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3876. It was narrated from Barâ' bin 'Azib that the Prophet ﷺ said to a man: "When you go to lay down, or go to your bed, say: Allâhumma aslamtu wajhi ilayka, wa al-ja'atu zahri ilayka, wa fawwadtu amri ilayka, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayka, lâ malja'a wa lâ manja'a minka illâ ilayka, âmantu bi kitâbikal-ladhi anzalta, wa nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta [O Allâh, I have submitted my face (i.e., myself) to You, and I am under Your command (i.e., I depend upon You in all my affairs), and I put my trust in You, hoping for Your reward and fearing Your punishment. There is no fleeing from You and no refuge from You except with You. I believe in your Book that You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent].' Then if you die that night, you will die in a state of the Fitrah (nature), and if you wake in the morning you will wake with a great deal of good." (Sahih)
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Commentary
The Prophet ﷺ instructed this Companion to perform ablution like the one he performs for his prayers whenever he goes to bed, to lie on his right side, and then to recite the above supplication. He also taught him to make this supplication the last one after making all other supplications. (See Sahih Al-Bukhârî: 6311)
Reciting this supplication before sleeping renews faith, so this supplication should be recited before sleeping.
Supplicating after performing ablution ensures external purity as well as internal purity, which is dearer to Allâh.
Having trust in Allâh is among the most important and most superior good deeds.
