The adhkar before sleep
The last three surahs blown into the hands, Ayat al-Kursi, the last verses of Al-Baqarah and the bedtime duas.
Before sleeping, the Prophet ﷺ recited the last three surahs into his joined hands, then passed them over his body, three times. Added to this are Ayat al-Kursi, the last two verses of Al-Baqarah and the bedtime duas. This page gives them in order, with their source and a counter.
The adhkar, in order
The texts one after another, large, without counters.
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The last three surahs, blown into the hands
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قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
qul huwa llāhu 'aḥad
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,
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ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
allāhu ṣ-ṣamad
Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.
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لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
lam yalid walam yūlad
He neither begets nor is born,
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وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
walam yakul lahū kufuwan 'aḥad
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
qul 'aʿūdhu birabbi l-falaq
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
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مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
min sharri mā khalaq
From the evil of that which He created
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وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
wamin sharri ghāsiqin 'idhā waqab
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
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وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ
wamin sharri n-naffāthāti fi l-ʿuqad
And from the evil of the blowers in knots
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وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
wamin sharri ḥāsidin 'idhā ḥasad
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
qul 'aʿūdhu birabbi n-nās
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
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مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
maliki n-nās
The Sovereign of mankind,
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إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
ilāhi n-nās
The God of mankind,
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مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ
min sharri l-waswāsi l-khannās
From the evil of the retreating whisperer -
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ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nās
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
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مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
mina l-jinnati wan-nās
From among the jinn and mankind."
Say it 3 times · number given by Sahih al-Bukhari 5017 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Bukhari
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Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse)
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ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
allāhu lā 'ilāha 'illā huwa l-ḥayyu l-qayyūm | lā ta'khudhuhū sinatuw walā nawm | lahū mā fi s-samāwāti wamā fi l-arḍ | man dha lladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahū 'illā bi'idhnih | yaʿlamu mā bayna 'aydīhim wamā khalfahum | walā yuḥīṭūna bishay'im min ʿilmihī 'illā bimā shā' | wasiʿa kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wal-arḍ | walā ya'ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā | wahuwa l-ʿaliyyu l-ʿaẓīm
Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
The page for this verse: Ayatul Kursi
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The last two verses of Al-Baqarah
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ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
āmana r-rasūlu bimā 'unzila 'ilayhi mir rabbihī wal-mu'minūn | kullun 'āmana billāhi wamalā'ikatihī wakutubihī warusulihī lā nufarriqu bayna 'aḥadim mir rusulih | waqālū samiʿnā wa'aṭaʿnā | ghufrānaka rabbanā wa'ilayka l-maṣīr
The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allāh and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination."
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لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
lā yukallifu llāhu nafsan 'illā wusʿahā | lahā mā kasabat waʿalayhā ma ktasabat | rabbanā lā tu'ākhidhnā 'in nasīnā 'aw 'akhṭa'nā | rabbanā walā taḥmil ʿalaynā 'iṣran kamā ḥamaltahū ʿala lladhīna min qablinā | rabbanā walā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bih | waʿfu ʿannā waghfir lanā warḥamnā | anta mawlānā fanṣurnā ʿala l-qawmi l-kāfirīn
Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Its merit
مَنْ قَرَأَ بِهِمَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ.
Whoever recites these two verses at night, they will suffice him.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5040 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Bukhari The page for this verse: The last two verses of Al-Baqarah
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bismika-rabbi-wadatu-janbi
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ.
Bismika Rabbî wada'tu janbî, wa bika arfa'uh, fa-in amsakta nafsî farhamhâ, wa in arsaltahâ fahfadhhâ bimâ tahfadhu bihi 'ibâdakas-sâlihîn.
In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, have mercy on it; and if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3401 · grade: hasan (good), graded by al-Albani Done -
Hand under the cheek: protection from punishment
اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ.
Allâhumma qinî 'adhâbaka yawma tab'athu 'ibâdak.
O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.
Sunan Abi Dawud 5045 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Albani Say it 3 times
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In Your name I die and I live
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا.
Bismika Allâhumma amûtu wa ahyâ.
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6324 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Bukhari Done -
The tasbih of Fatimah
Glory be to Allah (33 times), praise be to Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (34 times).
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Surrendering the soul to Allah: the last words
اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ.
Allâhumma aslamtu nafsî ilayk, wa fawwadtu amrî ilayk, wa wajjahtu wajhî ilayk, wa alja'tu dhahrî ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, lâ malja'a wa lâ manjâ minka illâ ilayk. Âmantu bi-kitâbikal-ladhî anzalt, wa bi-nabiyyikal-ladhî arsalt.
O Allah, I surrender my soul to You, I entrust my affairs to You, I turn my face to You, and I place my back in Your care — in hope of You and in awe of You. There is no refuge and no escape from You except towards You. I believe in Your Book which You sent down, and in Your Prophet whom You sent.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6313 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by al-Bukhari Done -
When you lie down to sleep
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Bismika Rabbî wada'tu janbî, wa bika arfa'uh, fa-in amsakta nafsî fa-rhamhâ, wa in arsaltahâ fa-hfazhhâ bimâ tahfazhu bihi 'ibâdaka s-sâlihîn
In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it up. If You take my soul, have mercy on it; and if You send it back, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3401 · grade: hasan (good), graded by al-Albani Done -
Before sleeping, entrusting your soul to Allah
اللَّهُمَّ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ
Allâhumma khalaqta nafsî wa anta tawaffâhâ, laka mamâtuhâ wa mahyâhâ, in ahyaytahâ fa-hfazhhâ, wa in amattahâ fa-ghfir lahâ, Allâhumma innî as'aluka l-'âfiyah
O Allah, You created my soul and You take it back. To You belong its death and its life. If You keep it alive, protect it; and if You cause it to die, forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being.
Sahih Muslim 2712 · grade: sahih (authentic), graded by Muslim Done
Your adhkar are done. May Allah accept them.
How to say them
Once in bed, having made wudu beforehand if possible, on the right side for the duas where the hadith specifies it.
The dua “I surrender my soul to Allah” is the one the hadith asks to be said last.
Every night when going to bed, the Prophet ﷺ joined his hands, blew lightly into them and recited the last three surahs, then passed them over his body, starting with his head and face, three times.
| Dhikr | Times | Source |
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| The last three surahs, blown into the hands | 3 times | Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4, Al-Falaq 113:1-5, An-Nas 114:1-6 |
| Ayat al-Kursi (the Throne Verse) | once | Al-Baqarah 2:255 |
| The last two verses of Al-Baqarah | once | Al-Baqarah 2:285-286 |
| bismika-rabbi-wadatu-janbi | once | Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3401 |
| Hand under the cheek: protection from punishment | 3 times | Sunan Abi Dawud 5045 |
| In Your name I die and I live | once | Sahih al-Bukhari 6324 |
| The tasbih of Fatimah | – | Source being verified |
| Surrendering the soul to Allah: the last words | once | Sahih al-Bukhari 6313 |
| When you lie down to sleep | once | Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3401 |
| Before sleeping, entrusting your soul to Allah | once | Sahih Muslim 2712 |
Frequently asked questions
What should I recite before sleeping?
The last three surahs three times, blowing into your hands, Ayat al-Kursi, the last two verses of Al-Baqarah, then the duas on this page.
What is the last dua before sleeping?
The one by which you surrender your soul to Allah, from Sahih al-Bukhari: the hadith asks that it be your last words.
What if I fall asleep before finishing?
Allah knows the intention. The counter keeps your progress: you pick up again the next day without losing heart.
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