Supplication when you have a bad dream or a nightmare

Dua when you have a bad dream or a nightmare

Dua n°114

The dua in Arabic:

يَنْفُثُ عَن يَسَارِهِ (ثَلاثاً).
يَسْتَعِيْذُ بِااللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ، وَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا رَأَى (ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ).
لَا يُحَدِّثُ بِهَا أحَداً.
يتحَوَّلُ عَنْ جَنْبِهِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ

The invocation in english:

« Summary of what to do upon seeing a bad dream:
(1) Spit on your left 3 times.
(2) Seek refuge with Allah from Shayṭan and the evil of what you saw, 3 times.
(3) Do not relate the dream to anyone.
(4) Turn and sleep on the opposite side of that which you were previously on. »

The dhikr in phonetics:

A'oûdhou billâhi mina sh-shaytâni r-rajîm.

Source : al-Bukhari (#7044) and Muslim (#2261, 4/1772).

Reminder n°115

The reminder in Arabic:

يَقُومُ يُصَلِّي إنْ أرَادَ ذَلِكَ

The reminder in English:

« Get up and pray if you so desire. »

Source : Muslim (#2263, 4/1773).

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