135. Duas Before Bed
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِى اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِيْ وَأَخْسِئْ شَيْطَانِيْ وَفُكَّ رِهَانِيْ وَاجْعَلْنِيْ فِي النَّدِىِّ الْأَعْلَى
Duas Before Bed English Transliteration
Bismillaahi wada‘tu janbi, Allahum-maghfir li dhanbi wa akhsi’ shaytaani wa fukka rihaani waj‘alni fi’n-nadiyyi al-a‘laa
Duas Before Bed English Translation
In the name of Allah, I have laid down my side for Allah. O Allah! forgive my sin, drive away my devil, free me from my responsibility, and place me in the highest assembly.
Abul Azhar Anmari (RA) said that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say these words when he was lying in bed at night.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي، وَأَخْسِئْ شَيْطَانِي، وَفُكَّ رِهَانِي، وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي النَّدِيِّ الْأَعْلَى
In the name of Allah, I lay down my side. O Allah! Forgive my sin, drive away my devil, free me from my burden, and place me in the highest assembly. Transmitted by: Narrated by Abu Huraira: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When one of you goes to bed, he should lie on his right side and then say: ‘Bismillahi wada‘tu janbi, Allahum-maghfir li dhanbi, wa akhsi’ shaytaani, wa fukka rihaani, waj‘alni fi’n-nadiyyi al-a‘laa (In the name of Allah, I lay down my side. O Allah! Forgive my sin, drive away my devil, free me from my burden, and place me in the highest assembly).’” [Sunan Abi Dawud 5054, Sahih (Al-Albani)]