Dua For Good Dreams

It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:

“If anyone of you has a bad dream, he should not tell people about how Satan played with him in his dream.”

The question you may find yourself asking is: how can I control where my mind goes when I sleep?

You can’t.

But what you can do is model your nightly routine to follow the Sunnah and hadith of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

Al-Bara’ b. ‘Azib reported that Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said:

When you go to bed, perform ablution as is done for prayer; then lie down on the right side and recite:

وَاجْعَلْهُنَّ مِنْ آخِرِ كَلاَمِكَ فَإِنْ مُتَّ مِنْ لَيْلَتِكَ مُتَّ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ

O Allah, I turn my face towards Thee and entrust my affair to Thee. I retreat unto Thee for protection with hope in Thee and fear of Thee. There is no resort and no deliverer (from hardship) but Thou only. I affirm my faith in Thine books which Thou revealed and in Thine Apostles whom Thou sent.

Make this the last words of yours when you go to bed, and if you die during that night, you will die upon Fitra (upon Islam). As I repeated these words to commit them to memory, I said: “I affirm my faith in Thy Messenger (Rasul) whom Thou sent.” He said: Say: “I affirm my faith in the Apostle (Nabi) whom Thou sent.”

It’s also important to recite Ayatul Kursi before bed:

“By reciting it, there will be a guardian appointed over you from Allah who will protect you during the night, and Satan will not be able to come near you until morning.”

Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet (saws) said,

“A good dream that comes true is from Allah, and a bad dream is from Satan. So if anyone of you sees a bad dream, he should seek refuge with Allah from Satan and spit on the left—for the bad dream will not harm him.”

Before going to bed, Prophet Muhammad would also ensure he was clean and perform wudu.

If you wake up in the middle of a bad dream, you can do the following: