اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى، وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهِ
Allahumma Rabbas-samawatis-sab'i wa Rabbal-'Arshil-'Adhim, Rabbana wa Rabba kulli shay', faliqal-habbi wan-nawa, wa munzilat-Tawrati wal-Injili wal-Furqan. A'udhu bika min sharri kulli shay'in Anta akhidhun binasiyatih
O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Magnificent Throne, our Lord and Lord of everything, Splitter of the seed and the date-stone, Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Criterion. I seek refuge in You from the evil of everything whose forelock You hold.
Ali (RA) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ would say this when going to bed. The phrase "whose forelock You hold" means Allah has absolute control over every creature — He holds them by the front of their head like a rider holds the reins of a horse. Nothing can harm you without His permission. Sleep under that protection.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ
O Allah, I submit my face to You, entrust my affairs to You, and lean my back against You, out of desire for and fear of You.
Sahihتَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent. (Opening of Surah Al-Mulk — recite the full surah before sleep.)
Hasanبِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
In Your Name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Sahihلَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ
There is no deity except Allah, the One, the Prevailing. Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between them, the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving.
Sahih