Sleeping & Waking

Before sleeping

بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

Bismika Allahumma amootu wa-ahyaa

In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.

— Sahih Bukhari 6312

Upon waking up

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

Alhamdu lillaahil-ladhee ahyaanaa ba'da maa amaatanaa wa-ilayhin-nushoor

All praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.

— Sahih Bukhari 6312

Three times before sleeping

اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ

Allahumma qinee 'adhaabaka yawma tab'athu 'ibaadak

O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.

— Abu Dawud 5045

Lying down to sleep — whoever dies that night dies upon the fitrah

اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ

Allahumma aslamtu nafsee ilayk, wa fawwadtu amree ilayk, wa wajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa alja'tu dhahree ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, laa malja'a wa laa manjaa minka illaa ilayk. Aamantu bikitaabikal-ladhee anzalt, wa binabiyyikal-ladhee arsalt

O Allah, I submit my soul to You, entrust my affair to You, turn my face to You, and rely completely upon You — in hope and fear of You. There is no refuge and no escape from You except to You. I believe in Your Book which You revealed and Your Prophet whom You sent.

— Sahih Bukhari 247

Before sleep — the Prophet's ﷺ gift to Fatimah (RA), better than a servant

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ (٣٣) الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (٣٣) اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (٣٤)

SubhaanAllah (33), Alhamdu lillaah (33), Allahu Akbar (34)

Glory be to Allah (33 times), all praise is for Allah (33 times), Allah is the Greatest (34 times).

— Sahih Bukhari 3705