Dhikr and du‘a · Daily
Say the waking du'a
- The practice
- On waking, say 'Alhamdulillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur'.
- When
- On waking up
- In daily life
- Make it the first words of your day, before you reach for your phone. If your alarm is on your phone, rename it 'Alhamdulillahil-ladhi ahyana...' so the reminder is right there when you switch it off.
The source
كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ " بِاسْمِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا ". وَإِذَا قَامَ قَالَ " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ ". تُنْشِرُهَا: تُخْرِجُهَا
“When the Prophet ﷺ went to bed, he would say: "Bismika amutu wa ahya." and when he got up he would say:" Al-hamdu li l-lahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilaihin-nushur”Narrated by HudhaifaSahih al-Bukhari 6312
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
Part of: Your Morning Routine
More Sunnahs like this
Begin the morning with 'Allahumma bika asbahna'When you start your morningSay 'Bismillahilladhi la yadurru' morning and eveningEach morning and each eveningSay the du'a the Prophet taught Abu BakrEach morning and eveningStay seated after Fajr until sunriseAfter Fajr on a day you pick (e.g. the weekend)Remember Allah as you enter your homeWalking through your front doorMake du'a for someone who isn't thereAfter an obligatory prayer you choose
Pick one
Uswa is a free app that helps you keep one small Sunnah at a time, with a reminder that restates your own plan. No ads, no subscriptions.
Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.