Surahs Before Going To Sleep

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ نَفَثَ فِي يَدَيْهِ وَقَرَأَ بِالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ وَمَسَحَ بِهِمَا جَسَدَهُ

From ‘Aisyah RA:

Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) went to bed, he would blow on his hands, recite al-Mu’awwidzatain, and then pass his hands over his body.

Narrated in Sunan ibn Majah, no. 3875

Grade: Sahih (authentic)

Translation adapted from sunnah.com 

Reflections:

1. Among the etiquette of going to sleep in Islam is to recite zikir/dhikr and du’a.

2. Before the prophet (ﷺ) went to sleep, he would read the Mu’awwidzatain (Surah al-Falaq and Surah an-Nas), blow upon his hands, and then pass his hands over his body.

3. The Prophet (ﷺ) also taught us this particular series of Quranic verses as protection during the day and night: 

قَالَ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ حِينَ تُمْسِي وَتُصْبِحُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ تَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

“Read ‘Qul huwallahu ahad (i.e. Surah al-Ikhlas)’, and the Mu’awwidzatain during the day and night three times each and it will protect you from the dangers of the world.” 

Narrated by Tirmidzi

Grade: Hasan (sound)