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Dua before sleeping — refuge from the evil of the self and Shaytan
اللَّهُـمَّ عَالِـمَ الْغَـيْبِ وَالشَّـهَـادَةِ فَاطِـرَ السَّمَـاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَـيْءٍ وَمَلِـيكَـهُ، أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا أَنْـتَ، أَعُـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ شَـرِّ نَفْـسِـي، وَمِـنْ شَـرِّ الشَّـيْـطَانِ وَشِـرْكِـهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَـرِفَ عَلَـى نَفْسِـي سُوءًا أَوْ أَجُـرَّهُ إِلَـى مُسْـلِـمٍ
Allāhumma ‘ālima l-ghaybi wa š-šahādati fāṭira s-samāwāti wa l-arḍi rabba kulli šay’in wa malīkah, ašhadu an lā ilāha illā ant, a‘ūdhu bika min šarri nafsī, wa min šarri š-šayṭāni wa širkih, wa an aqtarifa ‘alā nafsī sū’an aw ajurrahu ilā muslim
Translation
O Allaah, Knower of the seen and the unseen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You. I take refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil and shirk of the devil, and from committing wrong against my soul or bringing such upon another Muslim.
When to recite
Before going to sleep.
Footnote
Shirk: to associate others with Allaah in those things which are specific to Him. This can occur in:
(1) Belief, e.g., to believe that other than Allaah has the power to benefit or harm;
(2) Speech, e.g., to swear by other than Allah; and
(3) Action, e.g., to bow or prostrate to other than Allah.
Source / Reference
Hisnul Muslim 105