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Is it necessary to arrange the traditional evening remembrances (adhkar) before sleep, and what are these remembrances?

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It is not obligatory to arrange supplications and Quranic verses before sleeping, except for those mentioned in the , which include:

- "O Allah, in Your name I live and die."

- Glorifying Allah (Subhanallah), magnifying Him (Allahu Akbar), and praising Him (Alhamdulillah) thirty-three times each.

- Dusting off the bed and saying: "In Your name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I raise it. If You take my soul, then have mercy on it, and if You release it, then protect it with what You protect Your righteous servants."

- Reciting the Mu'awwidhat (Surahs Al-Falaq and An-Nas) three times and wiping with them.

- The last two verses of Al-Baqarah.

- Performing ablution (wudu) and lying on the right side, saying: "O Allah, I have surrendered my soul to You..."

- Ayatul-Kursi.

- Placing the right hand under the cheek and saying: "O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants," three times.

- "O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth..."

- Reciting "Qul ya ayyuhal-kafirun" (Say, "O disbelievers") and sleeping after its completion.

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