آية الكرسي عند النوم
Reciting the Qur'an's 'Throne Verse' before sleeping, reported as protective through the night.
إِذَا أَوَيْتَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ فَاقْرَأْ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ ... لَنْ يَزَالَ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَافِظٌ، وَلَا يَقْرَبُكَ شَيْطَانٌ حَتَّى تُصْبِحَ
“When you lie down to sleep, recite the Throne Verse... a protector from Allah will remain with you, and no devil will approach you until morning.” (meaning, not a literal translation)
Narrated by Abu Hurairah as advice given to him directly by a nightly visitor he had caught stealing from the charity stores, later confirmed by the Prophet ﷺ as truthful despite being 'a devil.'
Ibn al-Qayyim discusses recitation before sleep as part of a broader nightly spiritual routine, alongside physical practices like ablution and right-side sleeping.