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For the sake of brevity, here is a list of ayaat and Surahs that are also recommended to be recited after prayers: a) Surah al-Ahzaab: 56 b) Surah al-Baqarah: 285-286 c) Surah al-Kahf: 109-110 d) Surah as-Saffaat: 1-10 and then the last three ayaat. e) Surah ar-Rahman: 33-36 f) Surah al-Hashr: 21-24 g) Surah al-An’aam: 1-3 h) Surah al-Falaq, an-Naas, ar-Rahman al-Qadr, al-Fatehah, Ya Sin, al-Waaqiyah, al-Mulk, ad-Dahar and an-Naba are all recommended.

Verses to be recited before sleeping It is narrated that whoever recites [Surah al-Fatir: 41] before going to sleep is kept safe from the collapse of his home on top of him. Imam Ali (a.s.) has said that if a person recites [Surah al-A’araaf: 196] and [Surah az-Zumar: 67] before going to sleep, he will be safe from drowning (if he is sleeping on a ship) or burning (in his home). Recitation of [Surah al-Kahf: 110] is good for making a person wake up at a particular time.

All that has to be done is to make an intention of the exact time you wish to wake up and then recite this ayah before sleeping. Surah at-Takathur is also recommended and the Holy Prophet (S) said that whoever recites it before sleeping will be saved from the horrors of the grave. Recitations specifically for Thursday nights and Fridays It is recorded that if a person recites Surah Bani-Isra’il on Thursday night, he will meet the 12th Imam (a.t.f.) and will be among his companions.

The one who recites Surah al-Kahf will die a martyr and will be raised with the martyrs on the Day of Judgement. Whoever recites Surah Saad on Thursday night will be blessed with good in this world and good in the hereafter to such an extent that nobody except the prophets and those who are very close to Allah (S.w.T.) will get a similar reward. If Surah ad-Dukhan is recited on this night, all his sins will be forgiven.

He will get the reward equivalent to that of freeing a thousand slaves for each letter he recites and seventy thousand angels will pray for his sins to be forgiven. The one who recites Surah al-Waqi’ah will be counted from the friends of Allah (S.w.T.). The other Surahs that have been recommended on Thursday nights are Surah an-Naml, al-Qasas and Hamim Sajdah.

On the day of Friday, the Surahs that are highly recommended are Surah al-Ikhlaas, an-Naas, al-Falaq, at-Tawba, al-Kahf, as-Saffaat, ar-Rahman, an-Nisaa, Hud and al-Qadr. All these carry great reward and should be recited if possible.