Bad Dream Supplication

Arabic

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ

Urdu Translation

میں اللہ کی پناہ لیتا ہوں مردود شیطان سے اس کے وسوسوں اور ابھار اور پھونک سے

Transliteration

A'udhu billahi minash shaytanir rajeem, min hamazatihi wa nafkhihi wa nafthihi

English Translation

I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast, from his whispering, his blowing, and his spitting.

📚 Source: Abu Dawud 4/281, Hisnul Muslim

About sleeping duas

Supplications for going to sleep and waking up, reported from the Prophet ﷺ. They frame sleep as a handing-over of the soul to Allah and waking as a return of it.

They are commonly said when lying down at night and on waking, as part of the daily bedtime routine.

About the source

It is also cited from a Sunan or Musnad collection. Those books contain narrations of different strengths, and this page does not assign a grade to this specific narration, so check a graded edition or ask a scholar if you need one. The reference also cites Hisnul Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), the popular compilation of daily supplications.

Translations are provided for understanding. For the ruling or recommended timing of any dua, consult a qualified scholar. See our sources and methodology.

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