Bismika Rabbi Wada'tu Janbi (Bedtime Dua)
“Bismika Rabbi wada'tu janbi” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 6320. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Transliteration: Bismika Rabbi wada'tu janbi, wa bika arfa'uh, in amsakta nafsi farhamha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfazu bihi 'ibadakas-salihin.
Translation: In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, have mercy on it, and if You send it back, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6320; Sahih Muslim 2714
When to recite
When going to bed, after dusting off the bed.
About this dua
Narrated by Abu Hurairah. The Prophet ﷺ advised that when one of you goes to bed, he should shake out the bed with the edge of his garment — since he does not know what may have come onto it — and then say these words.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6320; Sahih Muslim 2714
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6320 · Sahih Muslim 2714
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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