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Duas to recite before going to sleep

Dua for Protection from the Devil Before Sleep

O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your slaves.

Dua for the Deceased Before Sleep

In the name of Allah, I lay down my side. O Allah, forgive my sins, silence my devil, make me firm in my uprightness, make my scale heavy, and suffice me from my poverty. Do not let the devil overtake me in my wakefulness, cut off my enemy from me, protect me from the deceit of what You have given, and save me from the evil of badness, and do not grant me any evil in it.

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Sahih HadithSunan Abi Dawud 5051

Dua for Ease on the Day of Resurrection (Recited Before Sleep)

O Allah, reckon me with an easy reckoning.

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Hasan HadithSunan At-Tirmidhi 3524

Dua for Protection of the Household During Sleep

In the name of Allah, I seek refuge in Allah's might, and by Allah's power, and by Allah's authority, and by Allah's greatness, and by all of Allah, and by Allah's beauty, and by Allah's strength, and by Allah's power, and by Allah's protection, and by Allah's safety, and by Allah's neighbor, and by Allah's preservation, and by Allah's sufficiency, and by reliance on Allah, and by Allah's making, and by Allah's command, and by Allah's decree, and by Allah's knowledge, and by Allah's knowledge, and by Allah's knowledge, and by Allah's Book, and by the supplication of the righteous, and by the prayer of the angels, from the evil of all that He has created and fashioned and produced, and from the evil of what the night and day encompass, and from the evil of what descends into the earth and what comes out of it, and from the evil of what comes out of the sky, and from the evil of the night-comers and day-comers, except for a night-comer or day-comer who comes with good, O Most Merciful One.

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Hasan HadithMusnad Ahmad 17478

Dua for a Content Heart and Gratitude Before Sleep

In Your name, my Lord, I lie down. In Your name, I rise. If You take my soul, have mercy on it. If You keep it safe, protect it with what You protect Your righteous servants.

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Sahih HadithSahih al-Bukhari 6320

Dua for Protection from Fire and Drowning While Sleeping

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hellfire, and from the punishment of the grave, and from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the Dajjal.

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Sahih HadithSahih al-Bukhari 6306

Dua for Protection from Illness and Disease During the Night

In the name of Allah. I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak, from the evil of all that He has created, and from the evil of the night when it deepens, and from the evil of those who practice witchcraft, and from the evil of the envious when he envies. In the name of Allah. I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the whispering deceiver, who whispers into the chests of mankind, (whether he be) from among the jinn or mankind.

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Sahih HadithSahih Muslim 2710

Dua for Protection from Evil Before Sleep

In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and in Your name I raise it. If You should take my soul, then have mercy upon it. And if You should return it, then protect it with what You protect Your righteous servants.

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Sahih HadithSahih al-Bukhari 6320

Dua for Children's Protection During Sleep

O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all they cover, Lord of the seven earths and all they hold, Lord of the devils and all they mislead, Lord of the winds and all they scatter. I ask You for the good of this village (or settlement) and the good of its people, and the good of all that is within it. I seek refuge in You from its evil, and the evil of its people, and the evil of all that is within it. I seek refuge in You from the lion and from creatures that crawl, from the serpent and the scorpion, and from the evil of the crawling creatures of the earth, and from the evil of all evil-doers. I seek refuge in You from the evil of the father and what he has begotten, and from the evil of the mother and what she has begotten, and from the evil of jinn and humankind, and from the evil of every beast whose forelock You are holding. Indeed, my Lord is on a straight path.

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Hasan HadithSunan Abi Dawud 3892

Dua for Sweet Dreams and Pleasant Visions Before Sleep

O Allah, I ask You for a righteous vision that will delight my heart and comfort my soul, and that You may show me in it what I love.

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Hasan HadithSunan Ibn Majah 3873

Dua for Peace of Mind and Tranquility Before Sleep

In Your name, my Lord, I place my side. In Your name, I will raise it. If You take my soul, forgive it. If You keep it, protect it with what You protect Your righteous servants with.

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Sahih HadithSahih al-Bukhari 4723

Dua for Forgiveness of Sins Before Sleeping

O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none can forgive sins except You. So, grant me forgiveness from You, and have mercy upon me. Indeed, You are the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

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Sahih HadithSahih al-Bukhari 6306