Ahadith

This hadith is a part of No. 1451. (Al-A`raf 57, Al-Baqarah 188)

Ali relates that the Holy Prophet said to Fatimah and him: When you go to bed proclaim Allah’s Greatness thirty-three times and His Holiness thirty-three times and praise Him thirty-three times. One version has Greatness thirty-four times, and another has Holiness thirty-four times. (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-A`raf 57, Al-Baqarah 188)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When one of you goes to bed he should sweep the mattress with a piece of cloth for he knows not what might have fallen on it after he left it, and should supplicate: With Thy name, Lord, have I reclined my side and with Thy name shall I raise it. If Thou shouldst detain my spirit then have mercy on it, and if Thou shouldst restore it then guard it against that against which Thou dost guard Thy righteous servants (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-A`raf 57, Al-Baqarah 188)

Ayesha relates that when the Holy Prophet came to bed he would cup his hands and blow upon his palms and recite the last two chapters of the Quran and then pass. his hands over his body (Bokhari and Muslim). Another version is: He would cup his hands and blow upon them and recite the last three chapters of the Quran into them and then pass them over his body beginning with his head and face and continuing over the front of his body. He did this three times. . (Al-A`raf 57, Al-Baqarah 188)

Bra‘a ibn ‘Azib relates that the Holy Prophet said to him: When you go to bed make your.ablutions as for Prayer then lie on your right side and recite: Allah, 1 commit my soul to Thee and turn my attention to Thee and commit my affairs to Thee, and rest my back towards Thee, yearning for" Thee and in fear of Thee. There is no refuge and no asylum against Thee save in Thyself. I believe in the Book that Thou hast revealed and in the Prophet whom Thou hast sent. Then if you die you will die a believer in the true faith. Let these words be your last words at night (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-A`raf 57, Al-Baqarah 188)

Anas relates that when the Holy Prophet went to bed he recited: All praise belongs to Allah who has given us to eat and drink and has fulfilled our designs and has provided us with shelter, when there are so many who have no one to fulfil their designs or to give them shelter (Muslim). (Al-A`raf 57, Al-Baqarah 188)

Huzaifah relates that when the Holy Prophet went to bed he would put his right hand under his cheek and supplicate: Allah, shield me against Thy torment on the Day on which Thou wilt raise up Thy servants (Tirmidhi). Abu Daud relates the same on the authority of Hafsah, adding: He would repeat it three times. (Al-Hashr 12, Muhammad 21, Ibrahim 43)

Nu‘man ibn Bashir relates that the Holy Prophet said: Prayer is worship (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). (Al-Hashr 12, Muhammad 21, Ibrahim 43)

Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet preferred prayers that are comprehensive and discarded others (Abu Daud).

Anas relates that the supplication most often made by the Holy Prophet was: Lord, bestow upon us the best of this world and the best of the hereafter, and deliver us from the torment of the Fire (Bokhari and Muslim). Muslim adds: When Anas prayed he made the same supplication, and if he made any other, he included this one in it.