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 120 He has no partner. His is the kingdom, and His is the praise, and He is powerful over all. O God, I ask of Thee the good of this night, and the good that is in it; and I take refuge with Thee from its evil, and the evil that is in it. O God, verily I take refuge with Thee from negligence and from the weakness of old age and from the evils of old age, and from the calamities of the world, and the punishments of the grave." And when the morning dawned he used to repeat that again (saying), "We have reached the morning, and God's kingdom has reached the morning." And in another tradition it runs, "My Lord, verily I take refuge with Thee from the punishment of the fire and the punishment of the grave."—Muslim.

It is related from Ḥudhaifa that he said, 'When the Prophet lay down at night he used to place his hand under his cheek. Then he would say, "O God, in Thy name I die and live." And when he awoke he would say, "Praise be to God who gives us life after that He caused us to die; and to Him is the resurrection."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When anyone of yon retires for rest to his bed, then let him dust his bed with the inner side of his drawers; for he does not know what may have fallen upon it. After that let him say, 'In Thy name, O my Lord, I have laid down on my side, and in Thy name I will raise it up. If Thou takest my soul, then have mercy upon it; and if thou send it back (after sleep), then guard it with that by which Thou guardest Thy victorious servants.'" And in another tradition it runs, "Then let him lie down on his right side, and after that let him say, 'In Thy Name.'" And in another tradition it runs, "Then let him dust it with the border of his garment three times," and "If Thou takest my soul, then forgive it."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, ʿAbú Bakr said, "I said, O Apostle of God, command me something which I can say when I reach the morning and when I reach the evening. He replied, "Say, 'O God, the Knower of the hidden and the revealed, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of all things and Master thereof, I bear witness that there is no God