Waking Up Dua
Dua 1: Praising Allah Upon Waking
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman I and Abu Dharr I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke from sleep, he would recite the following words.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ ❁
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi lladhī aḥyānā baʿda mā amātanā, wa-ilayhi n-nushūr.
All praise belongs to Allah, Who has given us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the Resurrection.
| Reference | Al-Bukhari (6312), Al-Bukhari (6325) |
Dua 2: Praising Allah for Life, Health and Remembrance
Abu Hurayrah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught that the following words should be recited upon waking.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي رَدَّ عَلَيَّ رُوحِي ❁ وَعَافَانِي فِي جَسَدِي ❁ وَأَذِنَ لِي بِذِكْرِهِ ❁
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi lladhī radda ʿalayya rūḥī, wa-ʿāfānī fī jasadī, wa-adhina lī bi-dhikrih.
All praise belongs to Allah, Who has returned my soul to me, granted well-being to my body, and permitted me to remember Him.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (9) |
Dua 3: Remembering Allah Upon Waking
A’ishah J reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that whoever recites the following words when Allah returns his soul after sleep will have his sins forgiven, even if they are as abundant as the foam of the sea.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ❁ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ❁ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ❁ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ❁
Lā ilāha illā Llāhu, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu l-mulku wa-lahu l-ḥamdu, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in Qadīr.
There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (10) |
Dua 4: Praising Allah for Waking in Health
Abu Hurayrah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught that whoever recites the following words upon waking, Allah will say, “My slave has spoken the truth.”
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ النَّوْمَ وَالْيَقَظَةَ ❁ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بَعَثَنِي سَالِمًا سَوِيًّا ❁ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى ❁ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ❁
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi lladhī khalaqa n-nawma wa-l-yaqaẓata, al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi lladhī baʿathanī sāliman sawiyyan, ashhadu anna Llāha yuḥyī l-mawtā, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shay'in Qadīr.
All praise belongs to Allah, Who created sleep and wakefulness. All praise belongs to Allah, Who has raised me in health and soundness. I bear witness that Allah gives life to the dead and that He has power over all things.
| Reference | Ibn as-Sunni (13) |
Dua 5: Remembrance When Waking During the Night
A’ishah J reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke during the night, he would recite each of the following ten times and then begin his prayer.
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ❁ (١٠) الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ❁ (١٠) سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ❁ (١٠) سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ ❁ (١٠) أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ ❁ (١٠) لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ❁ (١٠) اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ ضِيقِ الدُّنْيَا وَضِيقِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ❁ (١٠)
Allāhu akbar. (10×) Al-ḥamdu li-Llāh. (10×) Subḥāna Llāhi wa-bi-ḥamdih. (10×) Subḥāna l-Maliki l-Quddūs. (10×) Astaghfiru Llāh. (10×) Lā ilāha illā Llāh. (10×) Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ḍīqi d-dunyā wa-ḍīqi yawmi l-qiyāmah. (10×)
Allah is the Greatest. (10×) All praise belongs to Allah. (10×) Glory be to Allah and praise belongs to Him. (10×) Glory be to the Sovereign, the All-Holy. (10×) I seek Allah’s forgiveness. (10×) There is no god but Allah. (10×) O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the distress of this world and the distress of the Day of Resurrection. (10×)
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5085), An-Nasa’i (2/284) |
Dua 6: Seeking Forgiveness, Mercy and Knowledge at Night
A’ishah J reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ awoke during the night, he would recite the following supplication.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ❁ سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ ❁ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِذَنْبِي ❁ وَأَسْأَلُكَ رَحْمَتَكَ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا ❁ وَلَا تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي ❁ وَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً ❁ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ ❁
Lā ilāha illā anta, subḥānaka Llāhumma wa-bi-ḥamdika, astaghfiruka li-dhanbī wa-as'aluka raḥmatak. Allāhumma zidnī ʿilman, wa-lā tuzigh qalbī baʿda idh hadaytanī, wa-hab lī min ladunka raḥmatan, innaka anta l-Wahhāb.
There is no god but You. Glory be to You, O Allah, and all praise belongs to You. I seek Your forgiveness for my sin and ask You for Your mercy. O Allah, increase me in knowledge, do not cause my heart to deviate after You have guided me, and bestow upon me mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Ever-Bestowing.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (5061) |
