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Dhikr Before Sleep

Bedtime remembrance from Sahih al-Bukhari: a verse to recite in full, the close of Al-Baqarah, a counted tasbih, and one short dua as you lie down.

What belongs to the night

Evening adhkar close the afternoon and the early night. Bedtime adhkar are said when you are actually going to sleep. They are shorter in number of phrases and heavier in recitation, because Ayat al-Kursi and the end of Al-Baqarah are read, not tapped through as single words.

On the counter, a target of one means: finish the recitation, then tap once so the routine can move. It is not an invitation to repeat the verse a hundred times.

Recommended bedtime remembrance

  1. Ayat al-Kursi when you lie down

    اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ

    Ayat al-Kursi

    Recite the full verse before sleep.

    Count: Once

    Sahih al-Bukhari

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  2. The last two verses of Al-Baqarah

    آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ

    Amanar-Rasulu bima unzila ilayhi mir-Rabbihi...

    The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and so have the believers.

    Count: Once

    Quran 2:285–286. Sahih al-Bukhari.

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  3. The bedtime tasbih

    سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ · الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ · اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

    SubhanAllah 33, Alhamdulillah 33, Allahu Akbar 34

    The count taught in the household of the Prophet before sleep.

    Count: 33, 33, then 34

    Sahih al-Bukhari, the report of Ali and Fatimah

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  4. The dua for lying down

    بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

    Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

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

    Count: Once

    Sahih al-Bukhari

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Bedtime routine

Before Sleep

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اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ

Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum...

Allah — there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.

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Quran 2:255; Sahih al-Bukhari on reciting it before sleep and after prayer in related reports

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Frequently asked questions

Is the bedtime tasbih the same as the one after salah?

The numbers match a familiar pattern, but the setting is different. The bedtime report is the one given to Ali and Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with them.

What if I fall asleep before the end?

Recite Ayat al-Kursi and the sleep dua if those are all you can manage. Continue the rest when you are safe to stay awake.