Sunnahs of Sleeping
Sunnahs of Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihi Wasallam
- Discuss with one’s family members matters pertaining to Deen before going to sleep (whether it is in the form of reading some Books or narrating some incidents of Sahabah etc.).
- To sleep in the state of Wuzu.
- To make the bed yourself.
- Dust the bed thrice before retiring to bed.
- One should change into some other clothes (e.g.pyjamas) before going to sleep.
- It is Sunnah to sleep immediately after Isha Salaah.
- To apply surmah in both the eyes.
- To brush the teeth with a miswaak.
- To sleep on the right hand side.
- To sleep with the right palm under the right cheek.
- To keep the knees slightly bent when sleeping.
- To refrain from sleeping on ones stomach.
- To sleep on a bed or to sleep on the floor are both sunnah.
- To face Qiblah.
- To recite Surah Mulk, before sleeping.
- To recite Ayatul Kursi.
- To recite Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas before sleeping 3 times and thereafter blow over the entire body thrice.
- Recite Tasbeeh-e-Fathima before sleeping.( i.e. 33 X SubhanAllah 33 X Alhamdulillah and 34 X Allahu Akbar).
- To recite the dua before sleeping.
- To wake up for Tahajjud Salaah.