الْحِصْنُ الْحَصِينُ
al-Ḥiṣn al-Ḥaṣīn
THE IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS
From the Words of the Master of the Messengers
مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﷺ
IMAM IBN AL-JAZARĪ
Abū al-Khayr Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Ibn al-Jazarī · d. 833 AH
مَا يُقَالُ عِنْدَ النَّوْمِ:
mā yuqālu ʿinda al-nawmi:
What to Say at Bedtime:
إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَهُوَ طَاهِرٌ، أَوْ: فَلْيَتَطَهَّرْ [طس]. أَيْ: فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ [ع].
ʾidhā ʾawā ʾilā firāshihi wa-huwa ṭāhirun, ʾaw: fa-lyataṭahhar [طس]. ʾay: fa-lyatawaḍḍaʾ wuḍūʾahu li-l-ṣalāti [ع].
When he retires to bed while ritually pure—or, “let him purify himself” [طس], meaning that he should perform the same ablution as for prayer [ع].
ثُمَّ يَأْتِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَيَنْفُضُهُ بِصَنِفَةِ(٥) ثَوْبِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ.
thumma yaʾtī ʾilā firāshihi fa-yanfuḍuhu biṣanifati(5) thawbihi thalātha marrātin.
Then he should come to his bed and dust it off three times with the inner edge(5) of his garment.
ثُمَّ لِيَقُلْ: «بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا وَارْحَمْهَا» [ع، خ، مص]، «وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ» [ع، مص].
thumma liyaqul: «bi-ismika rabbī waḍaʿtu janbī, wa-bika ʾarfaʿuhu, ʾin ʾamsakta nafsī fa-ighfir lahā wa-irḥamhā» [ع، خ، مص], «wa-ʾin ʾarsaltahā fa-iḥfaẓhā bimā taḥfaẓu bihi ʿibādaka al-ṣāliḥīna» [ع، مص].
Then let him say: «In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and through You I raise it. If You retain my soul, forgive it and have mercy on it» [ع، خ، مص], «and if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants» [ع، مص].
وَيَضْطَجِعُ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْمَنِ [م، ع].
wa-yaḍṭajiʿu ʿalā shiqqihi al-ʾaymani [م، ع].
He should lie on his right side [م، ع].
(١) جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ: طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُ، وَأَرَادَ بِهِ هُنَا الطَّائِفَةَ الْأُولَى عِنْدَ امْتِدَادِ فَحْمَةِ الْعِشَاءِ.
(1) junḥu al-layli: ṭāʾifatun minhu, wa-ʾarāda bihi hunā al-ṭāʾifata al-ʾūlā ʿinda imtidādi faḥmati al-ʿishāʾi.
(1) Junh al-layl means a portion of the night; what is intended here is its first portion, when the darkness of evening spreads.
(٢) أَيْ امْنَعُوهُمْ مِنَ الْخُرُوجِ.
(2) ʾay imnaʿūhum mina al-khurūji.
(2) That is, prevent them from going outside.
(٣) أَوْكِ سِقَاءَكَ: شُدَّ رَأْسَهَا بِالْوِكَاءِ، وَالْخَمِيرُ: التَّغْطِيَةُ.
(3) ʾawki siqāʾaka: shudda raʾsahā bi-l-wikāʾi, wa-l-khamīru: al-taghṭiyatu.
(3) “Tie your waterskin” means secure its mouth with its tie, and “covering” means placing a cover over something.
(٤) تَعْرُضُ: تَضَعُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا بِالْعَرْضِ. يَعْنِي أَيَّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ مِنْ عُودٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَكْفِي، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتُرْ جَمِيعَ فَمِ الْإِنَاءِ.
(4) taʿruḍu: taḍaʿu ʿalayhi shayʾan bi-l-ʿarḍi. yaʿnī ʾayya shayʾin kāna min ʿūdin ʾaw ghayrihi fa-ʾinna dhālika yakfī, wa-ʾin lam yastur jamīʿa fa-mi al-ʾināʾi.
(4) “Laying across” means placing something crosswise over it—any object, whether a stick or something else, is sufficient even if it does not cover the entire mouth of the vessel.
(٥) وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: ثُمَّ يَنْفُضُهُ بِطَرَفِ ثَوْبِهِ. أَيْ يَنْفُضُ فِرَاشَهُ حَذَرًا عَنْ حَيَّةٍ أَوْ عَقْرَبٍ أَوْ قَذَاةٍ.
(5) wa-fī riwāyatin: thumma yanfuḍuhu biṭarafi thawbihi. ʾay yanfuḍu firāshahu ḥadharan ʿan ḥayyatin ʾaw ʿaqrabin ʾaw qadhātin.
(5) Another narration says: “Then let him dust it off with the edge of his garment.” That is, he should dust off his bed as a precaution against a snake, scorpion, or speck of debris.
وَيَتَوَسَّدُ يَمِينَهُ [د] أَيْ: يَضَعُهَا تَحْتَ خَدِّهِ [د، ت، س].
wa-yatawassadu yamīnahu [د] ʾay: yaḍaʿuhā taḥta khaddihi [د، ت، س].
He should use his right hand as a pillow [د]—that is, place it beneath his cheek [د، ت، س].
ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: «بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي، وَأَخْسِئْ شَيْطَانِي، وَفُكَّ رِهَانِي، وَثَقِّلْ مِيزَانِي، وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي النَّدِيِّ (الْمَلَأِ) [مس] الْأَعْلَى» [د، مس].
thumma yaqūlu: «bi-ismi Allāhi waḍaʿtu janbī, Allāhumma ighfir lī dhanbī, wa-ʾakhsiʾ shayṭānī, wa-fukka rihānī, wa-thaqqil mīzānī, wa-ijʿalnī fī al-nadiyyi (al-malaʾi) [مس] al-ʾaʿlā» [د، مس].
Then he should say: «In the name of Allah I lay down my side. O Allah, forgive my sin, drive away my devil, release me from my pledge, make my scale heavy, and place me among the highest assembly (company) [مس]» [د، مس].
«اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ» [د، مص] ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ [د، ت، س].
«Allāhumma qinī ʿadhābaka yawma tabʿathu ʿibādaka» [د، مص] thalātha marrātin [د، ت، س].
«O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day You raise Your servants» [د، مص], three times [د، ت، س].
«بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي فَاغْفِرْ ذَنْبِي» [أ]، «بِاسْمِكَ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي» [مص]، «اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا» [خ، م، د، ت، س].
«bi-ismika rabbī fa-ighfir dhanbī» [أ], «bi-ismika waḍaʿtu janbī, fa-ighfir lī» [مص], «Allāhumma bi-ismika ʾamūtu wa-ʾaḥyā» [خ، م، د، ت، س].
«In Your name, my Lord, forgive my sin» [أ]. «In Your name I lay down my side, so forgive me» [مص]. «O Allah, in Your name I die and live» [خ، م، د، ت، س].
«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ. اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ» [خ، م، د، ت، س، حب].
«subḥāna Allāhi, thalāthan wa-thalāthīna. al-ḥamdu li-llāhi, thalāthan wa-thalāthīna. Allāhu ʾakbaru, ʾarbaʿan wa-thalāthīna» [خ، م، د، ت، س، حب].
«Glory be to Allah, thirty-three times. All praise is due to Allah, thirty-three times. Allah is the Greatest, thirty-four times» [خ، م، د، ت، س، حب].
وَيَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ، ثُمَّ يَنْفُثُ فِيهِمَا، فَيَقْرَأُ: ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾ [الْإِخْلَاصِ: ١]، وَ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ﴾ [الْفَلَقِ: ١]، وَ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ﴾ [النَّاسِ: ١]،
wa-yajmaʿu bayna kaffayhi, thumma yanfuthu fīhimā, fa-yaqraʾu: ﴿qul huwa Allāhu ʾaḥadun﴾ [al-ʾikhlāṣi: 1], wa-﴿qul ʾaʿūdhu birabbi al-falaqi﴾ [al-falaqi: 1], wa-﴿qul ʾaʿūdhu birabbi al-nāsi﴾ [al-nāsi: 1],
He should bring his palms together, blow lightly into them, and recite: ﴿Say: He is Allah, the One﴾ [الْإِخْلَاصِ: ١], ﴿Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak﴾ [الْفَلَقِ: ١], and ﴿Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of humanity﴾ [النَّاسِ: ١].
ثُمَّ يَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ، يَبْدَأُ بِهِمَا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَوَجْهِهِ وَمَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ، يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ [خ، عه].
thumma yamsaḥu bihimā mā istaṭāʿa min jasadihi, yabdaʾu bihimā ʿalā raʾsihi wa-wajhihi wa-mā ʾaqbala min jasadihi, yafʿalu dhālika thalātha marrātin [خ، عه].
Then he should wipe with them as much of his body as he can, beginning with his head, face, and the front of his body. He should do this three times [خ، عه].
وَيَقْرَأُ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ [خ، س، مص].
wa-yaqraʾu ʾāyata al-kursiyyi [خ، س، مص].
And he should recite the Throne Verse [خ، س، مص].
«الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا، وَآوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لَا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ» [م، د، ت، س].
«al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī ʾaṭʿamanā wa-saqānā, wa-kafānā, wa-ʾāwānā, fa-kam mimman lā kāfiya lahu wa-lā muʾwiya» [م، د، ت، س].
«All praise is due to Allah, who has fed us, given us drink, sufficed us, and sheltered us. How many people have no one to suffice or shelter them!» [م، د، ت، س].
«الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَفَانِي وَآوَانِي، وَأَطْعَمَنِي، وَسَقَانِي، وَالَّذِي مَنَّ عَلَيَّ وَأَفْضَلَ، وَالَّذِي أَعْطَانِي فَأَجْزَلَ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ، اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، وَإِلَهَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ» [د، س، حب، مس، عو].
«al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī kafānī wa-ʾāwānī, wa-ʾaṭʿamanī, wa-saqānī, wa-alladhī manna ʿalayya wa-ʾafḍala, wa-alladhī ʾaʿṭānī fa-ʾajzala, al-ḥamdu li-llāhi ʿalā kulli ḥālin, Allāhumma rabba kulli shayʾin wa-malīkahu, wa-ʾilāha kulli shayʾin, ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-nāri» [د، س، حب، مس، عو].
«All praise is due to Allah, who has sufficed and sheltered me, fed me and given me drink; who has favored me and bestowed abundantly upon me; and who has given to me generously. All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance. O Allah, Lord and Sovereign of all things, God of all things, I seek refuge in You from the Fire» [د، س، حب، مس، عو].
«اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، أَنْتَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ، وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يَشْهَدُونَ،
«Allāhumma rabba al-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi, ʿālima al-ghaybi wa-l-shahādati, ʾanta rabbu kulli shayʾin, ʾashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, waḥdaka lā sharīka laka, wa-ʾanna muḥammadan ʿabduka wa-rasūluka, wa-l-malāʾikatu yashhadūna,
«O Allah, Lord of the heavens and earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You are the Lord of all things. I bear witness that there is no deity but You alone, with no partner; that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger; and the angels bear witness.
أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءًا، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ» [أ، ط].
ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-shayṭāni wa-shirkihi, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika ʾan ʾaqtarifa ʿalā nafsī sūʾan, ʾaw ʾajurrahu ʾilā muslimin» [أ، ط].
I seek refuge in You from Satan and his call to associating partners with You. I seek refuge in You from committing evil against myself or bringing it upon a Muslim» [أ، ط].
«اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
«Allāhumma fāṭira al-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi, ʿālima al-ghaybi wa-l-shahādati, rabba kulli shayʾin
«O Allah, Originator of the heavens and earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Lord of all things,
وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَشَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ» [د، ت، س، حب، مس، مص].
wa-malīkahu, ʾashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, ʾaʿūdhu bika min sharri nafsī, wa-sharri al-shayṭāni wa-shirkihi» [د، ت، س، حب، مس، مص].
and Sovereign of all things. I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil of Satan and his call to associating partners with You» [د، ت، س، حب، مس، مص].
«اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي، وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ» [م، مس].
«Allāhumma ʾanta khalaqta nafsī, wa-ʾanta tawaffāhā, laka mamātuhā wa-maḥyāhā, ʾin ʾaḥyaytahā fa-iḥfaẓhā, wa-ʾin ʾamattahā fa-ighfir lahā, Allāhumma ʾasʾaluka al-ʿāfiyata» [م، مس].
«O Allah, You created my soul and You take it in death. Its death and life belong to You. If You keep it alive, protect it; and if You cause it to die, forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being» [م، مس].
«اللَّهُمَّ أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ، وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ تَكْشِفُ الْمَغْرَمَ وَالْمَأْثَمَ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا يُهْزَمُ جُنْدُكَ، وَلَا يُخْلَفُ وَعْدُكَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ، سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ» [د، س، مص].
«Allāhumma ʾaʿūdhu biwajhika al-karīmi, wa-kalimātika al-tāmmati, min sharri mā ʾanta ʾākhidhun bināṣiyatihi, Allāhumma ʾanta takshifu al-maghrama wa-l-maʾthama, Allāhumma lā yuhzamu junduka, wa-lā yukhlafu waʿduka, wa-lā yanfaʿu dhā al-jaddi minka al-jaddu, subḥānaka wa-biḥamdika» [د، س، مص].
«O Allah, I seek refuge in Your noble Countenance and Your perfect words from the evil of everything whose forelock You hold. O Allah, You remove the burden of debt and sin. O Allah, Your army is never defeated, Your promise is never broken, and the fortune of one endowed with fortune is of no benefit against You. Glory and praise be to You» [د، س، مص].
«أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ، وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ. ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ» [ت].
«ʾastaghfiru Allāha alladhī lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūmu, wa-ʾatūbu ʾilayhi. thalātha marrātin» [ت].
«I seek forgiveness from Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I repent to Him—three times» [ت].
«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ» [حب، مو، س].
«lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu al-mulku, wa-lahu al-ḥamdu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun, lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi, subḥāna Allāhi, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi, wa-lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-Allāhu ʾakbaru» [حب، مو، س].
«There is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, His is all praise, and He has power over all things. There is no power and no strength except through Allah. Glory be to Allah, all praise is due to Allah, there is no deity but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest» [حب، مو، س].
وَيَقُولُ وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ:
wa-yaqūlu wa-huwa muḍṭajiʿun:
While lying down, he should say:
«اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَرَبَّ الْأَرْضِ، وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى، وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ،
«Allāhumma rabba al-samāwāti, wa-rabba al-ʾarḍi, wa-rabba al-ʿarshi al-ʿaẓīmi, rabbanā wa-rabba kulli shayʾin, fāliqa al-ḥabbi wa-l-nawā, wa-munzila al-tawrāti wa-l-ʾinjīli wa-l-furqāni, ʾaʿūdhu bika min sharri kulli shayʾin ʾanta ʾākhidhun bināṣiyatihi,
«O Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, Lord of the Mighty Throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the grain and date-stone, Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Criterion, I seek refuge in You from the evil of everything whose forelock You hold.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ، اقْضِ عَنَّا (عَنِّي) [د، مص] الدَّيْنَ، وَأَغْنِنَا (وَأَغْنِنِي) مِنَ الْفَقْرِ» [م، عه، مص، مس].
Allāhumma ʾanta al-ʾawwalu fa-laysa qablaka shayʾun, wa-ʾanta al-ʾākhiru fa-laysa baʿdaka shayʾun, wa-ʾanta al-ẓāhiru fa-laysa fawqaka shayʾun, wa-ʾanta al-bāṭinu fa-laysa dūnaka shayʾun, iqḍi ʿannā (ʿannī) [د، مص] al-dayna, wa-ʾaghninā (wa-ʾaghninī) mina al-faqri» [م، عه، مص، مس].
O Allah, You are the First, and nothing precedes You. You are the Last, and nothing follows You. You are the Manifest, and nothing is above You. You are the Hidden, and nothing is nearer than You. Settle our (my) [د، مص] debt and free us (me) from poverty» [م، عه، مص، مس].
«بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ» [س]، «اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي(١) إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَى مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ»، وَلْيَجْعَلْهَا آخِرَ مَا يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ [ع].
«bi-ismi Allāhi» [س], «Allāhumma ʾaslamtu wajhī(1) ʾilayka, wa-fawwaḍtu ʾamrī ʾilayka, wa-ʾaljaʾtu ẓahrī ʾilayka, raghbatan wa-rahbatan ʾilayka, lā maljaʾa wa-lā manjā minka ʾillā ʾilayka, ʾāmantu bikitābika alladhī ʾanzalta, wa-nabiyyika alladhī ʾarsalta», wa-lyajʿalhā ʾākhira mā yatakallamu bihi [ع].
«In the name of Allah» [س]. «O Allah, I have submitted myself(1) to You, entrusted my affairs to You, and rested my back upon You, in hope of You and fear of You. There is no refuge or escape from You except with You. I believe in Your Book that You revealed and Your Prophet whom You sent.» Let these be the last words he speaks [ع].
وَلْيَقْرَأْ: ﴿قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ﴾، ثُمَّ لِيَنَمْ عَلَى خَاتِمَتِهَا [د، ت، س، حب، مس، مص].
wa-lyaqraʾ: ﴿qul yā ʾayyuhā al-kāfirūna﴾, thumma liyanam ʿalā khātimatihā [د، ت، س، حب، مس، مص].
Let him recite: ﴿Say: O disbelievers﴾, and then go to sleep after finishing it [د، ت، س، حب، مس، مص].
(١) قِيلَ الْمُرَادُ بِالْوَجْهِ هُنَا النَّفْسُ كَمَا رَوَاهُ النَّوَوِيُّ عَنِ الْعُلَمَاءِ.
(1) qīla al-murādu bi-l-wajhi hunā al-nafsu kamā rawāhu al-nawawiyyu ʿani al-ʿulamāʾi.
(1) It is said that “face” here means the entire self, as al-Nawawi related from the scholars.
وَكَانَ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَيَقُولُ: «إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ» [د، ت، س]. وَهُنَّ: «الْحَدِيدُ»، وَ«الْحَشْرُ»، وَ«الصَّفُّ»، وَ«الْجُمُعَةُ»، وَ«التَّغَابُنُ»، وَ«الْأَعْلَى» [مو، س].
wa-kāna ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam yaqraʾu al-musabbiḥāti qabla ʾan yarquda wa-yaqūlu: «ʾinna fīhinna ʾāyatan khayrun min ʾalfi ʾāyatin» [د، ت، س]. wa-hunna: «al-ḥadīdu», wa-«al-ḥashru», wa-«al-ṣaffu», wa-«al-jumuʿatu», wa-«al-taghābunu», wa-«al-ʾaʿlā» [مو، س].
Before sleeping, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite the surahs that begin with glorification and say: «Among them is a verse better than one thousand verses» [د، ت، س]. They are: «Al-Hadid», «Al-Hashr», «Al-Saff», «Al-Jumu‘ah», «Al-Taghabun», and «Al-A‘la» [مو، س].
وَحَتَّى يَقْرَأَ: ﴿الٓمٓ﴾ «السَّجْدَةَ»، وَ﴿تَبَارَكَ﴾ «الْمُلْكَ» [س، ت، مس، مص].
wa-ḥattā yaqraʾa: ﴿ʾAlif Lām Mīm﴾ «al-sajdata», wa-﴿tabāraka﴾ «al-mulka» [س، ت، مس، مص].
And he would not sleep until he had recited ﴿Alif Lam Mim﴾, Surat al-Sajdah, and ﴿Blessed is He﴾, Surat al-Mulk [س، ت، مس، مص].
وَحَتَّى يَقْرَأَ «بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ»، وَ«الزُّمَرَ» [ت، س، مس].
wa-ḥattā yaqraʾa «banī ʾisrāʾīla», wa-«al-zumara» [ت، س، مس].
And until he had recited Surat Bani Isra’il and Surat al-Zumar [ت، س، مس].
«مَا كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا يَعْقِلُ، يَنَامُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ الْآيَاتِ الثَّلَاثَةَ الْأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ» [س].
«mā kuntu ʾaʿlamu ʾaḥadan yaʿqilu, yanāmu qabla ʾan yaqraʾa al-ʾāyāti al-thalāthata al-ʾawākhira min sūrati al-baqarati» [س].
«I knew no person of sound mind who would sleep before reciting the final three verses of Surat al-Baqarah» [س].
«إِذَا وَضَعْتَ جَنْبَكَ عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ، وَقَرَأْتَ «فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ»، وَ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾، فَقَدْ أَمِنْتَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا الْمَوْتَ» [ر].
«ʾidhā waḍaʿta janbaka ʿalā al-firāshi, wa-qaraʾta «fātiḥata al-kitābi», wa-﴿qul huwa Allāhu ʾaḥadun﴾, fa-qad ʾaminta min kulli shayʾin ʾillā al-mawta» [ر].
«When you lie down on your bed and recite the Opening of the Book and ﴿Say: He is Allah, the One﴾, you are safe from everything except death» [ر].
«مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَأْوِي إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ، فَيَقْرَأُ سُورَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ، إِلَّا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكًا يَحْفَظُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيهِ، حَتَّى يَهُبَّ مِنْ نَوْمِهِ، مَتَى هَبَّ» [أ].
«mā min rajulin yaʾwī ʾilā firāshihi, fa-yaqraʾu sūratan min kitābi Allāhi, ʾillā baʿatha Allāhu ʾilayhi malakan yaḥfaẓuhu min kulli shayʾin yuʾdhīhi, ḥattā yahubba min nawmihi, matā habba» [أ].
«No man retires to bed and recites a surah from Allah’s Book without Allah sending him an angel who protects him from everything that might harm him until he awakens, whenever that may be» [أ].
«إِذَا أَوَى الرَّجُلُ إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ، ابْتَدَرَهُ مَلَكٌ وَشَيْطَانٌ، فَيَقُولُ الْمَلَكُ: اخْتِمْ بِخَيْرٍ. وَيَقُولُ الشَّيْطَانُ: اخْتِمْ بِشَرٍّ. فَإِنْ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ، ثُمَّ بَاتَ، بَاتَ الْمَلَكُ يَكْلَؤُهُ(١)...»، الْحَدِيثُ يَأْتِي تَتِمَّتُهُ [س، حب، مس، ص].
«ʾidhā ʾawā al-rajulu ʾilā firāshihi, ibtadarahu malakun wa-shayṭānun, fa-yaqūlu al-malaku: ikhtim bikhayrin. wa-yaqūlu al-shayṭānu: ikhtim bisharrin. fa-ʾin dhakara Allāha, thumma bāta, bāta al-malaku yaklaʾuhu(1)...», al-ḥadīthu yaʾtī tatimmatuhu [س، حب، مس، ص].
«When a man retires to bed, an angel and a devil hasten toward him. The angel says, “End with good,” while the devil says, “End with evil.” If he remembers Allah and then spends the night, the angel remains through the night guarding him(1)...» The remainder of the hadith will appear later [س، حب، مس، ص].
فِي آدَابِ الرُّؤْيَا
fī ʾādābi al-ruʾyā
Etiquette Concerning Dreams
وَإِذَا رَأَى فِي مَنَامِهِ مَا يُحِبُّ: فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ، وَلْيُحَدِّثْ بِهَا [خ، م، س]، وَلَا يُحَدِّثْ بِهَا إِلَّا مَنْ يُحِبُّ.
wa-ʾidhā raʾā fī manāmihi mā yuḥibbu: fa-lyaḥmadi Allāha ʿalayhi, wa-lyuḥaddith bihā [خ، م، س], wa-lā yuḥaddith bihā ʾillā man yuḥibbu.
If he sees something he likes in a dream, he should praise Allah for it and relate it [خ، م، س], but relate it only to someone he loves.
وَإِذَا رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ: فَلْيَتْفُلْ [خ، م]، أَوْ لِيَبْصُقْ [م]، أَوْ لِيَنْفُثْ [ع] ثَلَاثًا عَنْ يَسَارِهِ [ع]، وَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَمِنْ شَرِّهَا [ع] ثَلَاثًا، وَلَا يَذْكُرْهَا لِأَحَدٍ [خ، م، د، س، ق]، فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَضُرُّهُ [ع]، وَلْيَتَحَوَّلْ عَنْ جَنْبِهِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ [م]، أَوْ لِيَقُمْ فَلْيُصَلِّ [خ].
wa-ʾidhā raʾā mā yakrahu: fa-lyatful [خ، م], ʾaw liyabṣuq [م], ʾaw liyanfuth [ع] thalāthan ʿan yasārihi [ع], wa-lyataʿawwadh bi-llāhi mina al-shayṭāni wa-min sharrihā [ع] thalāthan, wa-lā yadhkurhā liʾaḥadin [خ، م، د، س، ق], fa-ʾinnahā lā taḍurruhu [ع], wa-lyataḥawwal ʿan janbihi alladhī kāna ʿalayhi [م], ʾaw liyaqum fa-lyuṣalli [خ].
If he sees something he dislikes, he should spit lightly [خ، م], spit [م], or blow lightly [ع] three times to his left [ع]; seek refuge in Allah from Satan and from its evil [ع] three times; and tell no one about it [خ، م، د، س، ق], for it will not harm him [ع]. He should turn over from the side on which he was lying [م], or rise and pray [خ].
(١) يَكْلَؤُهُ: أَيْ يَحْفَظُهُ وَيَحْرُسُهُ. وَتَمَامُ الْحَدِيثِ: وَإِنْ وَقَعَ عَنْ سَرِيرِهِ فَمَاتَ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ.
(1) yaklaʾuhu: ʾay yaḥfaẓuhu wa-yaḥrusuhu. wa-tamāmu al-ḥadīthi: wa-ʾin wa-qaʿa ʿan sarīrihi fa-māta dakhala al-jannata.
(1) “Guarding him” means protecting and watching over him. The complete hadith continues: “If he falls from his bed and dies, he will enter Paradise.”
وَإِذَا فَزِعَ، أَوْ وَجَدَ وَحْشَةً، أَوْ أَرِقَ، فَلْيَقُلْ:
wa-ʾidhā faziʿa, ʾaw wajada waḥshatan, ʾaw ʾariqa, fa-lyaqul:
If he becomes frightened, feels lonely, or suffers insomnia, let him say:
«أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ(١)، وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ» [أ].
«ʾaʿūdhu bikalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmati min ghaḍabihi wa-ʿiqābihi wa-sharri ʿibādihi, wa-min hamazāti al-shayāṭīni(1), wa-ʾan yaḥḍurūni» [أ].
«I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from His wrath, His punishment, the evil of His servants, the promptings of the devils(1), and their presence around me» [أ].
وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو يُلَقِّنُهَا مَنْ عَقَلَ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْقِلْ كَتَبَهَا فِي صَكٍّ(٢) ثُمَّ عَلَّقَهَا فِي عُنُقِهِ [د، ت، س، مس].
wa-kāna ʿabdu Allāhi bnu ʿamrin yulaqqinuhā man ʿaqala min waladihi, wa-man lam yaʿqil katabahā fī ṣakkin(2) thumma ʿallaqahā fī ʿunuqihi [د، ت، س، مس].
Abdullah ibn Amr would teach these words to those of his children who could understand. For a child who could not understand, he would write them on a slip(2) and hang it around the child’s neck [د، ت، س، مس].
«أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ(٣) بَرٌّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ، مِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ(٤) فِي الْأَرْضِ، وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا،
«ʾaʿūdhu bikalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmāti allatī lā yujāwizuhunna(3) barrun wa-lā fājirun, min sharri mā yanzilu mina al-samāʾi, wa-mā yaʿruju fīhā, wa-min sharri mā dharaʾa(4) fī al-ʾarḍi, wa-mā yakhruju minhā,
«I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah, which neither the righteous nor the wicked can overstep(3), from the evil of what descends from heaven and what ascends into it, from the evil of what He has created(4) on earth and what comes forth from it,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَفِتَنِ النَّهَارِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ طَوَارِقِ(٥) اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ إِلَّا طَارِقًا يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ يَا رَحْمَنُ» [ط].
wa-min sharri fitani al-layli wa-fitani al-nahāri, wa-min sharri ṭawāriqi(5) al-layli wa-l-nahāri ʾillā ṭāriqan yaṭruqu bikhayrin yā raḥmānu» [ط].
from the evil of the trials of night and the trials of day, and from the evil of the visitors(5) of night and day—except a visitor who comes with good, O Most Compassionate» [ط].
وَفِي الْأَرَقِ:
wa-fī al-ʾaraqi:
And for insomnia:
«اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظَلَّتْ(٦)، وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ وَمَا أَقَلَّتْ، وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضَلَّتْ، كُنْ لِي جَارًا مِنْ شَرِّ خَلْقِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ، أَنْ يَفْرُطَ(٧) عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ، أَوْ أَنْ يَطْغَى، عَزَّ جَارُكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ» [طس، مس].
«Allāhumma rabba al-samāwāti al-sabʿi wa-mā ʾaẓallat(6), wa-rabba al-ʾaraḍīna wa-mā ʾaqallat, wa-rabba al-shayāṭīni wa-mā ʾaḍallat, kun lī jāran min sharri khalqika ʾajmaʿīna, ʾan yafruṭa(7) ʿalayya ʾaḥadun minhum, ʾaw ʾan yaṭghā, ʿazza jāruka, wa-tabāraka ismuka» [طس، مس].
«O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all they overshadow(6), Lord of the earths and all they bear, and Lord of the devils and all they lead astray, be my Protector from the evil of all Your creation, lest any of them attack(7) or transgress against me. Mighty is Your protection, and blessed is Your name» [طس، مس].
«اللَّهُمَّ غَارَتِ النُّجُومُ، وَهَدَأَتِ الْعُيُونُ(٨)، وَأَنْتَ حَيٌّ قَيُّومٌ، لَا تَأْخُذُكَ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ، يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، أَهْدِئْ لَيْلِي، وَأَنِمْ عَيْنِي» [ي].
«Allāhumma ghārati al-nujūmu, wa-hadaʾati al-ʿuyūnu(8), wa-ʾanta ḥayyun qayyūmun, lā taʾkhudhuka sinatun wa-lā nawmun, yā ḥayyu yā qayyūmu, ʾahdiʾ laylī, wa-ʾanim ʿaynī» [ي].
«O Allah, the stars have set and eyes have grown still(8), while You are the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes You. O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, bring stillness to my night and sleep to my eyes» [ي].
وَإِذَا انْتَبَهَ مِنَ النَّوْمِ قَالَ:
wa-ʾidhā intabaha mina al-nawmi qāla:
When he awakens from sleep, he should say:
«الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي رَدَّ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي، وَلَمْ يُمِتْهَا فِي مَنَامِهَا، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي
«al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī radda ʾilayya nafsī, wa-lam yumithā fī manāmihā, al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī
«All praise is due to Allah, who has returned my soul to me and did not cause it to die in its sleep. All praise is due to Allah, who
(١) أَيْ خَطَرَاتُهُمْ الَّتِي تَخْطُرُ بِقَلْبِ الْإِنْسَانِ.
(1) ʾay khaṭarātuhum allatī takhṭuru biqalbi al-ʾinsāni.
(1) That is, their promptings that occur in a person’s heart.
(٢) الصَّكُّ مَا يُكْتَبُ فِيهِ.
(2) al-ṣakku mā yuktabu fīhi.
(2) A sakk is something on which words are written.
(٣) أَيْ لَا يَحِيدُ عَنْهُنَّ وَلَا يَمِيلُ.
(3) ʾay lā yaḥīdu ʿanhunna wa-lā yamīlu.
(3) That is, they do not turn or deviate from them.
(٤) أَيْ مَا خَلَقَ.
(4) ʾay mā khalaqa.
(4) That is, what He created.
(٥) جَمْعُ طَارِقٍ وَهُوَ مِنَ الطَّرْقِ، وَقِيلَ أَصْلُهُ مِنَ الدَّقِّ، وَسُمِّيَ الْآتِي بِاللَّيْلِ طَارِقًا لِاحْتِيَاجِهِ إِلَى الدَّقِّ.
(5) jamʿu ṭāriqin wa-huwa mina al-ṭarqi, wa-qīla ʾaṣluhu mina al-daqqi, wa-summiya al-ʾātī bi-l-layli ṭāriqan li-iḥtiyājihi ʾilā al-daqqi.
(5) Tawariq is the plural of tariq, derived from knocking. It is also said that its root sense is striking. One who comes at night is called a tariq because he needs to knock.
(٦) مِنَ الْإِظْلَالِ: أَيْ وَمَا ارْتَفَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَاسْتَعْلَتْ فَوْقَهُ حَتَّى أَظَلَّتْهُ.
(6) mina al-ʾiẓlāli: ʾay wa-mā irtafaʿat ʿalayhi wa-istaʿlat fawqahu ḥattā ʾaẓallathu.
(6) From “overshadowing”: that is, all over which the heavens rise and stand high until they cast shade upon it.
(٧) هُوَ الْعُدْوَانُ وَمُجَاوَزَةُ الْحَدِّ.
(7) huwa al-ʿudwānu wa-mujāwazatu al-ḥaddi.
(7) It means aggression and exceeding proper bounds.
(٨) غَارَتْ: أَيْ غَابَتْ. وَهَدَأَتْ: أَيْ سَكَنَتْ بِمَا حَصَلَ فِيهَا مِنَ النَّوْمِ.
(8) ghārat: ʾay ghābat. wa-hadaʾat: ʾay sakanat bimā ḥaṣala fīhā mina al-nawmi.
(8) “Have set” means have disappeared, and “grown still” means become quiet because sleep has overtaken them.
يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَنْ تَزُولَا، وَلَئِنْ زَالَتَا إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ، إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاءَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَؤُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ» [س، حب، مس، ص].
yumsiku al-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍa ʾan tazūlā, wa-laʾin zālatā ʾin ʾamsakahumā min ʾaḥadin min baʿdihi, ʾinnahu kāna ḥalīman ghafūran, al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī yumsiku al-samāʾa ʾan taqaʿa ʿalā al-ʾarḍi ʾillā bi-ʾidhnihi, ʾinna Allāha bi-l-nāsi laraʾūfun raḥīmun» [س، حب، مس، ص].
holds the heavens and earth lest they cease to be; and if they were to cease, no one after Him could hold them. He is ever Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving. All praise is due to Allah, who holds back the sky from falling upon the earth except by His permission. Allah is truly Most Compassionate and Merciful toward people» [س، حب، مس، ص].
«الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ» [مس].
«al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī yuḥyī al-mawtā, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun» [مس].
«All praise is due to Allah, who gives life to the dead, and He has power over all things» [مس].
«الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَمَا أَمَاتَنَا(١) وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ» [خ، د، ت، س، مص].
«al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī ʾaḥyānā baʿdamā ʾamātanā(1) wa-ʾilayhi al-nushūru» [خ، د، ت، س، مص].
«All praise is due to Allah, who restored us to life after causing us to die(1), and to Him is the resurrection» [خ، د، ت، س، مص].
«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِذَنْبِي، وَأَسْأَلُكَ رَحْمَتَكَ، اللَّهُمَّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا، وَلَا تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي، وَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ» [د، ت، س، حب، مس].
«lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, lā sharīka laka, subḥānaka Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾastaghfiruka lidhanbī, wa-ʾasʾaluka raḥmataka, Allāhumma zidnī ʿilman, wa-lā tuzigh qalbī baʿda ʾidh hadaytanī, wa-hab lī min ladunka raḥmatan, ʾinnaka ʾanta al-wahhābu» [د، ت، س، حب، مس].
«There is no deity but You, with no partner. Glory be to You, O Allah. I seek Your forgiveness for my sin and ask You for Your mercy. O Allah, increase me in knowledge. Do not cause my heart to deviate after You have guided me, and grant me mercy from Yourself. You are the Bestower» [د، ت، س، حب، مس].
«لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ، رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ» [س، حب، مس].
«lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu al-wāḥidu al-qahhāru, rabbu al-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi wa-mā baynahumā al-ʿazīzu al-ghaffāru» [س، حب، مس].
«There is no deity but Allah, the One, the All-Subduing, Lord of the heavens, earth, and all that lies between them, the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving» [س، حب، مس].
«مَنْ تَعَارَّ(٢) مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَقَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي.
«man taʿārra(2) mina al-layli, fa-qāla: lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu al-mulku, wa-lahu al-ḥamdu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun, al-ḥamdu li-llāhi, wa-subḥāna Allāhi, wa-lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-Allāhu ʾakbaru, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi, Allāhumma ighfir lī.
«Whoever awakens(2) during the night and says, “There is no deity but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, His is all praise, and He has power over all things. All praise is due to Allah, glory be to Allah, there is no deity but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power and no strength except through Allah. O Allah, forgive me,”
أَوْ يَدْعُو، اسْتُجِيبَ لَهُ، فَإِنْ تَوَضَّأَ، وَصَلَّى، قُبِلَتْ صَلَاتُهُ» [خ، عه].
ʾaw yadʿū, ustujība lahu, fa-ʾin tawaḍḍaʾa, wa-ṣallā, qubilat ṣalātuhu» [خ، عه].
or makes a supplication, it will be answered. If he performs ablution and prays, his prayer will be accepted» [خ، عه].
«مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَتَحَرَّكُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ: بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ، عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، عَشْرًا، آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ، وَكَفَرْتُ بِالطَّاغُوتِ، عَشْرًا، وُقِيَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ يَتَخَوَّفُهُ، وَلَمْ يَنْبَغِ لِذَنْبٍ أَنْ يُدْرِكَهُ إِلَى مِثْلِهَا» [طس].
«man qāla ḥīna yataḥarraku mina al-layli: bi-ismi Allāhi, ʿashra marrātin, wa-subḥāna Allāhi, ʿashran, ʾāmantu bi-llāhi, wa-kafartu bi-l-ṭāghūti, ʿashran, wuqiya kulla shayʾin yatakhawwafuhu, wa-lam yanbaghi lidhanbin ʾan yudrikahu ʾilā mithlihā» [طس].
«Whoever says upon stirring during the night, “In the name of Allah,” ten times; “Glory be to Allah,” ten times; and “I believe in Allah and reject false gods,” ten times, will be protected from everything he fears, and no sin should overtake him until the same time again» [طس].
«وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ عَنْ فِرَاشِهِ، ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَيْهِ، فَلْيَنْفُضْهُ بِصَنِفَةِ إِزَارِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي مَا خَلَفَهُ عَلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا اضْطَجَعَ،
«wa-ʾidhā qāma mina al-layli ʿan firāshihi, thumma ʿāda ʾilayhi, fa-lyanfuḍhu biṣanifati ʾizārihi thalātha marrātin, fa-ʾinnahu lā yadrī mā khalafahu ʿalayhi, fa-ʾidhā iḍṭajaʿa,
«If he rises from his bed during the night and then returns to it, he should dust it off three times with the inner edge of his lower garment, for he does not know what came onto it after he left. When he lies down,
فَلْيَقُلْ: بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا (فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا) [ي]، وَإِنْ رَدَدْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ» [ت، ي].
fa-lyaqul: bi-ismika Allāhumma waḍaʿtu janbī, wa-bika ʾarfaʿuhu, ʾin ʾamsakta nafsī fa-irḥamhā (fa-ighfir lahā) [ي], wa-ʾin radadtahā fa-iḥfaẓhā bimā taḥfaẓu bihi ʿibādaka al-ṣāliḥīna» [ت، ي].
let him say, “In Your name, O Allah, I lay down my side, and through You I raise it. If You retain my soul, have mercy on it (forgive it) [ي]; and if You return it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants”» [ت، ي].
(١) جَعَلَ النَّوْمَ مَوْتًا لِكَوْنِهِ شَبِيهًا بِهِ مِنْ حَيْثُ عَدَمِ الْإِحْسَاسِ وَفَقْدِ الْإِدْرَاكِ.
(1) jaʿala al-nawma mawtan likawnihi shabīhan bihi min ḥaythu ʿadami al-ʾiḥsāsi wa-faqdi al-ʾidrāki.
(1) Sleep is called death because it resembles death in the absence of sensation and loss of awareness.
(٢) تَعَارَّ: اسْتَيْقَظَ.
(2) taʿārra: istayqaẓa.
(2) Ta‘arra means: awoke.
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