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Before Sleeping

What to recite before bed and on waking

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

About this dua

This supplication is recorded in Sahih Al-Bukhari 11:113. It belongs to the dua before sleeping category.

The transliteration is provided to help with pronunciation while you are still learning the Arabic script. Recite from the Arabic where you can, since transliteration cannot capture every sound precisely.

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Upon Waking Up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ
Reciting Al-Mu'awwidhat Before Sleep
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Dua for a Bad Dream
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Upon Waking at Night
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَل
Upon Seeing a Good Dream
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

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