Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge from the severity of calamity, reaching destruction, the evil of fate, and the rejoicing of enemies.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that the Noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you go to your bed, perform ablution as you do for prayer. Then lie down on your right side and say:“O Allah! I have turned my face towards You. I have entrusted my affairs to You. I have relied upon You in hope of Your reward and in fear of Your punishment. There is no refuge and no escape except with You. O Allah! I believe in the Book which You have revealed, and in the Prophet whom You have sent.”If you die that night in this state, you will die upon the natural faith (fitrah). And recite this supplication at the end of all your words. Hazrat Bara’ says: I repeated this supplication before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When I reached [“I believe in Your Book which You have revealed”] , I said“and Your Messenger.”He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, (rather say)“and Your Prophet whom You have sent.”

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When any one of you lies down on his bed, he should first dust his bed with the edge of his lower garment, because he does not know what may have come onto it in his absence. Then he should recite this supplication: "O my Sustainer! In Your name I have laid down my side and in Your name I will raise it. If You take my soul, then have mercy on it, and if You let it go (keep me alive), then protect it as You protect Your righteous servants."

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "I seek refuge in Your honor; there is no deity except You. You are the One who never dies, while jinn and mankind will perish."

Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: "My Lord! Forgive my mistakes, my ignorance, and my exceeding the limits in all my matters, and those sins which You know better than I do. O Allah! Forgive me in my errors, my intentional and unintentional actions, and in my jesting, and all of these are from me. O Allah! Forgive me for what I have done and what I will do, and for what I have concealed and what I have made apparent. You are the First and You are the Last, and You have power over everything."

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: There is no deity except Allah, He is alone, who granted victory to His army, helped His servant (i.e., the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him), and single-handedly routed the confederates (i.e., the armies of the disbelievers). Thus, after this, nothing can stand against Him.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) complained (to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) about the hardship of grinding grain. After that, some captives came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to him, but he was not present. She met Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and spoke to her about this matter. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) informed him of Hazrat Fatimah’s visit. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself came to our house. At that time, we had already lain down on our beds. I wanted to stand up, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Stay as you are.”Then he sat down between us, and I felt the coolness of his feet on my chest. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Shall I not tell you something better than what you have asked for? When you go to bed, recite Allahu Akbar thirty-four times, Subhan Allah thirty-three times, and Alhamdulillah thirty-three times. This practice is better for you than having a servant.”

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you hear the crowing of a rooster, ask Allah for His bounty, for it has seen an angel; and when you hear the braying of a donkey, seek refuge with Allah from Satan, for it has seen Satan.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate in times of distress: "There is no deity except Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and the Lord of the Noble Throne."

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: The supplication of a servant is accepted as long as he does not become hasty and say, "I made supplication but it was not accepted."