· I will renew my faith and repent of all my sins as a precaution.
· In the state of Wuḍū, I will recite the Du’ā before sleeping[1], Āyat-ul-Kursī, etc., and in the end Sūraĥ Al-Kāfirūn.
· When sleeping, I will ponder over the sleep in the grave.
· I will sleep on my right side, with my right hand under my right cheek, facing the Qiblaĥ.[2]
·
After completing the recitation of my routine Awrād
I will
try to recite Żikrullāĥ constantly and fall asleep in
the same state.[3]
[1] Du’ā for sleeping: اَللّٰهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ اَمُوْتُ وَاَحْيَا Translation: O Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) I die and live (sleep and awaken) with Your name. (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, vol. 4, pp.196, Ḥadīš 6325)
[2] It is Sunnaĥ to sleep on your right side with your head to the North Star so that even when you sleep you are facing the Qiblaĥ. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 23, pp. 385) The North Star will not always be to the north wherever you are in the world so wherever you sleep in the world and whatever the direction of your head and feet, just sleep on your right side and face the Qiblaĥ. In this way, you will be able to fulfil the Sunnaĥ.
[3] It is stated in Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 3, pp. 436: When sleeping engage yourself in the Żikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ; recite Taĥlīl (لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ), Tasbīḥ (سُبۡحٰنَ اللّٰهِ) and Taḥmīd (اَلۡحَمۡدُلِلّٰهِ) until you fall asleep because whatever state a man sleeps in is the same state that he awakens in and whatever state he dies in is the same state that he will rise on Judgement Day.