# Sunan Abi Dawud - General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #5045

**Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** al-Bara' bin Azib bin al-Harith, Fatr bin Khalifa فطر بن خليفة, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Sa'd bin 'Ubaida al-Salmi سعد بن عبيدة السلمي أبو حمزة, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان | **Grade:** Sahih

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to go to sleep, he put his right hand under his cheek and would then say three times: O Allah, guard me from Thy punishment on the day when Thou raisest up Thy servants.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-5045/)*

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