Placing your side down for the night
Said as he ﷺ went to his bed, with his hand beneath his cheek.
رَبِّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
Allāhumma qinī ʿadhābaka yawma tabʿathu ʿibādak.
“O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You raise Your servants.”
The full narration
Al-Bara' bin `Azib (ra) narrated that:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to lay his head upon his right hand when going to sleep, then say: “My Lord, safeguard me from Your punishment the Day You resurrect Your slaves (Rabbi qinī `adhābaka yawma tab`athu `ibādak).”
Source
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī · 3399
Ṣaḥīḥ
- Ahmad Muhammad Shakir: Sahih
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Isnaad Sahih