The last thing you say at night
بِاسْمِكَ اللّٰهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika Allāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Lying down to sleep. · Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6324
The last words of the night and the first of the morning
Du'ā before sleeping and on waking
The Prophet ﷺ taught wording for lying down and for opening your eyes again. Āyat al-Kursī is part of the night: whoever recites it before sleeping is guarded until morning.
3 du'ās, with their sources
Āyat al-Kursī before sleeping
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Āyat al-Kursī
Whoever recites it when going to bed has a guard from Allah over him and no devil can come near him until morning — as the Prophet ﷺ confirmed.
Once, in bed. · Qur'an 2:255; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2311
The first thing you say when you wake
الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhil-ladhī aḥyānā baʿda mā amātanā wa ilayhin-nushūr
All praise is for Allah, who gave us life after having taken it away, and to Him is the rising.
On waking. · Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6312
How and when to say them
Say the sleeping wording as the last thing before you drift off, and the waking wording before you get out of bed.
Every du'ā above can be heard aloud. Where the words are Qur'an, the Arabic comes from the Quran.com API and is shown exactly as served, with a link into the muṣḥaf.
Other moments
Du'ā for travelSetting off, stopping on the way, and coming homeDu'ā for anxiety, worry and griefWhen the chest is tight and you do not know what to doDu'ā for protectionMorning, evening, and over those you loveDu'ās through the dayLeaving home, eating, the masjid, rainDu'ā for study, exams and hard tasksBefore you learn, before you speak, before something difficultDu'ā for parents, spouse and childrenFor the people closest to youDu'ā for illness and painOver yourself, or over someone who is unwellDu'ā for debt and provisionWhen money is tight and rizq feels far