Mercy and protection at bedtime
Sahih al-Bukhari · 6320
Arabic with meaning.
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Meaning in English
In Your name, my Lord, I lie down, and through You I rise. If You keep my soul, have mercy on it; and if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.
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بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ
In Your name, my Lord, I lie down, and through You I rise.
إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا
If You keep my soul, have mercy on it;
وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
and if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.
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Bismika rabbi wadatu janbi wa bika arfauh. In amsakta nafsi farhamha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bi-ma tahfazu bihi ibadaka-s-salihin.
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Occasion and source context
Bukhari 6320 gives this supplication with instructions about preparing the sleeping place. The surrounding instructions are linked rather than silently omitted from the source context.
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Sahih al-Bukhari · 6320Read the source wording and referenceIslamQA · Du’a before SleepingAnswer 145543 · Supporting explanation, not a review of HalaqaLife With Allah · Before sleep adhkarCollection reference and further readingSave & share.
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