48/20. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3401 — Bedtime Dua and Safe Sleep
Something Else: The Supplication: “In Your Name, My Lord, I Lay Myself Down”
Bedtime Dua Before Sleeping and Waking Up
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3401
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3401
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْمَكِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رضى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا قَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَنْ فِرَاشِهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَلْيَنْفُضْهُ بِصَنِفَةِ إِزَارِهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي مَا خَلَفَهُ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَهُ فَإِذَا اضْطَجَعَ فَلْيَقُلْ بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ . فَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ فَلْيَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي فِي جَسَدِي وَرَدَّ عَلَىَّ رُوحِي وَأَذِنَ لِي بِذِكْرِهِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَعَائِشَةَ . قَالَ حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ فَلْيَنْفُضْهُ بِدَاخِلَةِ إِزَارِهِ .
Abu Hurairah (ra) narrated that : The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: “When One Of You Leaves His Bed Then Returns To It, Then Let Him Brush It Off With The Edge Of His Izar Three Times, For Indeed, He Does Not Know What Succeeded Him Upon It After Him. When He Lies Down, Let Him Say: ‘In Your Name, My Lord, I Lay My Side Down, And In Your Name I Raise It. And If You Take My Soul, Then Have Mercy Upon It, And If You Release It, Then Protect It With That Which You Protect Your Righteous Worshipers (Bismika Rabbī WaḍA`Tu Janbī Wa Bika Arfa`Uhu, Fa’In Amsakta Nafsī FarḥAmhā Wa In Arsaltahā FaḥFaẓHā Bimā TaḥFaẓU Bihī `Ibādakaṣ-ṢĀliḥĪn)’ And When He Awakens, Let Him Say: All Praise Is Due To Allah, Who Healed Me In My Body, And Returned To Me My Soul, And Permitted Me To Remember Him (Al-ḤAmdulillāh Alladhī `Āfānī Fī Jasadī Wa Radda `Alayya RūḥĪ Wa Adhina Lī Bidhikrih).’”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3401In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 32English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3401
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3401
This Hadith teaches a simple bedtime routine filled with care, remembrance, and trust in Allah. The main lesson is the bedtime dua before sleeping, but the Hadith also begins with a practical action: when someone leaves the bed and returns, he should brush it off three times with the edge of his garment. The reason given is clear: he does not know what came onto the bed after he left. Then the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) taught a dua that places sleep in Allah’s name. It asks for mercy if the soul is taken and protection if life continues. When waking up, the person praises Allah for body wellness, the return of the soul, and the chance to remember Him. The Hadith keeps sleep and waking connected to dhikr, mercy, and gratitude.
What we learn from this hadith
- Brush the bed before lying down when returning to it.
- Say the bedtime dua with trust in Allah’s mercy and protection.
- Begin the day by thanking Allah for health, life, and the chance to remember Him.
