Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #29681

Muhammad bin Hatim Al-Muaddeeb narrated to us, Al-Hakam bin Dhuhair narrated to us, Alqamah bin Marthad narrated to us, on the authority of Sulayman bin Buraidah, on the authority of his father, he said Khalid bin Al-Walid Al-Makhzoumi complained to the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of God, I cannot sleep at night due to insomnia.” He said: The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, “When you go to bed, say, ‘O God, Lord of the seven heavens and what they overshadow, Lord of the earths and what they have lessen, and Lord of the devils and what they lead astray. Be my neighbor from the evil of all of your creation, lest any one of them be unjust to me or be unfair to the honor of your neighbour. Glory be to You, and there is no god but You, and there is no god but You. He said: This is a hadith whose chain of narration is not strong. Al-Hakam Ibn Zuhayr has said: Some of the scholars of hadith abandoned his hadith, and this hadith is narrated on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, as mursal through a different chain of transmission.