Chapter: What to Say When Going to Sleep

Allah the Exalted says, “Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of night and day are signs for people of insight—those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and who reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth.”

1458 — Hudhayfah and Abū Dharr (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lay down on his bed he would say, “In Your name, O Allah, I live and I die.” Recorded by al-Bukhārī.

Explanation
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—states in his work Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn, in the chapter on the morning and evening remembrances, that he transmitted from ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (may Allah be pleased with him) the ḥadith in which the Prophet ﷺ said, “No servant who says, upon entering the evening and upon entering the morning, ‘In the name of Allah, by whose name nothing in the earth or in the sky can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing,’ three times, will suffer any harm that day.” These words are few, yet their benefit is immense: “In the name of Allah, by whose name nothing in the earth or in the sky can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.” For the dominion of the heavens and the earth is in Allah’s hand, and His name is blessed whenever it is invoked over something. Accordingly, it is recommended to mention Allah by pronouncing His name before eating: when you wish to eat, say “In the name of Allah”; when you wish to drink, say “In the name of Allah”; when you intend—