48/16. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3395 — Sleeping on the Right Side
What Has Been Related About Supplicating When One Goes To His Bed
Sleeping on Right Side Dua Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3395
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3395
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ابْنِ أَخِي، رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا اضْطَجَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ أُومِنُ بِكِتَابِكَ وَبِرُسُلِكَ . فَإِنْ مَاتَ مِنْ لَيْلَتِهِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ رضى الله عنه .
Rafi` bin Khadij narrated that: The Prophet Said: “When One Of You Lies Down On His Right Side, Then Says: ‘O Allah, I Have Submitted Myself To You, And I Have Turned My Face To You, And I Lay Myself Down Relying Upon You, And I Have Entrusted My Affair To You, There Is No Refuge [Nor Escape] From You Except To You. I Believe In Your Book And Your Messengers (Allāhumma Innī Aslamtu Nafsī Ilaika Wa Wajjahtu Wajhī Ilaika, Wa Alja’Tu ẒAhrī Ilaika, Wa FawwaḍTu Amrī Ilaika, Lā Malja'A [Wa Lā Manjā] Minka Illā Ilaik, Ūminu Bikitābika Wa Birusulika)’ – Then If He Dies That Night, He Shall Enter Paradise.”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3395In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 26English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3395
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3395
This hadith about sleeping on the right side teaches a bedtime supplication. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that when one of you lies down on his right side, he says words of submission to Allah, turning the face to Him, relying upon Him, and entrusting the affair to Him. The dua also says there is no refuge or escape from Allah except to Him, and it includes belief in Allah’s Book and His messengers. The narration then mentions that if the person dies that night, he shall enter Paradise. The hadith is focused on sleep, posture, and a dua of faith and trust. It closely matches the theme of bedtime remembrance.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions lying down on the right side.
- The bedtime dua includes submission and reliance upon Allah.
- It includes belief in Allah’s Book and His messengers.
- The narration states a special virtue if death comes that night.
