Strive to make a habit of these before bed every night.
Sleep with a clean heart and mind, forgive the ones who wronged you and set your matters straight. Make amends with anyone on bad terms with you because death does not announce its arrival.
Make wudu.
Pray witr (or pray before fajr).
Dust the bed.
Recite Surah Al-Mulk.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “There is a soorah of the Qur’an, with thirty verses, that interceded for a man until he was forgiven; it is ‘Soorah Tabaarak Alladhi bi yadihi’l-mulk (Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion)’ [al-Mulk 67:1].” - Abu Dawood (1400)
Recite the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever recites the last two verses of Soorat al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him.” - Muslim (2714).
Recite the last three Surahs of Quran
It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet ﷺ went to bed every night, he would hold his hands together and blow into them, and recite into them Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad, Qul a’oodhu bi rabb il-falaq and Qul a’oodhu bi rabb il-naas. Then he would wipe them over whatever he could of his body, starting with his head and face and the front of his body, and he would do that three times. Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5017).
Recite Aayat al-Kursiy (al-Baqarah 2:255).
