Bismika Allahumma
Said onceبِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Hisnul Muslim 105, Bukhari 6324 · Hadith
Dua before sleep
The shortest of the bedtime duas the Prophet ﷺ taught: four words, said as you lie down. The other three he said at the same moment are below it.
When to read it
- Said once, lying down, as the last words before sleep.
- The Prophet ﷺ said it when he went to his bed, and on waking said its pair: all praise is for Allah who gave us life after He caused us to die (Bukhari 6324).
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Bedtime Dua of Surrender
Said onceاللَّهُمَّ 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 nafsi ilayk, wa fawwadtu amri ilayk, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilayk, wa alja'tu zahri ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, la malja'a wa la manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bikitabikal-ladhi anzalt, wa binabiyyikal-ladhi arsalt
O Allah, I submit myself to You, entrust my affairs to You, turn my face to You, and rest my back upon You, in hope of You and in awe of You. There is no refuge and no escape from You except to You. I believe in Your Book which You revealed and in Your Prophet whom You sent.
Bukhari 6313, Muslim 2710 · Hadith
Said lying on the right side as the last words before sleep. The Prophet ﷺ said: if you die that night, you die upon the fitrah.
Ayat al-Kursi
Said once﴿اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ﴾
Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum, la ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm, lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard, man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih, ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi-shay'in min 'ilmihi illa bima sha', wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma, wa huwal-'Aliyyul-'Adhim
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
Al-Baqarah 2:255 · Qur’an
Whoever recites it after every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death.
Allahumma Qini ʿAdhabaka
Said 3 timesاللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
Allahumma qini adhabaka yawma tab'athu ibadak
O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.
Abu Dawud 5045 · Hadith
The Prophet ﷺ would place his right hand under his cheek and say this three times.
Questions
- What is the dua before sleeping?
- Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya, "In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live" (Bukhari 6324). It is the shortest bedtime dua. The Prophet ﷺ also recited Ayat al-Kursi before sleep and the dua of surrender, Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilayk (Bukhari 6313).
- How many times do you say the dua before sleep?
- Once, as you lie down. Allahumma qini adhabaka yawma tab’athu ibadak is said three times (Abu Dawud 5045), and Ayat al-Kursi once.