Sunnats and Aadaab of Sleeping – Part 4

Duas when Experiencing Bad Dreams

If you experience fear during the night due to seeing bad dreams, recite the following duas:

Dua One

أَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِيْ لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيْهَا وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَفِتَنِ النَّهَارِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ طَوَارِقِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ إلَّا طَارِقًا يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ يَا رَحْمٰنْ

I seek protection in the complete words of Allah Ta‘ala, which neither a pious person nor a sinner can surpass; from the evil of that which descends from the sky and that which ascends in it, and from the evil of that which He created in the earth and that which comes out of it, and from the evil of the trials of the night and the trials of the day, and from the evil of those creations that come out during the night and day, except for those that come with good, O the Most Merciful.^[1]

Dua Two

اَللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظَلَّتْ وَرَبَّ الْأَرْضِيْنَ وَمَا أَقَلَّتْ وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِيْنِ وَمَا أَضَلَّتْ كُنْ لِيْ جَارًا مِّنْ شَرِّ خَلْقِكَ أَجْمَعِيْنَ أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ مِّنْهُمْ أَوْ أَنْ يَّطْغٰى عَزَّ جَارُكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ

O Allah Ta‘ala, the Rabb of the seven skies and that which it shades, and the Rabb of the (seven) earths and whatever creation it carries (above it), and the Rabb of the shayaateen and those whom they lead astray, be my guardian (and protect me) from the evil of all Your creation, that anyone of them exceed the bounds in dealing with me or harms me. Your protection is great and Your name is exalted.^[2]

Dua Three

أَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِن غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِه وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ وَمِنْ همَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِيْنِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُوْنْ

I seek protection through the complete words of Allah Ta‘ala from His anger, His punishment, the evil of His servants, the whispers of the shayaateen and of their evil presence. ^[3]

Dua Four

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيْزُ الْغَفَّارُ

There is none worthy of worship besides Allah Ta‘ala who is One, the All-Dominant, the Rabb of the heavens and earth and all that is between them, the Almighty and Most-Forgiving.^[4]

Note: This Dua should be recited when a person wakes up from his sleep during the night.

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[1] الدعاء للطبراني صـ ٣٣٢، وقال العلامة الهيثمي – رحمه الله -: رواه الطبراني وفيه المسيب بن واضح وقد وثقه غير واحد وضعفه جماعة وكذلك الحسن بن علي المعمري وبقية رجاله رجال الصحيح

[2] المعجم الكبير للطبراني ، الرقم: ٩٨٤، وإسناده جيد كما في الترغيب والترهيب، الرقم: ٢٤٨٣

[3] سنن الترمذي، الرقم: ٣٥٢٨، وقال: هذا حديث حسن غريب

[4] عمل اليوم والليلة للنسائي، الرقم: ٨٦٤، المستدرك على الصحيحن للحاكم، الرقم: ١٩٨٠، وقال الحافظ في نتائج الأفكار ١٠٣/٣: هذا حديث حسن