Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said: I heard Khawlah bint Hakim As-Sulamiyyah say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: "Whoever stops at a place and says: 'A'udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq (I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created),' nothing will harm him until he moves on from that place."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِى حَبِيبٍ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ أَنَّ يَعْقُوبَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ بُسْرَ بْنَ سَعِيدٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ خَوْلَةَ بِنْتَ حَكِيمٍ السُّلَمِيَّةَ تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « مَنْ نَزَلَ مَنْزِلاً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ. لَمْ يَضُرُّهُ شَىْءٌ حَتَّى يَرْتَحِلَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ ذَلِكَ ».

It was narrated from Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, from Khawlah bint Hakim As-Sulamiyyah, that she heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: "When one of you stops at a place, let him say: 'A’udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq (I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created).' Then nothing will harm him until he moves on from there."

وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ وَأَبُو الطَّاهِرِ كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِهَارُونَ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرٌو - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ - أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ أَبِى حَبِيبٍ وَالْحَارِثَ بْنَ يَعْقُوبَ حَدَّثَاهُ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ عَنْ خَوْلَةَ بِنْتِ حَكِيمٍ السُّلَمِيَّةِ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « إِذَا نَزَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْزِلاً فَلْيَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ. فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَضُرُّهُ شَىْءٌ حَتَّى يَرْتَحِلَ مِنْهُ ».

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "A man came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I was stung by a scorpion last night.' He said: 'If you had said, when evening came, "A'udhu bikalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq (I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created)" it would not have harmed you."'

قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ وَقَالَ الْقَعْقَاعُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ ذَكْوَانَ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَقِيتُ مِنْ عَقْرَبٍ لَدَغَتْنِى الْبَارِحَةَ قَالَ « أَمَا لَوْ قُلْتَ حِينَ أَمْسَيْتَ أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ لَمْ تَضُرُّكَ ».

Al-Bara' bin 'Azib narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "When you go to bed, perform Wudu' as for prayer, then lie down on your right side, then say: 'Allahumma, aslamtu wajhi ilaika, wa fawwadtu amri ilaika, wa alja'tu zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, la malja' wa la manja minka illa ilaika, amantu bikitabikalladhi anzalta wa binabiyykalladhi arsalt (O Allah, I have turned my face towards You and entrusted my affairs to You and relied completely upon You, out of hope and fear of You. There is no refuge or safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed, and in Your Prophet whom You have sent).' Make these your last words. Then if you die that night, you will have died in a state of Fitrah." He said: "I repeated them in order to memorize them, and I said: 'I believe in Your Messenger whom You have sent,' and he said: 'Say: "I believe in Your Prophet whom You have sent."

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعُثْمَانَ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ حَدَّثَنِى الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِذَا أَخَذْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءَكَ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ اضْطَجِعْ عَلَى شِقِّكَ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِى إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِى إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِى إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِى أَنْزَلْتَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِى أَرْسَلْتَ وَاجْعَلْهُنَّ مِنْ آخِرِ كَلاَمِكَ فَإِنْ مُتَّ مِنْ لَيْلَتِكَ مُتَّ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ ». قَالَ فَرَدَّدْتُهُنَّ لأَسْتَذْكِرَهُنَّ فَقُلْتُ آمَنْتُ بِرَسُولِكَ الَّذِى أَرْسَلْتَ قَالَ « قُلْ آمَنْتُ بِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِى أَرْسَلْتَ ».

It was narrated from Al-Bara' bin 'Azib that the Prophet (s.a.w) told a man, when he went to bed at night, to say: "Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaik, wa alja'tu zahri ilaika, wa fawwadtu amri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, la malja ' wa la manja minka ilia ilaika, amantu bikitabikalladhi anzalta wa birasulikalladhi arsalt (O Allah, I have submitted myself to You, and turned my face to You, and relied completely upon You, and delegated my affairs to You, out of hope and fear of You. There is no refuge or safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed, and in Your Messenger whom You have sent). Then if he dies, he will have died in a state of Fitrah."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَيْدَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَمَرَ رَجُلاً إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ أَنْ يَقُولَ « اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِى إِلَيْكَ وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِى إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِى إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِى إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِى أَنْزَلْتَ وَبِرَسُولِكَ الَّذِى أَرْسَلْتَ. فَإِنْ مَاتَ مَاتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ ». وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ فِى حَدِيثِهِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ.

It was narrated that Al-Bara' bin 'Azib said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said to a man: ') O so-and-so, when you go to your bed..."' - a Hadith like that of 'Amr bin Murrah (no. 6889), except that he said: " ...and Your Prophet whom You have sent. Then if you die that night, you will have died in a state of Fitrah, and if you live till morning you will attain good."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ أَبِى إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لِرَجُلٍ « يَا فُلاَنُ إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ ». بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ « وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِى أَرْسَلْتَ. فَإِنْ مُتَّ مِنْ لَيْلَتِكَ مُتَّ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَإِنْ أَصْبَحْتَ أَصَبْتَ خَيْرًا ».

It was narrated from Al-Bara' that when the Prophet (s.a.w) went to bed, he said: "Allahumma, biskmika ahya wa bismika amut (O Allah, in Your Name I live and in Your Name I die)." And when he woke up he said: "Al-hamdulillahilladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana, wa ilaihin-nushur (Praise be to Allah Who has given us life after He caused us to die, and to Him is the Resurrection)."

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى السَّفَرِ عَنْ أَبِى بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِى مُوسَى عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ قَالَ « اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ أَحْيَا وَبِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ ». وَإِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ قَالَ « الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ ».

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar, that he ordered a man when he went to lie down, to say: "Allahumma khalaqta nafsi, wa anta tawaffaha, laka mamatuha wa mahyaha, in ahyaitaha fahfazha, wa in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma, (inni) as-alukal-'afiyah (O Allah, You have created my soul and it is for You to take it in death. Its death and its life are in Your Hand. If You cause it to live then protect it and if You cause it to die then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You to keep me safe and sound)." A man said to him: "Did you hear that from 'Umar?" He said: "From one who is better than 'Umar, from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)." Ibn Nafi' said in his report: "It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Al-Harith," and he did not say: "I heard."

حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ مُكْرَمٍ الْعَمِّىُّ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ خَالِدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ رَجُلاً إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ قَالَ « اللَّهُمَّ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِى وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ ». فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ أَسَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ مِنْ عُمَرَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. قَالَ ابْنُ نَافِعٍ فِى رِوَايَتِهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ. وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ سَمِعْتُ.

It was narrated that Suhail said: "Abu Salih used to tell us, if one of us wanted to sleep, to lie down on his right side and say: 'Allahumma, rabbas-samawati wa rabbal-ardi, wa rabbal-'arshil-'azim, rabbana wa rabba kulli shay'in faliqal-habbi wan-nawa, wa munzilat-tawrati wal-injili wal-furqan, a'udhu bika min sharri kulli shay'in anta akhidhun bi nasiyatihi, Allahumma, antal-awwalu fa laisa qablaka shay'un, wa antal-akhiru fa laisa ba'daka shay'un, wa antal-akhiru fa laisa fawqaka shay'un, wa antal-batinu fa laisa dunaka shay'un, iqdi 'annad-daina wa aghnina min al-faqr (O Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth, and Lord of the Mighty Throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the date. stone, Reveler of the Tawrah, the Injil and the Furqan (Qur'an), I seek refuge in you from the evil of all things that You seize by the forelock [i.e., have full control over them]. O Allah, You are the First and there is nothing before You; You are the Last and there is nothing after You. You are the Manifest (Az-Zahir) and there is nothing above You; You are the Hidden (Al-Batin) and there is nothing beyond You. Settle our debt and spare us from poverty).'" "He narrated that from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet (s.a.w)."

حَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو صَالِحٍ يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُنَا أَنْ يَنَامَ أَنْ يَضْطَجِعَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ « اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَىْءٌ اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنَا مِنَ الْفَقْرِ ». وَكَانَ يَرْوِى ذَلِكَ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to tell us, if one of us went to his bed, to say..." a Hadith like that of Jarir (no. 6889), and he said: "And from the evil of every beast that You seize by the forelock."

وَحَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَيَانٍ الْوَاسِطِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ - يَعْنِى الطَّحَّانَ - عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَأْمُرُنَا إِذَا أَخَذْنَا مَضْجَعَنَا أَنْ نَقُولَ. بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ جَرِيرٍ وَقَالَ « مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا ».