- It is sunnah to sleep immediately after the Esha Salaah.
- Before going to sleep, discuss with one’s family members matters pertaining to Deen. (whether it is in the form of reading some Islamic
- Books or narrating some incidents of Sahaabah etc.)
- To sleep in the state of wudhu.
- To brush the teeth with a miswaak.
- One should change into some other clothes (e.g. pyjamas) before going to sleep.
- To apply surmah in both the eyes.
- Dust the bed thrice before retiring to bed.
- To sleep on the right hand side.
- To sleep with the right palm under the right cheek
- To keep the knees slightly bent when sleeping.
- Refrain from sleeping on ones stomach.
- To sleep on a bed or to sleep on the floor are both sunnah.
- To face the Qiblah.
- To recite Surah Mulk, before sleeping.
- To recite Ayatul Kursi.
- To recite Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas before sleeping 3 times and thereafter blow over the entire body thrice.
- Recite Tasbeeh e Faitimi before sleeping (i.e. 33 times Subhan Allah
- times Alhamdulillah and 34 times
- Allahu Akbar.)
- To recite the dua before sleeping.
- Sunnats when Awakening
- To wake up for Tahajjud Salaah.
- On awakening rub the face and the eyes with the palms of the hands in order to remove the effects of sleep.
- Say“Alhamdulillah” thrice and then recite “Kalima Tayyibah” on awakening.
- Thereafter recite the dua on awakening.
- To make the bed yourself.
- On awakening cleanse the mouth with a Miswaak.
