One should place his right hand under his right cheek and recite the following duaa (once or thrice):
اللَّهُمَّ قِنِى عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
O Allah, save me from your punishment the day You resurrect Your servants.…
Read More »One should place his right hand under his right cheek and recite the following duaa (once or thrice):
اللَّهُمَّ قِنِى عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
O Allah, save me from your punishment the day You resurrect Your servants.…
Read More »1. While making duaa, one’s heart should be turned towards Allah Ta’ala alone. One should not place one’s hope on anything besides Allah Ta’ala.…
Read More »عن البراء بن عازب قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أتيت مضجعك فتوضأ وضوءك للصلاة ثم اضطجع على شقك الأيمن (بخاري رقم 247)
Hadhrat Baraa bin Aazib (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) advised him: “When you are retiring to bed, then perform wudhu as you perform wudhu for salaah, then lie on your right side.” …
Read More »1. The du`aa should be short and comprehensive. e.g:
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِى الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِى الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
O my Rabb, grant us goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter, and save us from the fire of Jahannum.…
Read More »One should dust his bed before going into bed and recite the following duaa:
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّى وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِى وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِى فَارْحَمْهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
O my Rabb, only with Your name have I placed my side down (i.e.…
Read More »One should make wudhu before going to sleep
عن البراء بن عازب رضي الله عنهما قال قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أتيت مضجعك فتوضأ وضوءك للصلاة (بخاري رقم 247)
Hadhrat Baraa bin Aazib (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) advised him: “When you are retiring to bed, then perform wudhu as you perform wudhu for salaah.” …
Read More »1. When making duaa one should beg Allah Ta’ala for his needs with complete hope that Allah Ta’ala will answer his duaa.…
Read More »عن جابر رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: إذا استجنح الليل، أو قال: جنح الليل، فكفوا صبيانكم فإن الشياطين تنتشر حينئذ، فإذا ذهب ساعة من العشاء فخلوهم، وأغلق بابك واذكر اسم الله، وأطفئ مصباحك واذكر اسم الله، وأوك سقاءك واذكر اسم الله، وخمر إناءك واذكر اسم الله، ولو تعرض عليه شيئا (بخاري رقم 3280)
Hazrat Jaabir (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: When evening approaches (i.e.…
Read More »1. One should keep a slight gap between both the palms. [1]
2. When making duaa, one should express his total inability and weakness and beg Allah Ta’ala in a soft tone with complete humility.…
Read More »عن جابر بن عبد الله أنه سمع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول إذا دخل الرجل بيته فذكر الله عند دخوله وعند طعامه قال الشيطان لا مبيت لكم ولا عشاء وإذا دخل فلم يذكر الله عند دخوله قال الشيطان أدركتم المبيت وإذا لم يذكر الله عند طعامه قال أدركتم المبيت والعشاء (مسلم رقم 2018)
Hadhrat Jaabir (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that he heard Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) saying: “When a person enters his home and takes the name of Allah Ta’ala (through salaam and reciting the duaa) at the time of entering and the time of eating, then Shaytaan says (to the other Shayaateen) ‘There is no place here for you to spend the night, nor any food.’…
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