Krias Shema She'Al Hamita

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Krias Shema Al Hamita (Hebrew: קריאת שמע על המטה, Bedtime Shema) is a Jewish prayer recited before retiring at night. It is centered around "Krias Shema" with additional verses and requests.

According to Rashi one fulfils his biblical obligation of the saying Shema in this prayer and not when he recites the Shema in the Maariv prayer, being that it was costumary to pray the Maariv prayer while still day (before the time of the obligation).^[1]