His pillow was made of leather stuffed with palm fibres (1). When he went to bed to sleep, he would say: “In Your name, O Allah, I live and die” (2).

He would bring his palms together, then blow gently into them and recite (3) into them: “Say: He is Allah, the One,” “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak,” and “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.” He would then wipe his hands over as much of his body as he could reach, beginning with his head, his face and the front of his body. He would do this three times (4).

He would sleep on his right side, placing his right hand beneath his right cheek, then say: “O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants” (5).

When he went to bed, he would say: “Praise be to Allah, who has fed us, given us drink, provided for us and sheltered us. How many have no one to provide for them or shelter them!” Muslim related this (6).

He also related (7) that when he went (8) to bed, he would say: “O Allah, Lord of