Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "When one of you goes to bed, he should dust his
bed with the inside of his lower garment. he should say, 'In the Name of
Allah.' He does not know what might have come on it after he left it. If
he wants to lie down, he should lie down on his right side and say, 'Glory
be to You, my Lord, I have laid down on my side by You and I raise it up
by You. If you take my soul, then forgive it. If you release it, then guard
over it as You guard over Your righteous slaves.'"
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "If a Muslim man persists in two actions,
he will enter the Garden. They are easy, but those who do them are few.'
He was asked, 'What are they, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?'
He said, 'That you say "Allahu akbar" ten times, "al-hamdu lillah"
ten times, and "Subhana'llah" ten times after every prayer.
That is 150 on the tongue and 1500 in the balance.' I saw the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, counting them with his hand. Then
he said, 'When you go to bed, you should say, "Subhana'llah", "al-hamdu
lillah", and "Allahu akbar". That is 100 on the tongue and 1000
in the balance. Who among you can do 2500 bad actions morning and night?'
He was asked, 'Messenger of Allah, how is it that they are not counted?'
He said, 'Shaytan comes to one of you while he is praying and reminds him
of something he has to do such-and-such and such-and-such, so he does not
remember to do it.'"
Rabi'a ibn Ka'b related, "I used to spend the night at the door
of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I would give
him his wudu' water." He said, "After a long period of the night had passed,
I heard him say, 'Allah hears whoever praises Him,' and I heard him say
after a long period of the night had passed, 'Praise be to Allah, Lord
of the Worlds.'"
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنَامَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ تَحْتَ خَدِّهِ الأَيْمَنِ، وَيَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ.
Al-Bara' said, "When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, wanted to go to sleep, he put his hand under his right cheek
and said, 'O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day you raise
up Your slaves.'"
