Little Minarets

Morning & night · 1 line · Bukhari 6324

Dua before sleeping

When: As you lie down and the light goes off

Say it together

  1. بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

    Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

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

Sing it

Sleep is a little like dying and waking is a little like coming back to life, so the dua hands both over to Allah: we fall asleep with His name and wake up with it.

Sing it

Goodnight Dua · 3:07

A gentle bedtime sing-along of the sleeping dua: “In Your name, O Allah, I sleep tonight… Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya.” Tips for watching together

For parents & teachers

Teaching this dua

This is the dua the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said when he lay down to sleep, and it is short enough for a three-year-old. Say it together every night in the same spot in your routine: after the story, as the light goes off. Say it slowly, pause, and let your child fill in the last word ("amutu wa…" "ahya!"). Within a week or two most children say it on their own. If "I die" worries a sensitive child, explain that sleep is a little like a rest from life, and that waking up is Allah giving us a brand-new day.

By age: Toddlers: start with "Bismika Allahumma". Ages 5 and up: the whole dua, and the waking-up dua the next morning.

Word by word
Bismikain Your name

بِاسْمِكَ

AllahummaO Allah

اللَّهُمَّ

amutuI die (fall asleep)

أَمُوتُ

wa ahyaand I live (wake up)

وَأَحْيَا

Where it comes from

Learn next

Duas that go with it

  • الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا

    Dua for waking up

    Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana

    3 linesBukhari 6312

  • قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

    Surah Al-Ikhlas

    Qul huwallahu ahad

    Video4 ayatQur'an 112:1–4

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