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Du'a for Waking Up

Sleep is treated in the Quran and Sunnah as a small death, and waking as a small resurrection. The du'a the Prophet ﷺ said on rising names exactly that: praise for being given life again, and a reminder of the return to Allah. It is short enough to say before getting out of bed.

Updated July 16, 2026

  1. Bukhari 6312

    الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

    Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur.

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

    Said on waking from sleep.

    Source: Bukhari 6312

  2. Bukhari 1154

    لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي

    La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. Subhanallah, walhamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-'Aliyyil-'Azim. Rabbighfir li.

    There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is capable of all things. Glory be to Allah, all praise is for Allah, there is no god but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great. My Lord, forgive me.

    Said on waking during the night; the hadith attaches an answered supplication to it.

    Source: Bukhari 1154

Frequently asked questions

What du'a is said on waking up?

'Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur' — 'all praise is for Allah, who gave us life after He caused us to die, and to Him is the resurrection' (Bukhari 6312).

Why does the du'a on waking mention death?

The Quran describes sleep as a taking of the soul (39:42), so waking is spoken of as being given life again. The du'a echoes that, and turns an ordinary moment into a reminder of the resurrection.

Is there a du'a for waking in the middle of the night?

Yes — Bukhari 1154 reports words of tahlil, tasbih and istighfar for anyone who stirs at night, and says that whoever then asks of Allah will be answered.

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