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Before Sleeping
Hadith

Before sleeping

بِسْمِكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

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

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6324

What this supplication is

The Prophet (peace be upon him) taught this before sleeping, framing sleep as a minor death in the name of Allah: 'In Your name I die and I live.' The morning's companion dua returns the theme — every night is a rehearsal for the final sleep.

When to recite it

On lying down to sleep, after the night's adhkar.

Duas are a mercy in themselves — sincerity of heart matters more than eloquence. For a personal religious ruling about this supplication or your circumstances, consult a qualified scholar.

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قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ … وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ … وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

Say: He is Allah, the One … Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak … Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, and blow over the hands, then wipe the body.

Quran 112, 113, 114; Sahih al-Bukhari 5017 (practice)
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