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Dua Before Sleeping

What to recite before bed and on waking

Before Sleeping

بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Sahih Al-Bukhari 11:113

Upon Waking Up

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Alhamdu lillahilladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilaihin-nushur
All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us, and unto Him is the resurrection.
Sahih Al-Bukhari 11:113

Reciting Al-Mu'awwidhat Before Sleep

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
(Al-Ikhlas) Qul Huwallahu Ahad. Allahus-Samad. Lam yalid wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad. (Al-Falaq) Qul a'udhu bi Rabbil-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffathati fil-'uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad. (An-Nas) Qul a'udhu bi Rabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharril-waswasil-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas.
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One, Allāh, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent." Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak From the evil of that which He created And from the evil of darkness when it settles And from the evil of the blowers in knots And from the evil of an envier when he envies." Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The Sovereign of mankind, The God of mankind, From the evil of the retreating whisperer - Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - From among the jinn and mankind". (Recite Surah al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and an-Nas, blow into cupped hands, then wipe over the body starting with the head and face. Do this three times.)
Sahih Al-Bukhari 6:536 Repeat 3x

Dua for a Bad Dream

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajeem
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil. (Spit lightly to the left three times and turn over to the other side upon seeing a bad dream.)
Sahih Muslim 4:1772 Repeat 3x

Upon Waking at Night

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir, Alhamdu lillahi wa SubhanAllahi wa la ilaha illallahu wallahu akbar wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, with no partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent. All praise is due to Allah, glory be to Allah, none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Allah is the Greatest, and there is no might or power except with Allah.
Sahih Al-Bukhari 2:323

Upon Seeing a Good Dream

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Alhamdulillah
All praise is due to Allah. (Upon seeing a good dream, praise Allah and tell those you love. Do not tell it to those who may be envious.)
Sahih Al-Bukhari 9:119

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