*   Recite this duʿā before sleeping:

اَ للّٰھُمَّ بِاسْمِکَ اَمُوْتُ وَاَحیٰ

Dear Allah! By Your name I die and live (i.e., sleep and wake up).^[1]

*   Do not sleep after Ꜥaṣr, as there is a fear of losing one’s intellect. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “Whoever sleeps after Ꜥaṣr and loses his intellect should only blame himself.”^[2]

*   It is mustaḥab (liked) to rest by performing qaylūlah (sleeping for a short while) in the afternoon.^[3]

*   Muftī Amjad ꜤAli al-AꜤẓamī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes:

This is most probably for those who remain awake at night offering salah, remembering Allah, reading religious books or studying. Sleeping for a short while like this takes away their tiredness from staying awake all night.^[4]

*    It is makrūh (disliked) to sleep in the beginning of the day or between maghrib and Ꜥishāˈ.^[5]

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The remaining sunnahs and etiquettes of sleeping and waking will be explained in study circles. Please do join them to learn more!

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