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A Peaceful Night

Duas Before Sleeping

Every authentic dua and dhikr before sleeping: the 3 Quls, Ayatul Kursi, the last two verses of Al-Baqarah, Bismika Allahumma and more, with meaning in English and Roman Urdu.

أَذْكَارُ النَّوْم

The Prophet, peace be upon him, never went to sleep without remembering Allah. These are the authentic duas and azkar he taught for bedtime. Make wudu, lie on your right side and read as many as you can. Children can start with Bismika Allahumma and the 3 Quls.

Blow the 3 Quls into your hands (3 times)

3 times

قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (١) ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ (٢) لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ (٣) وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ (٤)
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ (١) مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ (٢) وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ (٣) وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَٰتِ فِي ٱلۡعُقَدِ (٤) وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ (٥)
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ (١) مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ (٢) إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ (٣) مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ (٤) ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ (٥) مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ (٦)

TransliterationCup your hands, blow lightly into them, recite Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, then wipe your hands over as much of your body as you can, starting with your head and face. Do this three times.

EnglishThe Prophet, peace be upon him, did this every night before sleeping.

Roman UrduNabi ﷺ har raat sone se pehle aisa karte: haath jod kar un mein halka phoonkte, teenon Qul parhte, phir haath sar, chehre aur jism par pherte. Teen baar.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 99)

Ayatul Kursi

Once

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٞ وَلَا نَوۡمٞۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ (٢٥٥)

TransliterationAllāhu lā ilāha illā huwal-ḥayyul-qayyūm... (see full text on our Ayatul Kursi page)

EnglishWhoever reads Ayatul Kursi when going to bed will have a guardian from Allah all night, and no devil will come near them until morning.

Roman UrduJo sote waqt Ayatul Kursi parhe us par Allah ki taraf se saari raat ek nigehbaan rehta hai aur subah tak Shaitan us ke qareeb nahin aata.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari (Hisn al-Muslim 100)

The last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah

Once

ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيۡنَ أَحَدٖ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦۚ وَقَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَأَطَعۡنَاۖ غُفۡرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ (٢٨٥) لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَعَلَيۡهَا مَا ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرٗا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ (٢٨٦)

TransliterationĀmanar-rasūlu bimā unzila ilayhi mir-rabbihī wal-mu'minūn... (to the end of the surah)

EnglishWhoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, they will be enough for them.

Roman UrduJo raat ko Surah Baqarah ki aakhri do aayatein parhe, woh us ke liye kaafi ho jaati hain.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 101)

In Your name I lie down

بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِن أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

TransliterationBismika rabbī waḍa`tu janbī wa bika arfa`uh, fa-in amsakta nafsī farḥamhā, wa in arsaltahā faḥfaẓhā bimā taḥfaẓu bihī `ibādakaṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

EnglishIn Your name, my Lord, I lie down and in Your name I rise. If You take my soul, have mercy on it, and if You send it back, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.

Roman UrduAe mere Rab, Tere naam se main ne apna pehlu rakha aur Tere hi naam se use uthaunga. Agar Tu meri rooh rok le to us par reham farma, aur agar wapas bhej de to us ki aise hifazat farma jaise Tu apne nek bandon ki hifazat karta hai.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 102)

You created my soul

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْياهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَةَ

TransliterationAllāhumma innaka khalaqta nafsī wa anta tawaffāhā, laka mamātuhā wa maḥyāhā, in aḥyaytahā faḥfaẓhā, wa in amattahā faghfir lahā. Allāhumma innī as'alukal-`āfiyah.

EnglishO Allah, You created my soul and You will take it. Its death and its life belong to You. If You keep it alive, protect it, and if You cause it to die, forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for wellbeing.

Roman UrduAe Allah, Tu ne meri jaan paida ki aur Tu hi use wafaat dega, us ki maut aur zindagi Tere hi liye hai. Agar Tu use zinda rakhe to us ki hifazat farma, aur agar maut de to use bakhsh de. Ae Allah, main Tujh se aafiyat mangta hoon.

Reference: Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 103)

Save me from Your punishment

3 times

اللّهُمَّ قِني عَذابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبادَك

TransliterationAllāhumma qinī `adhābaka yawma tab`athu `ibādak.

EnglishO Allah, save me from Your punishment on the Day You raise up Your servants. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said this three times with his right hand under his cheek.

Roman UrduAe Allah, mujhe us din apne azaab se bacha jis din Tu apne bandon ko uthayega. Nabi ﷺ daayan haath rukhsar ke neeche rakh kar teen baar yeh kehte.

Reference: Abu Dawud; At-Tirmidhi (Hisn al-Muslim 104)

Bismika Allahumma

بِاسْمِكَ اللّهُمَّ أَموتُ وَأَحْيا

TransliterationBismika Allāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā.

EnglishIn Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.

Roman UrduAe Allah, Tere hi naam ke saath main marta (sota) hoon aur jeeta (jaagta) hoon.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari (Hisn al-Muslim 105)

Tasbih before sleeping (33, 33, 34)

100 in total

How to read itThe Prophet, peace be upon him, taught this to Fatimah and Ali instead of a servant: SubhanAllah 33, Alhamdulillah 33 and Allahu Akbar 34 before sleeping.
Nabi ﷺ ne Hazrat Fatima aur Hazrat Ali (RA) ko khadim ke bajaye yeh sikhaya: sone se pehle SubhanAllah 33, Alhamdulillah 33 aur Allahu Akbar 34 baar.

  1. 1× 33

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ

    SubḥānAllāh

    Glory be to Allah
    Allah paak hai

  2. 2× 33

    وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

    Alḥamdulillāh

    All praise is for Allah
    Tamam tareef Allah ke liye hai

  3. 3× 34

    وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

    Allāhu Akbar

    Allah is the Greatest
    Allah sab se bara hai

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 106)

Lord of the seven heavens

اللّهُمَّ رَبَّ السّمواتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبَّ العَرْشِ العَظيم رَبَّنا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيء فالِقَ الحَبِّ وَالنَّوى وَمُنَزِّلَ التَّوْراةِ وَالإنْجيل والفُرْقان أَعوذُ بِكَ مِن شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِناصِيَتِه اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الأوَّلُ فَلَيسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيء وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيء وَأَنْتَ الظّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيء وَأَنْتَ الْباطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دونَكَ شَيء اقْضِ عَنّا الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنا مِنَ الفَقْر

TransliterationAllāhumma rabbas-samāwātis-sab`i wa rabbal-`arshil-`aẓīm, rabbanā wa rabba kulli shay', fāliqal-ḥabbi wan-nawā, wa munzilat-tawrāti wal-injīli wal-furqān, a`ūdhu bika min sharri kulli shay'in anta ākhidhun bināṣiyatih. Allāhumma antal-awwalu falaysa qablaka shay', wa antal-ākhiru falaysa ba`daka shay', wa antaẓ-ẓāhiru falaysa fawqaka shay', wa antal-bāṭinu falaysa dūnaka shay', iqḍi `annad-dayna wa aghninā minal-faqr.

EnglishO Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Mighty Throne, our Lord and Lord of everything, who splits the seed and the date stone, who sent down the Torah, the Injeel and the Quran: I seek Your protection from the evil of everything You hold by the forelock. O Allah, You are the First, nothing is before You; You are the Last, nothing is after You; You are the Most High, nothing is above You; You are the Most Near, nothing is closer than You. Settle our debts for us and free us from poverty.

Roman UrduAe Allah, saat aasmanon ke Rab aur Arsh-e-Azeem ke Rab, hamare Rab aur har cheez ke Rab, daane aur guthli ko phaarne wale, Taurat, Injeel aur Furqan utaarne wale, main har us cheez ki buraai se Teri panah mangta hoon jis ki peshani Tere haath mein hai. Ae Allah, Tu awwal hai, Tujh se pehle kuch nahin; Tu aakhir hai, Tere baad kuch nahin; Tu zaahir hai, Tere upar kuch nahin; Tu baatin hai, Tujh se qareeb kuch nahin. Hamara qarz ada kar de aur hamein mohtaaji se be-niyaz kar de.

Reference: Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 107)

Gratitude for food and a home

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا، وَآوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لاَ كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلاَ مُؤْوِيَ

TransliterationAlḥamdu lillāhil-ladhī aṭ`amanā wa saqānā wa kafānā wa āwānā, fakam mimman lā kāfiya lahū wa lā mu'wī.

EnglishAll praise is for Allah, who fed us, gave us drink, took care of our needs and gave us a home, for how many people have no one to care for them and no home.

Roman UrduTamam tareefein Allah ke liye hain jis ne hamein khilaya, pilaya, hamari zarooratein poori keen aur hamein thikana diya, kitne hi log hain jin ka na koi sahara hai na thikana.

Reference: Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 108)

Knower of the unseen

اللّهُمَّ عالِمَ الغَيْبِ وَالشّهادَةِ فاطِرَ السّماواتِ وَالأرْضِ رَبَّ كلِّ شَيءٍ وَمَليكَه أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْت أَعوذُ بِكَ مِن شَرِّ نَفْسي وَمِن شَرِّ الشَّيْطانِ وَشِرْكِه وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلى نَفْسي سوءاً أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلى مُسْلِم

TransliterationAllāhumma `ālimal-ghaybi wash-shahādah, fāṭiras-samāwāti wal-arḍ, rabba kulli shay'in wa malīkah, ash-hadu an lā ilāha illā ant, a`ūdhu bika min sharri nafsī wa min sharrish-shayṭāni wa shirkih, wa an aqtarifa `alā nafsī sū'an aw ajurrahū ilā muslim.

EnglishO Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Owner of everything, I bear witness that there is no god but You. I seek Your protection from the evil of my own self, from the evil of Shaytan and his call to shirk, and from doing wrong to myself or bringing it upon any Muslim.

Roman UrduAe Allah, ghaib aur zaahir ke jaanne wale, aasmanon aur zameen ke paida karne wale, har cheez ke Rab aur Malik, main gawahi deta hoon ke Tere siwa koi mabood nahin. Main apne nafs ki buraai se, Shaitan ki buraai aur us ke shirk se, aur apne aap par koi buraai karne ya kisi Musalman ki taraf us ko le jaane se Teri panah mangta hoon.

Reference: Abu Dawud; At-Tirmidhi (Hisn al-Muslim 109)

The last words before sleep

اللّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْري إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهري إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لا مَلْجَأَ وَلا مَنْجا مِنْكَ إِلاّ إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتابِكَ الّذي أَنْزَلْتَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الّذي أَرْسَلْت

TransliterationAllāhumma aslamtu nafsī ilayk, wa fawwaḍtu amrī ilayk, wa wajjahtu wajhī ilayk, wa alja'tu ẓahrī ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, lā malja'a wa lā manjā minka illā ilayk, āmantu bikitābikal-ladhī anzalt, wa binabiyyikal-ladhī arsalt.

EnglishO Allah, I submit myself to You, I entrust my affairs to You, I turn my face to You and I rely on You completely, with hope and fear of You. There is no refuge and no escape from You except to You. I believe in Your Book that You sent down and Your Prophet whom You sent. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to make these your last words before sleep.

Roman UrduAe Allah, main ne apne aap ko Tere supurd kiya, apna har kaam Tere hawale kiya, apna rukh Teri taraf kiya aur apni pusht Tera sahara li, Teri raghbat aur Tere khauf ke saath. Tujh se bach kar koi panah aur nijaat ki jagah nahin magar Teri hi taraf. Main Teri us kitaab par imaan laaya jo Tu ne utaari aur Tere us Nabi par jise Tu ne bheja. (Nabi ﷺ ne farmaya ise sone se pehle aakhri kalimaat banao.)

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim 111)

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Sources: Arabic of the hadith duas from Hisn al-Muslim and the cited hadith collections (sunnah.com); Quran text from the King Fahd Complex Uthmani script. English and Roman Urdu meanings written by Quran Online Tarteel.

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Duas Before Sleeping: Questions Answered

What is the dua before sleeping?

The shortest is "Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya" - In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live (Sahih al-Bukhari). The Prophet, peace be upon him, also recited the 3 Quls and Ayatul Kursi every night.

Which surahs should I read before sleeping?

The 3 Quls (blown into the hands three times), Ayatul Kursi and the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah are all authentic bedtime recitations.

What should children say before sleeping?

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