Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 2409

Arabic hadith text

وَعَن أبي الْأَزْهَر الأيماري أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أَخَذَ مَضْجَعَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ: «بسمِ اللَّهِ وضعْتُ جَنْبي للَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي وَاخْسَأْ شَيْطَانِي وَفُكَّ رِهَانِي وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي النَّدِيِّ الْأَعْلَى» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

Abu al-Azhar al-Aymari reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to bed at night, he would say: “In the name of Allah, I lay my side for Allah. O Allah, forgive my sin, drive Satan away, release my burden, and place me among the highest assembly.” Reported by Abu Dawud. The hadith was not studied by al-Albani.