As for supplications before sleeping, they would simply be a comfort and protection with a great influx of spirituality. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had his followers remember Allah before sleeping and ask His protection from any possible harm. The article below would explain the need for various kinds of duas before going to sleep, their meanings and benefits.

What Is Dua of Sleep?

The purpose of supplications stated by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him) is for a restful night’s sleep, protection from nightmares, and the remembrance of Allah before sleep; this is called dua before going to bed in islam.

Duas Before Going to Sleep in Arabic

​​1. Seeking Forgiveness Before Sleeping

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي، وَأَخْطَائِي كُلَّهَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْعِشْنِي وَاجْبُرْنِي وَاهْدِنِي لِأَحْسَنِ الْأَعْمَالِ وَالْأَخْلَاقِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي لِأَحْسَنِهَا وَلَا يَصْرِفُ سَيِّئَهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ
[Sunan An-Nasa’i, 11170]

2. Dua for Protection from Evil

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ، وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ تَكْشِفُ الْمَغْرَمَ وَالْمَأْثَمَ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا يُهْزَمُ جُنْدُكَ، وَلَا يُخْلَفُ وَعْدُكَ

[Sunan Abu Dawood, 5067]

3. Dua for Contentment and Gratitude

اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
[Sahih Muslim, 2713]

4. Dua for Submission to Allah

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَهْبَةً وَرَغْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَى مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 247]

5. Dua for Protection from Shaytan

اللَّهُمَّ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ

[Sahih Muslim, 2712]

6. Dua for Ease and Blessings

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِي نَفْسِي وَفِي سَمْعِي وَفِي بَصَرِي، وَاجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَفِي لِسَانِي نُورًا وَفِي كُلِّ جَانِبٍ مِنْ جَسَدِي نُورًا

[Sahih Muslim, 763]

7. Seeking Refuge from Worries

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحُزْنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 6369]

8. Dua for a Peaceful Sleep

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ نَوْمِي خَيْرًا لِي، وَيَقَظَتِي خَيْرًا لِي

9. Dua for Strength in Faith

اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْنِي بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ

[Surah Ibrahim 14:27]

Duas Before Going to Sleep in Transliteration

1. Seeking Forgiveness Before Sleeping

Allāhumma ighfir lī dhanbī, wa akhṭā’ī kullahā, Allāhumma an‘ishnī wa ajburnī wa-hdinī li-aḥsani al-a‘māli wa-al-akhlāq, fa-innahu lā yahdī li-aḥsanihā wa lā yaṣrifu sayyi’ahā illā Anta.

[Sunan An-Nasa’i, 11170]

2. Dua for Protection from Evil

Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bi-wajhika al-karīm, wa kalimātika at-tāmmati min sharri mā Anta ākhidhun bi-nāṣiyatih, Allāhumma Anta takshifu al-maghrama wa-al-ma’thama, Allāhumma lā yuhzamu junduka, wa lā yukhlafu wa‘duka.

[Sunan Abu Dawood, 5067]

3. Dua for Contentment and Gratitude

Allāhumma qinī ‘adhābaka yawma tab‘athu ‘ibādak.

[Sahih Muslim, 2713]

4. Dua for Submission to Allah

Allāhumma innī aslamtu wajhī ilayk, wa fawwaḍtu amrī ilayk, wa alja’tu ẓahrī ilayk, rahbatan wa raghbatan ilayk, lā malja’a wa lā manja minka illā ilayk.

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 247]

5. Dua for Protection from Shaytan

Allāhumma khalaqta nafsī wa Anta tawaffāhā, laka mamātuhā wa maḥyāhā, in aḥyaytahā fa-faḥfaẓhā, wa in amattahā faghfir lahā, Allāhumma innī as’aluka al-‘āfiyah.

[Sahih Muslim, 2712]

6. Dua for Ease and Blessings

Allāhumma bārik lī fī nafsī, wa fī sam‘ī, wa fī baṣarī, wa-j‘al fī qalbī nūran, wa fī lisānī nūran, wa fī kulli jānbin min jasadī nūran.

[Sahih Muslim, 763]

7. Seeking Refuge from Worries

Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika mina al-hammi wa-al-ḥuzn, wa a‘ūdhu bika mina al-‘ajzi wa-al-kasal, wa a‘ūdhu bika mina al-jubni wa-al-bukhl, wa a‘ūdhu bika min ghalabati 

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 6369]

8. Dua for a Peaceful Sleep

Allāhumma aj‘al nawmi khayran lī, wa yaqazatī khayran lī.

9. Dua for Strength in Faith

“O Allah, make me firm in speech in this life and the Hereafter.”
[Surah Ibrahim 14:27]

Duas Before Going to Sleep in English

1. General Dua for Night Priests

“In the name of Allah, I live and die.”

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 6324]

2. Dua for Submission to Allah

“Oh Allah, I submit myself to You, entrust my affairs to You, turn my face towards you, and rely on You, in hope and fear of You. There is no refuge or escape from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom you have sent.”

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 6313; Sahih Muslim, 2710]

3. Dua for Protection from Punishment

“O Allah, deliver me from Your punishment on the Day when You gather Your bondsmen.”

[Sahih Muslim, 2713]

4. Dua for Pleading Forgiveness

“Forgive me my faults, and all my shortcomings O Allah, bring me to life, mend my affairs, and guide me to the best deeds and character. None guides to the best or removes the worst but You.”

[Sunan An-Nasa’i, 11170] 

5. Dua for Seeking Protection from Evil

“O Allah, I seek refuge in Your Noble Face and in Your Perfect Words from the evil of what You control. O Allah, You take away all burdens and sinners. O Allah, Your army will never be defeated, and Your promise will be fulfilled, never broken.”

[Sunan Abu Dawood, 5067].

6. Dua for Comfort and Blessings.

“O Allah, bless me in my flesh, bless me in my hearing, and bless me in my sight. Place in my heart, light on my tongue, and in every part of my body.” [Sahih Muslim, 763]

7. A Prayer for Relief from Discontent and Emptiness

“O Allah, I find refuge in you for worries and sadness, weakness and laziness, cowardliness and miserliness, while being overwhelmed by debts and men.” 

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 6369].

8. Prayer for Repose 

“O Allah, let me have a beneficial sleep and make my wakefulness good for me.”

9. A Prayer for Biblical Strength

“O Allah, make me firm in speech during this life and the Hereafter.” 

[Surah Ibrahim 14:27] 

10. Ayat al-Kursi for Protection

 “Allah! There is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.” 

[Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255] 

The Prophet said: “Whoever recites Ayat al-Kursi before sleeping will have a protector from Allah and no devil will come near him until morning.” 

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 2311]

Dua Before Sleeping for Child

Teach children to recite simple duas before sleeping:

• Bismika Allahumma amootu wa ahyaa (In Your Name, O Allah, I die and I live.)
• Ayatul Kursi (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255)
• Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas

Dua Before Going to Sleep Hadith

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:

“When you go to your bed, perform ablution as you do for prayer and then lie down on your right side, and say: ‘O Allah, I submit myself to You…’” (Sahih al-Bukhari 6311)

Best Surahs to Recite Before Sleeping

• Ayatul Kursi (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255)
• Surah Al-Mulk (67)
• Surah Al-Ikhlas (112)
• Surah Al-Falaq (113)
• Surah An-Nas (114)

Steps to Perform the Dua for Sleeping

1. Try to Wudu (Ablution), if Possible

It is desirable to sleep in a condition of purification. If Wudu is done, there is no need to repeat it.

2. Lie on Your Right Side

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ recommended that the right side be the sleeping position with the right hand under the cheek.

3. Recite Sunnah Myaz

The important duas before sleep are as follows: 

• Ayat-ul-Kursi (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255) grants protection against harm and the Shayatin. 
• The Last Two Ayahs of Surah Al-Baqarah (2:285-286) plead for Allah’s help and pardon. 
• Surah Al-Ikhlas (112), Al-Falaq (113), An-Nas (114) are recited each three times, also blowing over oneself for protection. 
• Tasbih of Fatimah: SubhanAllah (33x), Alhamdulillah (33x) and Allahu Akbar (34x) was greatly recommended by the Prophet ﷺ. 
• Bismika Allahumma Amutu wa Ahya: In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live (Bukhari). 
• Allahumma Bismika Amutu wa Ahya: Another variation of the dua for sleeping. 

4. Seek Forgiveness and Personal Duas

Before sleeping, think of your day and seek Allah’s forgiveness, and also make any personal supplications for your needs. 

5. Sleep with Trust in Allah

In the closing of one day and in emptying the heart of any grudges against men, put your trust in Allah that He is your Protector, if you need to know more about each step or to know more the whole Duas you can enroll into islamic studies classes.

Benefits of Reciting Dua for Sleeping

1. Protection from Shaytan and Evil

• The Prophet ﷺ stated that whoever recites Ayat-ul-Kursi before bedtime does not need to fear Shaytan, who will not come near him until the morning. (Bukhari) 
• Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas protect anyone who recites these three Surahs from all harm, envy, and evil forces. 

2. Peace and Rest in Sleep

• When you do dhikr (remembrance of Allah), the mind is soothed from stress and anxiety, making a path for restorative sleep. 
• Reciting Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya also calls to mind moving toward sleep in dependence upon Allah since sleep itself is a form of death. 

3. Forgiveness for Sins

• The Prophet ﷺ wanted us to forgive our daily offenses and sins before going to sleep in order to let down our hearts and keep clean souls. 
• The last two Ayahs of Surah Al-Baqarah bring forth mercy and forgiveness from Allah. 

4. Increase in Barakah and Rewards

• Reciting Tasbih Fatimah (SubhanAllah 33x, Alhamdulillah 33x, Allahu Akbar 34x) before sleep strengthens blessings. 
• So theDua before sleeping by Prophet ﷺ taught Fatimah (RA) and Ali (RA) it instead of a servant to relieve fatigue. (Bukhari)

5. Deepening one’s connection with Allah 

• It ends the day in remembrance of Allah, conferring faith, habits of gratitude relying on him.

6. Protection against Bad Dreams and Nightmares

• Sunnah supplications are meant to act as barriers against the nighttime evils and ensure that one sleeps without disturbance to his life. 
• Blow over oneself after reciting three times of Surah Al Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas to safe-guard oneself ever from these evils of nightmares. 

7. Awaken Easily for Fajr 

• Sleeping in a state of wudu and reciting a dua helps in getting up for Fajr prayer easily while starting the day blessed. 

8. A Reminder of Death and Beyond 

• The Prophet ﷺ said, “Sleep is the brother of death.” One should, therefore, recite dua before sleeping, invoking the temporary nature of this world and the necessity of righteous living.

Conclusion

Reciting dua before bedtime is one of the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) that holds innumerable spiritual and worldly benefits. To incorporated it in such supplications into one’s daily night routine reinforces the faith and evokes protection.

FAQs

What is the Best Time for Dua Sleep?

Best time for duas before sleeping, after ablution.

How to Make Dua of Sleep Everyday?

• Make it a routine to recite duas each night.
• Teach children short duas by heart. 
• Put a dua list written by the bedside. 

What’s the Dua After Waking Up in the Morning?

dua waking up becomes: الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ: ” The dua after waking up is: All praise is indeed for Allah who gave our lives back to us after having made us dead; to Him shall be the gathering. “