Ayat-ul-Kursi Before Sleeping
Reciting Ayat-ul-Kursi (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255) before going to sleep is an established Sunnah for protection during the night. In Sahih al-Bukhari 2311, Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ confirmed that whoever recites Ayat-ul-Kursi before going to bed will have a guard from Allah, and Shaytan will not come near him until morning.
Dua in Arabic
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Roman English
Allaahu laa ilaaha illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom. Laa ta’khudhuhu sinatun wa laa nawm. Lahu maa fis-samaawaati wa maa fil-ard. Man dhal-ladhee yashfa‘u ‘indahoo illaa bi-idhnih. Ya‘lamu maa baina aydeehim wa maa khalfahum. Wa laa yuheetoona bishay’im-min ‘ilmihi illaa bimaa shaa’. Wasi‘a kursiyyuhus-samaawaati wal-ard. Wa laa ya’ooduhu hifdhuhumaa wa Huwal-‘Aliyyul-‘Azeem.
English Meaning
“Allah—there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not tire Him. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.”
Reference
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:255 (Ayat-ul-Kursi).
The virtue of reciting it before sleeping is established in Sahih al-Bukhari 2311. The narration states that whoever recites Ayat-ul-Kursi when going to bed will have a guard appointed by Allah, and Shaytan will not come near him until morning.
Ayat-ul-Kursi Before Sleeping in Arabic, Roman English and English meaning. Read Ayat-ul-Kursi before bed for night protection with its authentic Hadith reference.
