Lying Down to Sleep
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Transliteration
Bismika rabbi wada'tu janbi, wa bika arfa'uh, fa in amsakta nafsi farhamha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfazu bihi 'ibadakas-salihin.
Translation
In Your name, my Lord, I lie down, and in Your name I rise. If You take my soul, have mercy on it; and if You return it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.
What this dua means
You hand your soul to Allah as you sleep — asking for mercy if you don't wake, and protection if you do.
When to read it
When you lie down in bed at night.
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ taught this as the nightly handover of the soul to its Lord. (Bukhari 6320)
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