Surah al-Mulk every night before sleep
Surah al-Mulk has thirty verses and takes about ten minutes. The Prophet ﷺ did not sleep before reading it.
The virtue
There is a surah of the Quran of thirty verses that interceded for a man until he was forgiven: Tabarak alladhi biyadihil-mulk.
Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi, graded hasan
The Prophet ﷺ would not sleep until he had recited Alif Lam Mim Tanzil (Surah as-Sajdah) and Tabarak alladhi biyadihil-mulk.
Jami at-Tirmidhi
تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٌ ﴿١﴾ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ أَيُّكُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ عَمَلٗاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ﴿٢﴾
Tabaraka allathee biyadihi almulku wahuwa ʿala kulli shayin qadeerun Allathee khalaqa almawta waalhayata liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu ʿamalan wahuwa alʿazeezu alghafooru
Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving
Quran 67:1-2 · Surah Al-Mulk
How to make it a habit
- Read it in bed or right after Isha.
- Memorize it a few verses at a time. Once memorized, you can recite it with the lights off.
- Listen to it if you are too tired to read.
- Pair it with the Sunnah before sleep.
Read Surah al-Mulk with translation and audio.
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