The Supplications before Going to Bed

Source: Ain-al-Hayat, By: Allama Muhammad Baqir Majlisi


Before sleeping it is adv’Isable to do the ablution. One should sleep on the right arm. And keep the face towards the Kaaba. It is better to recite the Tasbeeh al-Fatima before going to bed that he doesn’t get disturbing dreams.
Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) has said that before going to bed one should recite the sura Inna anzalna eleven times and also sura Iqlas eleven times. One who does this, will be pardoned his sins during the next fifty years. If someone sees disturbing dreams, he should recite the maoozatain, that is, Qul aaoozo berabbil falaq and Qul aaoozo Berabbil Naas before going to bed.
Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (as) says that when one turns in the bed, he should say:
ÇóáÍóãúÏõ ááåö æóÇááåõ ÃßúÈóÑõ
Alhamdu lillah wallaho akbar
Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) has said that when a person wishes to wake up at a particular time in the night, he should recite the following before going to bed:
Çóááøåõãøó áÇ ÊõäúÓöäöí ÐößúÑóßó æóáÇ ÊõÄóãøöäøöí ãóßúÑóßó æóáÇ ÊóÌúÚóáúäöí ãöä ÇáÛóÇÝöáöíäó æÃóäúÈöåúäöí áÃóÍóÈøö ÇáÓøóÇÚóÇÊö Åáóíúßó ÃÏúÚõæßó ÝöíåÇ ÝóÊóÓúÊóÌöíÈó áöí æóÃÓúÃóáõßó ÝóÊõÚúØöíóäöí æóÃóÓúÊóÛúÝöÑõßó ÝóÊóÛúÝöÑó áöí Åäøóåõ áÇ íóÛÝöÑõ ÇáÐøõäõæÈó ÅáÇø ÃäúÊó íÇ ÃÑúÍóãó ÇáÑøÇÍöãöíäó .
Allahumma la tunsini zikraka wa la tumani makruka wa la tajalni min al ghafeleena wa anabbehuni leuhibbul saa aate ilaika adooka fiha fatastajeebo li wa asaluka fatuhtaini wa astaghferuka fataghfirli innahu la egferul zunooba illa anta ya arham ar rahemeen
Syed Taoos has quoted from Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) that if a believer wishes to see the Prophet (S) in his dream, then after the Isha prayer he should take a bath of purification, offer four genuflections of prayer and in each of these genuflections he should he should recite Sura Hamd once and Ayat al Kursi a hundred times. After the prayer he should offer Durood on the Prophet (S) and His Holy Progeny (as) a thousand times. The person then should sleep in a dress free of any impurity. He should keep his right hand under his head while lying down to sleep and say a hundred times:
ÓõÈúÍóÇäó Çááøåö¡ æóÇáúÍóãúÏõ ááøåö¡ æóáÇ Åöáåó ÅöáÇ Çááøåõ¡ æóÇááøåõ ÃóßúÈóÑõ¡ æóáÇ Íóæúáó æóáÇ ÞõæøÉó ÅöáÇ ÈöÇááøåö .
Subhan allah wal hamdu lillah wa la ilaha il Allaho wallaho akbar wa la haula wala quwwata illa billah
And he should say a hundred times these words before sleeping:
ãóÇ ÔóÇÁó Çááåõ
Masha Allah
He will witness the Prophet of Allah (S) in his dream.
And if a person wishes to see Amir’ul-Mu’mineen (as) in his dream, he should recite the following supplication before going to bed:
Çóááøóåõãø Åäøí ÃÓúÃáõßó íóÇ ãóäú áóåõ áõØúÝñ ÎóÝöíøñ æÃíóÇÏöíåö ÈÇÓöØóÉñ áÇ ÊóäúÞóÖöí ÃÓúÃóáõßó ÈöáõØúÝößó ÇáøóÐöí ãóÇ áóØõÝúÊó Èåö áöÚóÈÏò ÅáÇø ßõÝöíó Ãäú ÊõÑöíóäöí ãóæáÇíó ÃãöíÑó ÇáãõÄãöäöíäó Úóáóíåö ÇáÓøóáÇãõ Ýí ãóäÇãöí .
Allahumma inni asaluka ya man lahu lutfun khafiun wa ayadaihe basitatun la tanquzi asoluka belutfekal khafi allazi ma latafta behi leabdil akfa an turiani maulaya ameeralMu’mineena fi manayaa
If someone wishes to see a dead and departed relative in his dream, he should do the ablution, recite the Tasbeeh al-Fatima, and then recite the following invocation
“Oh Allah, you are the Alive who can not be describedand faith is known by you, you are the origin of things and everything goes back to you, whoever has worked for your sakeyou were their refuge and savior, and whoever has not has not refuge or salvation from you except you, and I ask you with
Amongst the most popular supplications is the Namaz al-Amir’ul-Mu’mineen. This requires one to offer four genuflections of prayer and two salaams (benedictions). In every genuflection (Rakat) after reciting the Sura al-Fateha one should recite the Sura al-Ahad fifty times. When a person completes this prayer, all his sins would have been pardoned by Allah!