Adab

🌙 Adab of Sleeping

End the day in a state of remembrance and tahārah.

  1. 1.

    Perform wuḍūʾ before sleeping and lie on the right side.

    Bukhārī 247

  2. 2.

    Recite Āyat al-Kursī — a protector remains with you until morning.

    Bukhārī 2311

  3. 3.

    Recite Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ, al-Falaq and an-Nās, blow into the palms and wipe over the body three times.

    Bukhārī 5017

  4. 4.

    Say the du‘āʾ: ‘Bismika Allāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā’.

    Bukhārī 6312

  5. 5.

    Dust off the bed three times before lying down.

    Bukhārī 6320