2      Recite this Du’a before sleeping:

اَللّٰھُمَّ  بِاسْمِكَ  اَمُوْتُ  وَ اَحْیٰ

O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, I die and live (sleep and wake up) by Your name.

(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 196, Hadees 6325)

3     Do not sleep after ‘Asr, as there is a fear of losing the intellect. The Noble Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘Whoever sleeps after ‘Asr and loses his intellect, should blame only himself.’

(Musnad Abi Ya’la, vol. 4, pp. 278, Hadees 4897)

4      It is Mustahab [preferable] to nap for a while in the afternoon.

(Fatawa Hindiyah,, vol. 5, pp. 376)

A legendary and leading scholar of Shari’ah and Tareeqah, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti Muhammad Amjad ‘Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه says, ‘This is probably for those who remain awake at night offering Salah, doing Zikr of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, or reading and studying religious books, so that the tiredness caused by staying awake at night can be removed by the midday nap.’ (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 16, pp. 79)

5      It is Makruh [disliked] to sleep in the beginning of the day or between Maghrib and ‘Isha. (Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 5, pp. 376)

6      To sleep in the state of purity is Mustahab.

7      First sleep on your right side facing Qiblah with your right hand under the right cheek for some duration, and then on your left side.

(Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 5, pp. 376)

8     Remember the grave as you go to sleep, as in the grave we will be alone and there will be no one but our deeds.

9      When going to sleep, busy yourself with the remembrance of             Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Keep reciting Tahleel, Tasbih and Tahmeed (i.e. keep reciting