Dua for Sleeping and Waking Up in Arabic and English
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, Today’s topic of discussion is Dua for Sleeping and Waking Up in Arabic and English. InshaAllah, I will mention some hadiths about the dua the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite when he was sleeping and when he woke up.
Dua before Sleeping in Arabic
بِاسْمِكَا للَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Dua before Sleep in English transliteration
Bismikalla-humma amutu wa ahiya.
Dua before Sleeping in English translation
O Allah! I die and live in your name. That is, in your name I sleep, and by your grace I will reawaken.
Dua after Waking Up in Arabic
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Dua after Wake Up in English transliteration
Alhamdulilla- hillazi ahiyana ba’da ma ama-tana wa ilaihin nushur.
Dua after Waking Up in English translation
All praise is due to Allah; Who gave us life after death, and to Him is our resurrection on the day of resurrection.
Bukhari H / 6312, 6324; Muttafaq alaih, Mishkat H / 2372, 2364, ‘Doas’ Chapter-9, Paragraph-6.
Hadith of Sleeping and Waking Up Dua
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ ” بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا ”. وَإِذَا قَامَ قَالَ ” الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Narrated from Hudhayfah Ibn Yaman (R)
He said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to take refuge in bed, he would recite this supplication: O Allaah! Die with your name and live with your name. And when he woke up, he would recite: All praise is due to Allah Who has revived us after our death. And the return is his drink.
Bukhari H / 6312, 6324
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، سَمِعَ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ رَجُلاً. وَحَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْصَى رَجُلاً فَقَالَ “ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ فَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ. فَإِنْ مُتَّ مُتَّ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ ”.
Narrated by Bara Ibn Azib (R)
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) instructed a man. According to another source, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) bequeathed to a person that when you go to bed, you will recite this supplication: O Allah! I surrendered my soul to you, entrusted my affairs to you, and turned my face to you, hoping for your mercy and fear of wrath. There is no place for you except to escape from Your wrath and torment. I believe in the Book which Thou hast sent down, and in the Prophet whom Thou hast sent, I believe in it. If you die in this state, you will die in the religion of Islam.
Bukhari H / 6313