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Book Four: The Book of the Etiquette of Sleeping, Lying and
Sitting, etc.
عﺎﺠﻄﺿﻻاو مﻮﻨﻟا بادﺁ بﺎﺘآ
Chapter 127
What is to be said at the time of Sleeping
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لﺎﻗ ﺎﻤﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲﺿر ٍبزﺎﻋ ﻦﺑ ِءاﺮَﺒْﻟا ﻦﻋ
:
ِﻪِﺷاَﺮِﻓ ﻰﻟإ ىَوَأ اذإ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر َنﺎَآ
لﺎﻗ ﱠﻢُﺛ ، ِﻦﻤﻳَﻷا ِﻪﱠﻘِﺷ ﻰﻠَﻋ َمﺎَﻧ
:
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ُﺖْﻬﱠﺟوَو ، َﻚْﻴﻟإ ﻲِﺴْﻔَﻧ ُﺖْﻤَﻠْﺳَأ ﱠﻢُﻬﱠﻠﻟا
، َﻚْﻴَﻟإ يِﺮْﻣَأ ُﺖْﺿﱠﻮَﻓو ، َﻚْﻴَﻟإ ﻲﻬْﺟَو
َأ يﺬﻟا َﻚﺑﺎَﺘﻜِﺑ ُﺖْﻨَﻣﺁ ، َﻚْﻴَﻟإ ﱠﻻإ َﻚْﻨِﻣ ﻰﺠْﻨَﻣ ﻻو ﺄﺠْﻠَﻣ ﻻ ، َﻚْﻴَﻟإ ًﺔَﺒْهرَو ًﺔﺒْﻏَر ، َﻚْﻴَﻟإ يﺮْﻬﻇ ُتْﺄَﺠﻟَأَو
، َﺖﻟﺰْﻧ
َﺖْﻠَﺳْرَأ يﺬﻟا َﻚﱢﻴﺒَﻧَو
«
.
ﺤﺻ ﻦﻣ بدﻷا بﺎﺘآ ﻲﻓ ﻆﻔﻠﻟا اﺬﻬﺑ يرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ﻩاور
ﻪﺤﻴ .
814.
Al-Bara' bin `Azib (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Whenever Messenger of Allah (PBUH) went to
bed, he would lie down on his right side and recite:
"Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaika, wa
fawwadtu amri ilaika, wa 'alja'tu zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, la malja'a wa la manja illa ilaika.
Amantu bikitabikal-ladhi anzalta, wa nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta [O Allah! I have submitted myself to You, I have
turned my face to You, committed my affairs to You, and depend on You for protection out of desire for You and
out of fear of You (expecting Your reward and fearing Your punishment). There is no refuge and no place of safety
from You but with You. I believed in the Book You have revealed, and in the Prophet You have sent (i.e.,
Muhammad (PBUH)).]''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
Before going to bed, a believer revives his commitment to Faith, Islam and Allah by reciting this
prayer of Messenger of Allah (PBUH). Through this practice, every night he is able to remember Allah and His
Commandments amidst the activities of the day time.
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لﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﻲﻟ لﺎﻗ
:
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، ِةﻼﱠﺼﻠِﻟ َكَءﻮُﺿُو ْﺄﱠﺿَﻮَﺘَﻓ َﻚﻌَﺠْﻀَﻣ َﺖْﻴَﺗَأ اَذإ
ْﻞُﻗَو ، ِﻦَﻤﻳَﻷا َﻚﱢﻘِﺷ ﻰﻠَﻋ ْﻊِﺠَﻄْﺿا ﱠﻢُﺛ
..«
ﻪﻴﻓو ، ُﻩﻮْﺤَﻧ َﺮَآَذو
:
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لﻮﻘَﺗ ﺎَﻣ َﺮِﺧﺁ ﱠﻦُﻬْﻠَﻌْﺟاو
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
815.
Al-Bara' bin `Azib (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) directed me thus:
"Whenever you go to bed, perform Wudu' as you do for Salat then (before sleeping) recite: `O Allah! I have
submitted myself to You, I have turned myself to You, committed my affairs to You and sought Your refuge for
protection out of desire for You and fear of You (expecting Your reward and fearing Your punishment). There is no
refuge and no place of safety from You but with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed and in the Prophet
(PBUH) You have sent.'''
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) added:
"If anyone recites these words and dies during the
night, he will die on the true Deen, and if he remains alive till the morning, he will obtain good. And make this
supplication your last words (before sleeping).''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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ْﺖﻟﺎﻗ ﺎﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲﺿر َﺔﺸﺋﺎﻋ ﻦﻋو
:
َةَﺮَﺸَﻋ ىَﺪْﺣإ ِﻞْﻴﱠﻠﻟا ﻦِﻣ ﻲﱢﻠﺼَﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﱡﻲﺒﱠﻨﻟا َنﺎَآ
ُنﱢذَﺆُﻤﻟا َءﻲِﺠَﻳ ﻰﱠﺘَﺣ ﻦﻤﻳﻷا ِﻪﱢﻘِﺷ ﻰﻠﻋ َﻊَﺠَﻄْﺿا ﱠﻢﺛ ، ِﻦْﻴﺘﻔﻴِﻔَﺧ ِﻦْﻴﺘَﻌْآر ﻰﱠﻠَﺻ ُﺮْﺠَﻔْﻟا ﻊَﻠﻃ اذﺈَﻓ ، ًﺔَﻌْآَر
َﻧِذﻮُﻴﻓ
ُﻪ
،
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
816.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Prophet (PBUH) used to offer eleven Rak`ah of
optional Salat (prayers) in the latter part of night. When it was about dawn, he would offer two short Rak`ah and
then would lie down on his right side till the Mu'adhdhin (one who calls for prayer) would come to inform him that
the congregation had gathered (for prayer).
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith throws light on the Prophet's night prayers (
Tahajjud)
, that is, it comprised thirteen
Rak`ah including three Rak`ah of Witr. It is also reported in Al-Bukhari on the authority of `Aishah (May Allah be
pleased with him) that Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would always perform thirteen Rak`ah in the Tahajjud prayer.
This Hadith further tells us that after his midnight prayer, the Prophet (PBUH) would perform two Rak`ah of Sunnah
(i.e., after the Adhan of Fajr prayer) and then lie down on his right side. This practice of Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) is an established fact.
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