9 Sunnahs
Your Bedtime Routine
Close the day the way the Prophet ﷺ did, step by step: from locking up the house to the last words before sleep.
The Prophet’s ﷺ bedtime, step by step, from closing the home for the night to the last words as you lie down. It’s one of the easiest routines to keep, because bedtime comes every night. Start with the step closest to what you already do.
In the order they come in the day. You don’t need all of them: pick one, and add the next when it feels natural.
- 1Close the doors at night with BismillahNight, before sleep
- 2Cover food and drink containersBefore bed / at night
- 3Make wudu before bedBefore going to bed
- 4Dust off the bed and say 'Bismika Rabbi'Before getting into bed
- 5Recite Ayat al-Kursi before sleepGoing to bed
- 6Blow and wipe with the three Quls at bedtimeGoing to bed
- 7Say the 33/33/34 tasbih before sleepGoing to bed
- 8Lie on your right side and say the 'aslamtu' du'aLying down to sleep
- 9Say 'Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya'Lying down to sleep
Other moments
Pick one
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.