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Dua for a Bad Dream

What to recite before bed and on waking

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajeem
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil. (Spit lightly to the left three times and turn over to the other side upon seeing a bad dream.)
Sahih Muslim 4:1772 Repeat 3x Dua Before Sleeping

About this dua

This supplication is recorded in Sahih Muslim 4:1772, and is traditionally repeated 3 times. It belongs to the dua before sleeping category.

The transliteration is provided to help with pronunciation while you are still learning the Arabic script. Recite from the Arabic where you can, since transliteration cannot capture every sound precisely.

Related duas

Before Sleeping
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Upon Waking Up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ
Reciting Al-Mu'awwidhat Before Sleep
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Upon Waking at Night
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَل
Upon Seeing a Good Dream
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

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