Before Sleep

In Your Name I Live and Die

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6325

بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

Transliteration

Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya.

Translation

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

What this dua means

The shortest bedtime dua: your sleep and your waking are both in Allah's name. Nothing more needed.

When to read it

As you close your eyes at night.

Virtue

The Prophet's ﷺ own words at bedtime — simplicity itself. (Bukhari 6325)