We relate in the Sunans of Abu Dawud, an-Nasa’i and others, with a sahih isnad from ‘Ali (May Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (May Allah grant him peace and blessings) said, when it was time to go to bed:
O Allah, I seek protection by Your Noble Countenance and by Your Perfect Words from the evil of all those whom You hold by the forelock. O Allah, You Alone remove debt and sin. O Allah, Your army is not defeated and Your promise is never broken. The power of the mighty does not avail him against You. Glory be to You, Allah, and to You belongs all praise.
اللَّهُمَّ إنَّي أَعُوذُ بِوَجهِكَ الكَرِيمِ وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ مِن شَرِّ مَا أَنتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنتَ تَكشِفُ المَغْرَمَ وَ المَأْثَمَ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا يُهْزَمُ جُندُك، وَلَا يُخلَفُ وَعدُك، وَلَا يَنفَعُ ذَا الجَدِّ مِنكَ الجَدُّ، سُبحَانَكَ وَ بِحَمدِكَ
Allahumma inni a’udhu bi wajhika-l-karimi wa kalimatika-t-tammati min sharri ma Anta akhidun bi-nasiyatih, Allahumma Anta takshifu-l-maghrama wa-l-ma’tham, Allahumma la yuhzamu junduk, wa la yukhlafu wa’duka, wa la yanfa’u dha-l-jaddi minka-l-jadd. Subhanaka wa bi-hamdik.
Dua for Waking up
We relate from the book of Ibn as-Sunni with a sahih isnad that Abu Hurayrah ( May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ( May Alllah bless him and grant him peace) said: ‘When you wake up you should say:
Praise be to Allah who has returned my soul to me, given me good health in my body, and permitted me to remember him.
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ اْلَذِيْ رَدَّ عَلَيَّ رُوْحِي وَعَاْفَاْنِي فِي جَسَدِي، وَأَذِنَ لِي بِذِكْرِهِ
Al-hamdu li-llahi-lladhi radda ‘alayya ruhi wa ‘afani fi jasadi wa adhina li bi-dhikrih.