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the right palm below your cheek, pray in these words three times: O Allah protect me fromYour punishment on the day You revive Your slaves. 554 [125]Then say this prayer: With Your name, O Allah, I live and I die. 555 [126]With Your name, my Lord,I rest my body and with it again I will raise it. If You retain my soul, have mercy on it and ifYou return it, protect it in the manner You protect Your virtuous slaves. 556 [127]O Allah, Lord ofthe skies, Lord of the earth, Lord of the Great Throne and Lord of everything. O You Whosplits up the seed grain and cracks open the seed stones, You Who have revealed the Torah,the Injeel and the Qur`ªan. I seek Your refuge from the mischief of every beast. Only Youhave full control over them. 557 [128]O Allah, You are the First, none was there before You. Youare the Last, none will be there beside You. You are the Apparent— none is above You. Youare the Hidden— none is there besides You. Cause our debts to be paid and protect us frompoverty. 558 [129]O Allah, I bow myself before You and turn my countenance towards You. Iplace my affair in Your hands. I bow before You in reverence and in awe. There is none otherthan You in whom I may place my hopes and who could rescue me. I believe in the Book thatYou have revealed and in the Prophet whom You have sent. 559 [130]Then sleep with the intention to awake for tahajjud and Fajr. Inshªa Allah, you will wake upon time. If you suffer from insomnia, recite this prayer: O Allah, Lord of the heavens andeverything on which they cast their shadow, Lord of the lands and all that they carry, Lord ofthe satans and everyone they have misguided, be my succour against the mischief of all Yourcreatures lest they overstep my rights. Your neighbour is indeed honourable. You are indeedMost Praiseworthy. And there is no deity other than You. There is none worthy of worshipexcept You. 560 [131]Matters that deserve the attention of the guardian.Guardians are recommended the foregoing programme for their children who have attainedthe age of maturity or are past this age. However, a different procedure is to be pursued forchildren who are ten years old or younger. They must be taught the elements of Islam andthe articles of worship particularly ritual prayers and basic codes of manners. They must be554 [125] Tirmizªi.555 [126] Bukhªarªi and Muslim.556 [127] Bukhªarªi and Muslim.557 [128] Muslim.558 [129] Muslim and others.559 [130] Bukhªarªi and Muslim.560 [131] Tirmizªi.