Little Minarets

Morning & night · 3 lines · Bukhari 6312

Dua for waking up

When: As soon as you wake up, before getting out of bed

Say it together

  1. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا

    Line 1Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana

    All praise is for Allah, who gave us life again

  2. بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا

    Line 2ba'da ma amatana

    after He made us sleep like the dead,

  3. وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

    Line 3wa ilayhin-nushur

    and to Him we will all rise again.

It is the partner of the bedtime dua: at night we hand ourselves to Allah, and in the morning we thank Him for giving us back.

For parents & teachers

Teaching this dua

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said this dua when he woke up, so it pairs naturally with the bedtime dua: one at night, one in the morning. It is longer, so teach it in three pieces over three weeks. Open the curtains as you say it, and let the first line be the cheerful "thank You" for a new day. Children love the idea that waking up is a present from Allah. A sticky note by the bed or on the bathroom mirror helps both of you remember while the habit forms.

By age: Ages 3–5: "Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana" (the first line). Ages 5 and up: all three lines.

Word by word
Alhamdu lillahall praise is for Allah

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

alladhi ahyanawho gave us life

الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا

ba'daafter

بَعْدَ

amatanaHe made us die (sleep)

أَمَاتَنَا

an-nushurthe rising up

النُّشُورُ

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Duas that go with it

  • بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

    Dua before sleeping

    Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

    Video1 lineBukhari 6324

  • بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

    Surah Al-Fatiha

    Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

    Video7 ayatQur'an 1:1–7

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