Bedtime

Sūrah al-Kāfirūn

It is recommended for one to recite Sūrah al-Kāfirūn before going to sleep. The proof is:

On the authority of Farwah b. Nawfal, [who narrated] from his father: that the Prophet, may the praise and protection of Allāh be upon him, said to Nawfal:

“Read {Say: O you disbelievers!}, then go to sleep at the end of it, for indeed it is a complete disavowal of polytheism.”

Reported by the Five except for Ibn Mājah, and the wording is that of Abū Dāwūd.

Source: Abū Dāwūd (5055), al-Tirmidhī (3403), al-Nasāʾī in al-Kubrá (10569) and (11645), Aḥmad (23807) and Ṣaḥīḥ al-Targhīb (605) by al-Albānī.

Character

The Prophet ﷺ used to ask Allāh for beautiful character and manners despite him being the best role model for mankind.

Muḥāḍir Abū al-Muwarriʿ narrated us: ʿĀṣim narrated to us: from ʿAwsajah b. al-Rammāḥ: from ʿAbd Allāh b. Abī al-Hudhayl:

On the authority of Ibn Masʿūd [who narrated] that the Messenger of Allāh, may the praise and protection of Allāh be upon him, used to say:

“O Allāh, You have beautified my body, and so beautify my character as well.”

Reported by Aḥmad.

Ḥasan: Aḥmad (3823), (24392) and (25221). al-Bukhārī in al-Adab al-Mufrad (290). Ibn Ḥibbān (959). al-Ṭayālisī (374). Abū Yaʿlá (5181). Bulūgh al-Marām (1327) as in Hādī’s edition. See Irwāʾ al-Ghalīl (74) of al-Albānī.