Sleep Dua — Allahumma qini adhabaka
اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
“O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.”
Sunan Abu Dawud 5045
Waking Up — Alhamdulillahilladhi ahyana
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
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“All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us, and unto Him is the resurrection.”
Alhamdulillahilladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushoor
— Sahih al-Bukhari 6312
When to Read
Immediately upon waking up
Benefits & Virtues
First words upon waking, acknowledging that sleep is a minor death and waking is a new life granted by Allah.