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The Daybreak · Surah 113 · 5 ayat · Qur'an 113:1–5

Surah Al-Falaq

When: Before sleeping, and morning and evening

Listen, then say it with me

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

  1. قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

    Ayah 1Qul a'udhu bi-Rabbil-falaq

    Say: I ask the Lord of the daybreak to keep me safe

  2. مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

    Ayah 2Min sharri ma khalaq

    from the harm of what He has made,

  3. وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

    Ayah 3Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab

    and from the harm of the night when it grows dark,

  4. وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

    Ayah 4Wa min sharrin-naffathati fil-'uqad

    and from the harm of those who blow on knots to do magic,

  5. وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

    Ayah 5Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad

    and from the harm of a jealous person when they are jealous.

For parents & teachers

Teaching this surah

This surah is a gift for children who are afraid of the dark: the One who brings the morning light is the One who keeps us safe at night. Keep the explanations simple and reassuring; there is no need to dwell on magic or envy with little ones. Learn it after Al-Ikhlas, one ayah a night, and then add An-Nas. Together the three make the Prophet's own bedtime routine: recite, blow gently into cupped hands and wipe over the body.

By age: Ages 4 and up, after Al-Ikhlas.

About this surah

Al-Falaq means "The Daybreak". It is one of the two surahs of protection (with An-Nas, which follows it), and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ recited both, with Al-Ikhlas, every night before he slept (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017). Tanzil lists it as revealed in Mecca. It teaches children a comforting habit: when something feels scary, we ask Allah, who made the morning, to keep us safe.

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  • قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

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    Dua before sleeping

    Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

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