Begin your day with the Prophet’s ﷺ sunnah by reciting these powerful dua for waking up from sleep. These morning supplications, drawn directly from authentic Hadith, purify your intentions, seek Allah’s protection, and invite blessings into your day. Below are the exact Arabic prayers and their translations to practice daily.

Du’a 1 – First dua for waking up from sleep

Praise is to Allah Who gives us life after He has caused us to die and to Him is the return.

Alḥamdu lillāhil-ladhī ‘aḥyānāba`da mā ‘amātanāwa ‘ilayhin-nushūr.

الحَمْـدُ لِلّهِ الّذي أَحْـيانا بَعْـدَ   ما أَماتَـنا وَإليه النُّـشور

Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 11/113; Muslim 4/2083
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Du’a 2

Whoever says this will be forgiven, and if he supplicates Allah, his prayer will be answered; if he performs ablution and prays, his prayer will be accepted.

There is none worthy of worship but Allah alone, Who has no partner, His is the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is able to do all things. Glory is to Allah. Praise is to Allah. There is none worthy of worship but Allah. Allah is the Most Great. There is no might and no power except by Allah’s leave, the Exalted, the Mighty. My Lord, forgive me.

Lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāhu waḥdahu la sharīka lahu. lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu. wa huwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīrSubḥānallāhi, walḥamdu lillāhi. wa lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāhu, wallāhu ‘akbar. wa lā ḥaula wa lā quwwata ‘illā billāhil-`aliyyil-`aẓīm. rabbighfir lī.

لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْـدَهُ لا شَـريكَ له لهُ المُلـكُ ولهُ الحَمـد وهوَ على كلّ شيءٍ قديرسُـبْحانَ اللهِ والحمْـدُ لله ولا إلهَ إلاّ اللهُ واللهُ أكبَر وَلا حَولَ وَلا قوّة إلاّ باللّهِالعليّ العظيم رَبِّ اغْفرْ لي

Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 3/39, among others. The wording here is from Ibn Majah 2/335.

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Du’a 3

Praise is to Allah who gave strength to my body and returned my soul to me and permitted me to remember Him.

Al-ḥamdu lillāhil-ladhī`āfānī fī jasadī. wa radda `alayya rūḥī. wa ‘adhina lī bidhikrihi.

الحمدُ للهِ الذي عافاني في جَسَدي وَرَدّ عَليّ روحي وَأَذِنَ لي بِذِكْرِه

At-Tirmidhi 5/473. See Al-Albani’s Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/144.

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Du’a 4 – Lastly, a slightly longer dua for waking up from sleep

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and night there are signs for people of reason.˹They are˺ those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth ˹and pray˺, “Our Lord! You have not created ˹all of˺ this without purpose. Glory be to You! Protect us from the torment of the Fire. Our Lord! Indeed, those You commit to the Fire will be ˹completely˺ disgraced! And the wrongdoers will have no helpers. Our Lord! We have heard the caller to ˹true˺ belief, ˹proclaiming,˺ ‘Believe in your Lord ˹alone˺,’ so we believed. Our Lord! Forgive our sins, absolve us of our misdeeds, and allow us ˹each˺ to die as one of the virtuous. Our Lord! Grant us what You have promised us through Your messengers and do not put us to shame on Judgment Day—for certainly You never fail in Your promise.”So their Lord responded to them: “I will never deny any of you—male or female—the reward of your deeds. Both are equal in reward. Those who migrated or were expelled from their homes, and were persecuted for My sake and fought and ˹some˺ were martyred—I will certainly forgive their sins and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow, as a reward from Allah. And with Allah is the finest reward!”Do not be deceived by the prosperity of the disbelievers throughout the land. It is only a brief enjoyment. Then Hell will be their home—what an evil place to rest! But those who are mindful of their Lord will be in Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there forever—as an accommodation from Allah. And what is with Allah is best for the virtuous. Indeed, there are some among the People of the Book who truly believe in Allah and what has been revealed to you ˹believers˺ and what was revealed to them. They humble themselves before Allah—never trading Allah’s revelations for a fleeting gain. Their reward is with their Lord. Surely Allah is swift in reckoning. O believers! Patiently endure, persevere, stand on guard, and be mindful of Allah, so you may be successful.

Inna fī khalqi-ssamāwāti wal-‘arđi wakhtilāfi-llayli wan-nahāri la’āyātin li’wlī-l-‘albāb. Al-ladhīna yadhkurūna-allaha qiyāman wa qu`ūdan wa `alā junūbihim wa yatafakkarūna fī Khalqi-ssamāwāti wal-‘arđi rabbanā mā khalaqta hādhā bāţilāan subĥānaka faqinā `adhāban-nār. Rabbanā ‘innaka man tudkhili-nnāra faqad ‘akhzaytahu wa mā li-žžālimīna min ‘anşārin. Rabbanā ‘innanā sami`nā munādīan yunādī lil’īmāni ‘an ‘āminū birabbikum fa ‘āmannā. Rabbanā fāghfirlanā dhunūbanā wa kaffir `annā sayyi’ātinā wa tawaffanā ma`a al-‘abrāri. Rabbanā wa ‘ātinā mā wa`adtanā `alá rusulika wa lā tukhzinā yawmal-qiyāmati ‘innaka lā tukhliful-mī`ād. Fāstajāba lahum rabbuhum ‘annī lā ‘uđī`u `amala `āmilin minkum min dhakarin ‘aw ‘unthá ba`đukum min ba`đin fa-lladhīna hājarū wa ‘ukhrijū min diyārihim wa ‘ūdhū fī sabīlī wa qātalū wa qutilū la’ukaffiranna `anhum sayyi’ātihim wa la’udkhilannahum jannātin tajrī min taĥtihāl-‘anhāru thawāban min `indil-lahi wal-lāhu `indahu ĥusnuth-thawāb. Lā yaghurrannaka taqallubu ‘l-ladhīna kafarū fī l-bilādi. Matā`un qalīlun thumma ma’wāhum jahannamu wa bi’sa ‘l-mihād. Lakini ‘l-ladhīna ‘ttaqaw rabbahum lahum jannātun tajrī min taĥtihā ‘l-‘anhāru khālidīna fīhā nuzulan min `indi ‘l-lahi wa mā `inda ‘llahi khayrun li ‘l-abrār. Wa ‘inna min ‘ahli ‘l-kitābi laman yu’minu bil-lahi wa mā ‘unzila ‘ilaykum wa mā ‘unzila ‘ilayhim khāshi`īna lillahi lā yashtarūna bi’āyāti ‘l-lahi thamanan qalīlāan ‘ulā’ika lahum ‘ajruhum `inda rabbihim ‘inna ‘l-laha sarī`u al-ĥisāb. Yā ‘ayyuhā ‘l-ladhīna ‘āmanū-şbirū wa şābirū wa rābiţū wa ‘ttaqu ‘l-laha la`allakum tufliĥūn.

إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلاَفِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لآيَاتٍ لأُوْلِي الألْبَابِ الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىَ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِالسَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذا بَاطِلاً سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلإِيمَانِ أَنْ ءامِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْلَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأبْرَارِ رَبَّنَا وَءاتِنَا مَاوَعَدتَّنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلاَ تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لاَ تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّي لاَ أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ مِّنكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَى بَعْضُكُممِّن بَعْضٍ فَالَّذِينَ هَاجَرُواْ وَأُخْرِجُواْ مِن دِيَارِهِمْ وَأُوذُواْ فِي سَبِيلِي وَقَاتَلُواْوَقُتِلُواْ لأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُثَوَابًا مِّن عِندِ اللهِ وَاللهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الثَّوَابِ لاَ يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْفِي الْبِلاَدِ مَتَاعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ لَكِنِالَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْاْ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا نُزُلاً مِّنْعِندِ اللهِ وَمَا عِندَ اللهِ خَيْرٌ لِّلأَبْرَارِ وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَمَن يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِوَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَاشِعِينَ للهِ لاَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاًأُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِنَّ اللهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَءامَنُواْ اصْبِرُواْ وَصَابِرُواْ وَرَابِطُواْ وَاتَّقُواْ اللهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ


In Islam, supplication (known as du’a) is a personal and direct form of communication between a believer and Allah (God). It is an act of worship that expresses a Muslim’s humility, need, and trust in their Creator. Unlike the formal five daily prayers, which follow a specific structure, supplications (du’a) can be made at any time and in any language, although many are rooted in Arabic and drawn from the Qur’an and Hadith. Muslims use du’a to seek guidance, forgiveness, help in times of difficulty, or simply to express gratitude. Supplication reflects the essence of a believer’s relationship with God: intimate, sincere, and rooted in faith. It is not only a spiritual practice but also a reminder of God’s closeness and mercy, reinforcing the Islamic belief that no request is too small or too great for Allah’s attention.

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