DhikrA dua from the Sunnah
Dua before sleep: Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya
A dua before sleep from the Sunnah is Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya, “In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live,” which Hudhayfah reported the Prophet ﷺ said when he was about to sleep (Sahih al-Bukhari 6324).
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Transliteration
Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya
Meaning
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Urdu meaning
تیرے نام کے ساتھ، اے اللہ! میں مرتا اور تیرے ہی نام سے جیتا ہوں۔
Urdu meaning from the translation by Maulana Muhammad Dawood Raz.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6324 Sahih
Where this dua comes from
Hudhayfah reported that when the Prophet ﷺ was about to sleep, he would say this.
The same narration gives the words the Prophet ﷺ said on waking up, praising Allah for giving life back after sleep. That dua is in the app too.
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