Prayer at night for Muslims

Islam is the name of a perfect way of life. So it has given the direction on every moment of life. A little consciousness can turn our daily activities into righteousness. In continuation of this, I will try to highlight some of the Sunnah and etiquette of the night, InshaAllah.

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Evening prayer

Doors and windows of the house should be kept closed and small children should be forbidden to go out when it is time for Maghrib Azan. Because then the jinns wanders. (Sihah Sittah)

In this way, it is sunnat to go to bed after Esha prayers at night. But there are some things to do before that and some things to do before going to sleep. For example, before going to bed, spend a healthy time with wife and family communcating with them about funny things, Islam etc according to the Shariah. (Shamail Tirmidhi: p. 18) And refrain from unnecessary activities. Because as a result, there is a risk of missing morning prayers. (Tirmidhi: 1/42), Close the door at night saying Bismillah and put hook or lock the door saying Bismillah. (Bukhari: 2/931). Cover water pots, buckets etc. saying Bismillah. If there is nothing to cover, at least put a piece of wood on top. (Bukhari: 2/931) Then turn off the light saying Bismillah. (Bukhari: 2/931) The objects from which there is a danger of fire, extinguishe them by saying Bismillah. (Bukhari: 2/931) such as gas stove etc. Apart from that, it also wastes a huge amount of gas, which is not good for the country and the nation.

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Things to do at the time of sleeping

Sleeping after Ablution. (Abu Dawood: 1/6) Sleeping after brushing your teeth (miswak). (Mishkat 1/44) Combing hair and beard. (Mishkat: 2/384) Applying antimony (Kohl) to both eyes three times. (Uswaye Rasool Akram 115) dust off or sweep the bed before going to sleep. (Mishkat: 1/207) Wearing comfortable clothes before going to bed, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to wear a lungi before going to bed and hang his clothes, then he would sweep the bed before resting. Sleeping with the intention of tahajjud. (Nasai: 1/199) It is better to sleep with Jainamaz in their sheer in intension of Tahajjud. (Al-Uswah: 557)

Reading the last two verses of Surah Bakara before going to sleep and reciting Ayatol Kursi after going to bed. Bukhari: (2/753). Sleep after reciting Surah Ikhlas, Falak and Nas. (Bukhari: 2/650) If possible, recite 100 verses from the Qur'an and go to sleep. (Sunan Daremi: 2/341) According to another narration, it is said to recite at least 10 verses of the Qur'an. (Daremi: 2/340) Recite Surah Waqia after Maghrib and Surah Yaseen after Fajr. (Daremi: 2/336) Before going to sleep, recite Istighfar three times, that is, ‘Astagfirullahallaji la ilaha illa hual haiyul qayyum wa atubu ilaihi’. (Mishkat: 1/221) Recite this while lying in bed ‘Allahumma bismika amutu waah ya’. (Bukhari 2/938).

If you wake up before the sun rise, say Tahajjud prayer. (1/109) If you have nightmares or sexual intercourse at night, it is better to take a bath immediately, otherwise you should take a bath at least in the morning before the sun rise. It should not be delayed too much. (Abu Dawood: 1/29)

The etiquette of the night also includes that if more than one person sleeps in the same place, he should be careful about lighting the lamp if he wakes up at night for any reason, so as not to disturb the sleep of others.