Bismika Allahumma Amutu Wa Ahya Dua was recited by our Prophet Muhammed (ﷺ) before going to bed. It is a short dua that is easy to memorize in Arabic and follow our Prophet’s (ﷺ) footsteps.
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Pronunciation
The following video we have made will help you learn the proper pronunciation of the Dua before sleeping word by word:
Bismika Allahumma in Arabic
The full Dua is written in Arabic with the Diacritical as:
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
and Without the Diacritical:
باسمك اللهم أموت وأحيا
And The dua is broken down as the follwoing table:
| Bismika | بِاسْمِكَ | With Your name |
| Allahumma | اللَّهُمَّ | O Allah |
| Amutu | أَمُوتُ | I die |
| Wa Ahya | وَأَحْيَا | and I live |
Transliteration
Bismika Allahumma Amutu Wa Ahya
Allahumma Bismika Amutu Wa Ahya Meaning
The meaning of the dua before sleeping is” O Allah, with Your Name will I die and live (wake up)”
Dua Source
Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) lay down for sleep at night, he would place his (right) hand under his (right) cheek and supplicate: “Allahumma bismika amutu wa ahya [O Allah, with Your Name, will I die and live (wake up)]….”
[Al-Bukhari]
