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Dua for Sleeping

Before going to sleep

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بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

Transliteration

Bismikallahumma amutu wa ahya

English meaning

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

When is it recited?

Recited when lying down in bed.

Source

Bukhari, Da'awat 7, 6324; Muslim, Dhikr 59, 2711

See also

Ayat al-Kursi Before SleepRecited before going to sleep.Tasbih before sleepRecited before sleeping.Blowing into hands before sleepRepeated 3 times every night before sleeping.

More from Sleep Duas

Upon seeing a bad dreamRecited upon seeing a bad dream, while spitting lightly to the left 3 times.Seeking refuge before sleepRecited when lying on the right side after performing wudu before sleep.Upon waking during the nightRecited upon waking at night, then one may make dua or pray.For sleeplessness and anxiety at nightRecited when feeling fear or sleeplessness at night.
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