Reciting Surah Al-Mulk Before Sleep: A Shield in the Grave
Blessed is He in Whose hand is the dominion, and He has power over all things. [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving. [He] who created seven heavens in layers. You will not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any imperfection. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks? Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is weary. And We have certainly, as an adornment of the nearest heaven, stars and [made them] protection against the devil, for them. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination. When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhalation while it is boiling up. It almost bursts from rage. Every time a group is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, 'Did there not come to you a warner?' They will say, 'Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, "Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in [an] error [that is] great.' " And they will say, 'If only we had listened or used reason, we would not be among the companions of the blazing fire.' And they will confess their sin, so [it is] alienation for the companions of the blazing fire. Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and a great reward. And conceal your speech or declare it; indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts. Does He who created not know? And He is the Subtle, the Acquainted. It is He who made for you the earth tame, so walk among its corners and eat of His provision, and to Him is the [final] resurrection. Do you feel secure that the [one] in the heaven will not cause you to be swallowed by the earth when it begins to tremble? Or do you feel secure that the [one] in the heaven will not send against you a storm of stones, for you will know how [was] My warning. And you already denied those before you, and how was My reproach? Do they not see the birds above them with wings extended and retracting? None holds them [in the sky] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing. Or is this soldier of yours coming to aid you other than the Most Merciful? The disbelievers are not but in delusion. Or is this one who can provide for you if He withholds His provision? Rather, they have persisted in arrogance and aversion. Then is one who walks fallen on his face more guided or one who walks upright on a straight path? Say, 'It is He who produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful.' Say, 'It is He who dispersed you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered.' And they say, 'When is this promise, if you are truthful?' Say, 'The knowledge is only with Allah, and I am only a clear warner.' But when they see it [i.e., the punishment] approaching, the faces of those who disbelieved will darken, and it will be said, 'This is that which you were requesting.' Say, 'Have you considered: if Allah should destroy me and those with me or have mercy upon us, who would protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?' Say, 'He is the Most Merciful; we have believed in Him, and we have relied upon Him, and you will know who it is that is in clear error.'
Daily Evening RoutineQuranQuran 67:1-29