Supplication when turning over during the night - Dhikr and Dua Hisn al-Muslim

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ، رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ (1).

‘AAa-isha رضي الله عنها narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) used to say at night if he turned during sleep: La ilaha illal-lahul-wahidul-qahhar, rabbus-samawati wama baynahuma, alAAazeezul-ghaffar.
‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, The One, AL-Qahhar.Lord of the heavens and the Earth and all between them, The Exalted in Might, The Oft-Forgiving.’ AL-Qahhar:The One Who has subdued all of creation and Whom all of creation are subservient to. All movements occur by His will.


(1) يقول ذلك إذا تقلب من جنب إلى جنب في الليل. أخرجه الحاكم، وصححه ووافقه الذهبي، 1/540، والنسائي في عمل اليوم والليلة، برقم 202، وابن السني، برقم 757، وانظر: صحيح الجامع 4/213 .

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