Baqarah: 255]

🔢 Repetitions: 🟢 Once (×1)

Arabic Text

﴿ 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 ﴾

[Al-Baqarah: 255]

English Translation

« Allah! There is no deity worthy of worship 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 Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. »

📚 Source

💎 Protection Throughout the Night

The devil said to Abū Hurayrah — may Allah be pleased with him:

« When you go to your bed, recite Āyat al-Kursī. A guardian from Allah will remain with you, and no devil will approach you until morning. »

The Prophet ﷺ said: « He spoke the truth to you, though he is a liar. »

[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 2311]

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🤲 ③ Invocation 3: The Three Protecting Surahs (Al-Mu'awwidhāt)

🔵 ﴿ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ • اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ • لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ • وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴾ 🔵

🔵 ﴿ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ • مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ • وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ • وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ • وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴾ 🔵

🔵 ﴿ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ • مَلِكِ النَّاسِ • إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ • مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ • الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ • مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴾ 🔵

📖 Reference: [Surahs 112-114]

🔢 Repetitions: 🔵 Three times (×3)

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💎 The Prophetic Method

From 'Ā'ishah — may Allah be pleased with her:

« The Prophet ﷺ, every night when going to his bed, would join his hands together, blow into them lightly, and recite: "Qul huwa Allāhu aḥad", "Qul a'ūdhu birabbi al-falaq", and "Qul a'ūdhu birabbi an-nās". Then he would wipe his hands over as much of his body as he could reach, beginning with his head, face, and the front of his body. He would do this three times. »

[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 5017]

The Prophetic Method:

1. Join both hands together
2. Blow into them lightly (gentle breath without saliva)
3. Recite the three surahs
4. Wipe the hands over the body, starting from the head
5. Repeat this entire process three times

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🤲 ④ Invocation 4: Allāhumma qinī 'adhābaka

🔵 اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ 🔵

📖 Reference: [Sunan Abī Dāwūd: 5045]

🔢 Repetitions: 🔵 Three times (×3)

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💎 A Prophetic Sunnah

From Ḥafṣah — may Allah be pleased with her:

The Prophet ﷺ, when he wanted to go to sleep, would place his right hand under his cheek, then say: « Allāhumma qinī 'adhābaka yawma tab'athu 'ibādak » three times.

[Reported by Abū Dāwūd and authenticated by al-Albānī]

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🤲 ⑤ Invocation 5: Tasbīḥ, Taḥmīd, and Takbīr

🔴 سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ 🔴 (33 times)

🔴 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ 🔴 (33 times)

🔴 اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ 🔴 (34 times)

📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 2727]

🔢 Repetitions: 🔴 One hundred times (×100) - 33+33+34

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💎 Better Than a Servant

From 'Alī — may Allah be pleased with him:

Fāṭimah — may Allah be pleased with her — complained to the Prophet ﷺ about the pain in her hands from grinding with the millstone. Some captives were brought to the Prophet ﷺ, so she went to ask for a servant but didn't find him. She mentioned this to 'Ā'ishah. When the Prophet ﷺ came, 'Ā'ishah told him about it. The Prophet ﷺ came to us after we had gone to our beds. We went to stand up, but he said: « Stay where you are. » Then he came and sat between us until I felt the coolness of his feet on my chest. He said: « Shall I not direct you to something better than what you asked me for? When you go to your bed, glorify Allah 33 times, praise Him 33 times, and proclaim His greatness 34 times. This is better for you than a servant. »

[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 5361, Muslim: 2727]

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🤲 ⑥ Invocation 6: Allāhumma aslamtu nafsī ilayka

🟢 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 🟢

📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 6313]

🔢 Repetitions: 🟢 Once (×1)

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💎 Immense Merit

The Prophet ﷺ said to Al-Barā' ibn 'Āzib — may Allah be pleased with him:

« When you go to your bed, perform ablutions as you would for prayer, then lie on your right side and say: [the invocation]... »

Then the Prophet ﷺ said: « If you should die that night, you will die upon the Fiṭrah (primordial Islamic nature). Make these the last words you speak [before sleeping]. »

[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 6313, Muslim: 2710]

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🤲 ⑦ Invocation 7: Al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī aṭ'amanā

🟢 الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا، وَآوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لَا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ 🟢

📖 Reference: [Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 2715]

🔢 Repetitions: 🟢 Once (×1)

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💎 Gratitude for Blessings

From Anas ibn Mālik — may Allah be pleased with him:

The Prophet ﷺ, when he went to his bed, would say: « Al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī aṭ'amanā wa saqānā, wa kafānā, wa āwānā, fa kam mimman lā kāfiya lahu wa lā mu'wī »

[Reported by Muslim: 2715]

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🤲 ⑧ Invocation 8: The Last Two Verses of Sūrat Al-Baqarah

🟣 ﴿ آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْ رُّسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ • لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ﴾ 🟣

📖 Reference: [Al-Baqarah: 285-286]

🔢 Repetitions: 🟣 Once (×1)

Arabic Text

﴿ آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْ رُّسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ • لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ﴾

[Al-Baqarah: 285-286]

English Translation

« 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, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination."

Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people." »

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💎 They Suffice the Believer

The Prophet ﷺ said:

« Whoever recites the last two verses of Sūrat Al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him. »

[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 5009, Muslim: 808]

Meaning of "they will suffice him" according to scholars:

• They will suffice him from devils
• They will suffice him from calamities
• They will suffice him as a replacement for night prayer
• They will suffice him from all evil

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🎓 Importance of Sleep Invocations

📌 Scholars' Statements

📌 Benefits of Sleep Invocations

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📚 Evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah

From the Noble Qur'an

﴿ اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴾

« Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. »

[Az-Zumar: 42]

﴿ وَهُوَ الَّذي يَتَوَفَّاكُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا جَرَحْتُم بِالنَّهَارِ ﴾

« And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. »

[Al-An'ām: 60]

From the Prophetic Sunnah

From Ibn 'Umar — may Allah be pleased with them both — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

« When one of you goes to his bed, let him shake out his bedding with the inside of his lower garment, for he does not know what may have fallen onto it after him. Then let him lie on his right side. »

[Reported by al-Bukhārī: 6320, Muslim: 2714]

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🌍 Practical Application

🛏️ Suggested Sequence for Sleep Invocations

⏱️ Total time: 5-10 minutes

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⚠️ Precautions and Common Mistakes

🚫 Common Errors

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

« Is wuḍū' before sleep obligatory? »

Answer: It is strongly recommended (sunnah mu'akkadah), especially for one who is in a state of major ritual impurity.

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« Should I recite all these invocations every night? »

Answer: Yes, ideally maintain all of them. If that is difficult, then at minimum:

• « Bismika Allāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā »
• Āyat al-Kursī
• The three protecting surahs

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« If I forget the invocations and fall asleep, should I get up? »

Answer: If you remember before falling asleep completely, recite them. If you have already fallen asleep, there is no blame.

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🎯 Weekly Application

📌 This Week's Challenge

Goal: Sleep with all the complete sleep invocations for 7 consecutive days.

📋 Tracking Table

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📝 Summary of Sleep Invocations

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📚 Sources and References

1. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī — Book of Supplications
2. Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim — Book of Dhikr and Supplication
3. Ḥiṣn al-Muslim — Sa'īd ibn 'Alī al-Qaḥṭānī
4. Al-Adhkār — Imām an-Nawawī

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واللهُ أعلم

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ نَوْمَنَا رَاحَةً لَنَا وَقُوَّةً عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ

« O Allah, make our sleep a rest for us and a strength for obedience to You »

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