48/17. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2710d — Night Dua and Morning Good
Supplication When Going To Sleep
Night Dua Before Sleep for Fitrah and Good
Sahih Muslim : 2710d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2710d
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ، عَازِبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِرَجُلٍ " يَا فُلاَنُ إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ " . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ . فَإِنْ مُتَّ مِنْ لَيْلَتِكَ مُتَّ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَإِنْ أَصْبَحْتَ أَصَبْتَ خَيْرًا " .
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to a person: O, so and so, as you go to your bed; the rest of the hadith is the same but with this variation of wording that he said:" Thine Apostle whom Thou sent." If you die that night you would die on Fitra and if you get up in the morning you would get up with a bliss.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2710dIn-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 78USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 35, Hadith 6547
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2710d
This Hadith gives another wording of the well-known bedtime dua taught by Allah's Messenger. A person is addressed and told what to say when going to bed. The supplication is a clear statement of surrender, faith, and trust. It includes belief in Allah's revealed Book and in His Prophet whom He sent. This narration also adds that if the person dies that night, he dies upon fitrah, and if he wakes in the morning, he receives good. The focus is not on a long ritual, but on ending the day with a heart attached to Allah. For anyone searching for a dua before sleeping, this Hadith shows how sleep can begin with faith, humility, and hope.
What we learn from this hadith
- Use the bedtime moment to renew surrender to Allah.
- Faith in Allah's revelation and His Prophet is central to this dua.
- Waking in the morning is presented as a blessing and good.
- The night is a time to place one's life and affairs with Allah.
