PRAYERS BEFORE SLEEPING
It is highly emphasized to do Ablutions /Wudhoo before going to sleep . A person sleeping in the state of having performed Wudhoo gets the reward of having done worship for the whole night.
It is recommended to lie down on the right side and put the hand under the cheek & keep the face towards the Kaaba .It is Makrooh to lie down on the left side.
According to what is reported from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) the Messenger of Allah told him and Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her): “When you go to bed – or when you have a rest – say Allahu akbar (Allah is the greatest) thirty-three times, subhanallah (glorious is Allah) thirty-three times, alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah) thirty-four times”. (Bukhari, Fardu’l-khumus 6, Fadailu ashabi’n-nabî 9; Muslim, Dhikr 80).
When the Messenger of Allah went to bed every night, he put his palms together, recited Qul huwallahu ahad, Qul audhu bi-rabbi’l-falaq and Qul audhu bi-rabbi’n-nas (the chapters of al-Ikhlas, alfFalaq, an-Nas) onto them, blew his breath onto them and rubbed his hands on his body beginning from his head, face, the front part of his body to wherever his hands reached; he did it three times. (Bukhari, Fadailu ‘l-Qur’ân 14, Tib 39)
The Messenger of Allah said the following to me:
“When you want to go to bed, perform ablution as you do for prayer, then lie down on your right side and say: ‘Allahumma aslamtu wajhi ilayka, wa fauwadtu Amri ilayka wa aljatu zahri ilayka, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayka, lamalja’a wa la manja minka illa ilayka. Amantu bikitabi kalladhi anzalta wa bi nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta’ (O Allah! I surrender to You and entrust all my affairs to You and depend upon You for Your Blessings both with hope and fear of You. There is no fleeing from You, and there is no place of protection and safety except with You O Allah! I believe in Your Book (the Qur’an) which You have revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent). If you should die then (after reciting this) you will die on the religion of Islam (i.e., as a Muslim); so let these words be the last you say (before going to bed)” (Bukhari , Wudu 75, Daawat 6; Muslim, Dhikr 56)
NIGHT PRAYER
Tahajjud, The Night Vigil Prayer
Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, “The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the night prayer.” [Muslim]
Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) was asked, “What prayer is most virtuous, after the obligatory prayers?” He said, “Prayer in the depths of the night.” [Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah]
Abd Allah ibn Salam (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, “O people! Spread the salams, feed others, maintain family ties, and pray at night when others sleep and you will enter Heaven safely.” [Tirmidhi, Hakim]
Abu Umama al-Bahili (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, “Hold fast to night prayer, for it was the way of the righteous before you, a way of drawing closer to your Lord, an expiation for wrong deeds, and a shield from sin.” [Tirmidhi, and others] In some narrations, there is an addition, “And it repels sickness from the body.”