The Sunnahs of The Night
1. To recite "Bismillah" while closing the doors & latching the lock (Bukhari)
2. Containers with foodstuff should be covered (Bukhari)3. To put out any burning fire (Bukhari)
4. To have available a container of surma & apply it thrice to each eye. (Mishkaat)
5. To lay or spread the bed oneself. (Muslim)
6. To dust the bed before sleeping. (Mishkaat)
7. To make miswaak before sleeping. (Mishkaat)
8. To sleep using pillows. (Muslim)
9. To sleep on the floor, bedding or bed. (Nashr-ul-tib)
10. To sleep on the right side, facing qibla. (Bukhari)
11. To sleep with the right hand under the head & the knees bent. (Bukhari)
12. To recite "Allahumma bismika amatu wa ahya" - "O Allah in your name I die & live." (Mishkaat)
13. To recite Surah Mulk, Surah Sajda, Surah Yaseen & Surah Waqia.
14. To sleep in a state of purity. (Attargeeb)
15. To keep the prayer mat for tahajjud prayer besides the head before sleeping. (Nissai)
16. To have water and miswaak ready in advance for wudu. (Muslim)
17. To sleep with the intention of getting up for tahajjud. (Nissai)
18. To read tahajjud before subh sadiq (early dawn). (Mishkaat)
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