Seven prayers from Baqiyatus salehat at bedtime and at waking are as follows:
First:
Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) is reported to have said: Whoever repeats the following doxology three times before going to bed, will be released of his sins as exactly as he was on the day his mother gave birth to him:
| الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي عَلاَ فَقَهَرَ | al¦amdu lill¡hi alladh¢ `al¡ faqahara | All praise be to Allah Who has exalted, thus dominated. |
| وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي بَطَنَ فَخَبَرَ | wal¦amdu lill¡hi alladh¢ ba§ana fakhabara | All praise be to Allah Who has been immanent, thus known all things. |
| وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي مَلَكَ فَقَدَرَ | wal¦amdu lill¡hi alladh¢ malaka faqadara | All praise be to Allah Who has owned all things, thus had power over them all. |
| وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُحْيِي ٱلْمَوْتىٰ | wal¦amdu lill¡hi alladh¢ yu¦y¢ almawt¡ | All praise be to Allah Who gives life to the dead, |
| وَيُمِيتُ ٱلاحْيَاءَ | wa yum¢tu al-a¦y¡’a | causes the living to die, |
| وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ | wa huwa `al¡ kulli shay’in qad¢run | and He has power over all things. |
Shaykh al-¯ad£q has also reported the same tradition.
Imaam Ja’afar Saadiq (A.S.) said that anyone who recites this Duaa 3 times while going to sleep will be cleansed of sins as if a new-born one: “Al-Hamdulillaahil-Ladhee Alaa Faqahar, Wal Hamdu Lillaahil-Ladhee Batwana Fa Khabar, Wal Hamdu Lillaahil-Ladhee Malaka Fa Qadar, Wal Hamdu Lillaahil-Ladhee Yuhyil Mawta Wa Yumeetul Ahyaa’a Wahuwa Alaa Kulli Shay’in Qadeer.”
Second:
Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) has mentioned that whenever the Holy Prophet (¥) went to sleep, he would recite ªyah al-Kurs¢ and then say the following statement:
| بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ | bismill¡hi | In the Name of Allah. |
| آمَنْتُ بِٱللَّهِ | ¡mantu bill¡hi | I believe in Allah |
| وَكَفَرْتُ بِٱلطَّاغُوتِ | wa kafartu bil§§¡gh£ti | and disavow the false deity. |
| اَللَّهُمَّ ٱحْفَظْنِي فِي مَنَامِي وَفِي يَقَظَتِي | all¡humma i¦fa¨n¢ f¢ man¡m¢ wa f¢ yaqa¨at¢ | O Allah, (please) safeguard me in my sleep and in my waking. |
Recite: “Bismillaahi Aamantu Billaahi Wa Kafartu Bittwaaghooti, Allaahumahfadhnee Fee Manaamee Wa Fee Yaqdhatee.”
Third:
Al-Mufa¤¤al ibn `Umar reported the following: Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) said to me: If possible, you should not go to bed at night before you pray for the protection of the following
| اعُوذُ بِعِزَّةِ ٱللَّهِ | a`£dhu bi`izzati all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s almightiness, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِقُدْرَةِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu biqudrati all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s omnipotence, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِجَلاَلِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu bijal¡li all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s majesty, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِسُلْطَانِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu bisul§¡ni all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s authority, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِجَمَالِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu bijam¡li all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s beauty, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِدَفْعِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu bidaf`i all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s defense, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِمَنْعِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu biman`i all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s guard, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِجَمْعِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu bijam`i all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s wholeness, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِمُلْكِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu bimulki all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s control, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِوَجْهِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu biwajhi all¡hi | I pray the protection of Allah’s face, |
| وَاعُوذُ بِرَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ | wa a`£dhu biras£li all¡hi | and I pray the protection of Allah’s Messenger, |
| صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ | ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢ | may Allah bless him and his Household, |
| مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَبَرَا وَذَرَا | min sharri m¡ khalaqa wa bara’a wa dhara’a | against the evil of whatever He has created, originated, and made. |
“Aoodhu Bi Izzatillaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Qudratillaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Jalaaillaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Sultwaanillaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Jamaalillaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Daf’illaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Man’illaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Jam’illaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Mulkillaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Wajhillaahi Wa Aoodhu Bi Rasoolillaahi (S.A.W.W.) Min Sharri Maa Khalaqa Wa Bara’a Wa Dhara’a.”
Fourth:
Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) is reported to have said, “Whoever repeats S£rah al-Taw¦¢d (No. 112) one hundred times before he goes to sleep, Almighty Allah will forgive him the sins of fifty years.”
Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) is also reported to have said, to recite S£rah al-K¡fir£n (No. 109) and S£rah al-Taw¦¢d before he goes to sleep…
Fifth:
Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) reported the Holy Prophet (¥) as saying: Whoever intends to wake up at a particular time , may say the following words before he goes to sleep. If he does, Almighty Allah will order an angel to awaken him at the very time he intends to wake up:
| اَللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُؤْمِنِّي مَكْرَكَ | all¡humma l¡ tu’minn¢ makraka | O Allah, (please) do not make me feel secure against Your plans, |
| وَلاَ تُنْسِنِي ذِكْرَكَ | wa l¡ tunsin¢ dhikraka | do not make me forget remembrance of You, |
| وَلاَ تَجْعَلْنِي مِنَ ٱلْغَافِلِينَ | wa l¡ taj`aln¢ min algh¡fil¢na | and do not include me with the inattentive ones. |
| اقُومُ سَاعَةَ… | aq£mu s¡`ata… | I may wake up at… (The time at which one intends to wake up may be mentioned now.) |
“Allaahumma Laa Tu’minnee Makraka Walaa Tunsinaa Dhikraka Walaa Taj’alnee Minal Ghaafileena Aqoomu Saa’ata.
O my Lord, do not make me forget Your mention, do not make me feel safe from Your affliction, and do not make me one of the indifferent!
Sixth:
Imam al-¯¡diq (`a) is reported to have said: When one of you wakes up at night, he may say the following. If he does, Almighty Allah will say, “My servant has said the truth and has thanked Me.”
| سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ | sub¦¡na all¡hi rabbi alnnabiyy¢na | All glory be to Allah the Lord of the prophets, |
| وَإِلٰهِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ | wa il¡hi almursal¢na | the God of the messengers, |
| وَرَبِّ ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ | wa rabbi almusta¤`af¢na | and the Lord of the enfeebled ones. |
| وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُحْيِي ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ | wal¦amdu lill¡hi alladh¢ yu¦y¢ almawt¡ | All praise be to Allah Who gives life to the dead |
| وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ | wa huwa `al¡ kulli shay’in qad¢run | and He has power over all things. |
Seventh:
`Abd al-Ra¦m¡n ibn al-°ajj¡j has reported that Imam al-¯¡diq (`a), whenever he woke up at the last hours of night, would raise his voice with this prayer so that the people of his house would hear him:
| اَللَّهُمَّ اعِنِّي عَلَىٰ هَوْلِ ٱلْمُطَّلَعِ | all¡humma a`inn¢ `al¡ hawli almu§§la`i | O Allah, help me stand the horror of the after-death scene, |
| وَوَسِّعْ عَلَيَّ ضِيقَ ٱلْمَضْجَعِ | wa wassi` `alayya ¤¢qa alma¤ja`i | expand for me the narrow abode, |
| وَٱرْزُقْنِي خَيْرَ مَا قَبْلَ ٱلْمَوْتِ | warzuqn¢ khayra m¡ qabla almawti | provide me with the welfare of what is before death, |
| وَٱرْزُقْنِي خَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَ ٱلْمَوْتِ | warzuqn¢ khayra m¡ ba`da almawti | and provide me with the welfare of what is after death. |
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