Practice the Guide to Happiness Once Every Day before Bed

Imaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) wrote:

Avoid those ways that will necessitate the torment of the grave. One of the most beneficial means is that a man should sit for a while for Allah’s sake when he intends to sleep and call his soul to account over his gains and losses during the day. Then he should renew his sincere repentance between him and his Lord and sleep in that state of repentance.

He should make a firm resolve not to go back to committing the sin if he wakes up. He should do this every night. So if he dies during that nighttime, then he would have died in the state of repentance, and if he wakes up, he will wake up to face his action happily due to the postponement of his term until he meets his Lord, and he makes up for what has eluded him.

There is nothing more beneficial to the servant than this sleep especially if one ends that with the remembrance of Allah and the observance of the Sunnah that has been reported from Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) before sleeping. He does these until he falls asleep. Whoever Allah wants good for, He will aid him towards that. There is no power except with Allah.

Source: Ar-Rooh by Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah