Dua for Sleep 😴 "Peaceful Slumber: Bedtime Duas"

Here are some duas that can be recited before sleeping, as recommended in various Islamic sources:

Dua for Sleeping and Waking

“Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya”
- Translation: “In your name, O Allah, I die and I live”[1].

“Allahumma qini ‘adhabaka yawma tab’ath ‘ibadaka”
- Translation: “O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your slaves” (recite three times)[1].

“Al-hamdu Lillah alladhi at’amana wa saqana wa kafana wa awana fakam mimman la kafi lahu wa la muwi”
- Translation: “Praise be to Allah, Who fed us and gave us to drink, and Who is sufficient for us and has sheltered us, for how many have none to suffice them or shelter them”[1].

“Allahumma Rabb as-samawati wa Rabb al-ard, Rabb kulli shay’in wa dha al-ma’araj, kun lee jaaran min sharri khalqi kaafatan”
- Translation: “O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of everything and the Owner of the ascension, be my Guardian-Protector against the evils of all Your creatures”[5].

“Bismika rabbee wadaAAtu janbee wabika arfaAAuh, fa-in amsakta nafsee farhamha, wa-in arsaltaha fahfathha bima tahfathu bihi AAibadakas-saliheen”
- Translation: “In Your name my Lord, I lie down and in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants”[5].

“Allahumma innaka khalaqta nafsee wa-anta tawaffaha, laka mamatuha wamahyaha in ahyaytaha fahfathha, wa-in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma innee as-alukal-AAafiyah.”
- Translation: “O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take its life, to You belongs its life and death. If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should take its life then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You to grant me good health”[5].

“Allaahumma ghaarat al-nnujum, wa hada’at al-uyun wa anta hayyun qayyoom, laa ta’khudhuka sinatun wa laa nawm; ihdi laylee wa ‘anim aynee.”
- Translation: “O Allah, stars have set, eyes have rested, You alone are the Ever-Alive, and the Self-Subsisting Source of all beings; neither slumber nor sleep overtakes You. Make my night comforting for me, and bring sleep unto my eyes”[4].

“Allahumma rabba al-ssamaawaati al-ssab’ wa maa azalaat wa rabba al-aradheena wa maa aqallat, wa rabba al-shayaateeni wa maa adallat, kun lee jaaran min sharri khalqika ajma’eena an yafruta ‘alayya ahadun minhum aw an yatghaa, ‘azza jaaruka, wa tabaaraka ismuka.”
- Translation: “O Allah, O You who are the Lord of the seven heavens and whatever they shelter, and the earths and whatever they contain, and You who are the Lord of devils and whomsoever they mislead, You be my Guardian-Protector against the evils of all of Your creatures; guard me against their intrusions and invasions. Noble is the one who enjoys Your protection and Glorified is Your Name”[4].