Question
As-sallaamun Alaykum, my question is very straight,
suggest for me prayers to do before going to bed at night?
Answer
Praise be to Allaah (swt)
What an intelligent question
you asked.
There are certain things the
prophet encourage every Muslim to do before going to seep at night. He
prescribed prayers and acts of worship to be performed going to sleep. Below
are a few things to do before going to bed at night according to the authentic
narrations of The Prophet (pbuh).
1. The superiority of a person who sleeps with Ablution (Wudu).
Narrated Al-Bara 'bin `Azib (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him)
said: "Whenever you go to bed perform ablution like that for the prayer,
lie on your right side and say,
"Allaahumma aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fauwadtu `Amri
ilaika, wa alja'tu Zahri ilaika raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika. La Malja'a wa la
manja minka illa ilaika. Allahumma amantu bikitabika-l-ladhi anzalta wa
bina-biyika-l ladhi arsalta"
(O Allaah! I surrender to You and entrust all my affairs
to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings both with hope and fear of You.
There is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety
except with You O Allaah! I believe in Your Book (the Qur'an) which You have
revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent). Then if you die on
that very night, you will die with faith (i.e. or the religion of Islam). Let
the aforesaid words be your last utterance (before sleep)."
(Sahih al-Bukhari)
2. Dust
of the bed before sleeping
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “When one
of you goes to his bed, let him dust off his bed with the inside of his lower
garment, for he does not know what came onto it after he left it.
(Sahih Bukhaari and Muslim)
3. Reciting
Surat Al- Ikhlas
Narrated by Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her)
that whenever the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) went to
bed, he would blow upon his hands and recite Surah Al-Ikhlas and the
Mu‘awwithatayn and then he would pass his hands over his face and whatever he
could reach of his body.
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
4.
Reading Al-Iklas, Al-Falaq, An-Naas before sleeping
Narrated by Abu Saeed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) used
to seek refuge with Allaah from the jinn and from the evil eye until the
Mu’wadaitain were revealed, and when they were revealed he started to recite
them and not anything else”
(Al-Tirmidhi)
5. Recite
the last two Ayats of Surat Al-Baqarah (Chapter 2 – The Cow)
Narrated by Abu Mas’ud Al-Badri (May Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
“He who recites the two Ayat at the end of Surat Al-Baqarah at night, they will
suffice him.”
[Sahih Bukhari and Muslim]
6. Do
Dhikr before going to sleep
Narrated by Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that Faatimah (peace be upon her) came to the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him for a servant. He said, “Shall
I not tell you of something that is better for you than that? When you go to
sleep, say ‘SubhaanAllaah’ thirty-three times, ‘Al-hamdu Lillah’ thirty-three
times, ‘Allahu akbar’ thirty-four times.”
(Sahih Bukhaari)
7. The
du’a of the Angels.
Narrated by Ibn Abbas (may Allaah be pleased with him)
that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
‘Purify these bodies and Allaah will purify you, for any
slave who goes to sleep in a state of purity has an Angel that spends the night
with him. Every time he turns over, [the Angel] says, ‘O Allaah! Forgive Your
slave, for he went to bed in a state of purity.’
(Al-Mu’jamul Awsat of Tabarani)
8. The Bed
will be regarded as a Masjid.
Narrated by Abu Murayah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
‘Whoever retires to bed in the state of wudu and falls
off to sleep while engaging in the dhikr of Allaah Most High, his bed will be regarded
as a Masjid. He will receive the reward of being in salaah and dhikr until he
awakens.’
(Fathul Bari)
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