Dua #877•Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani). Abu Dawud: 5085

When You Wake Up at Night - Dhikr and Dua

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At night, if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up, he said this 10 times:

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اَللَّهُ اَكْبَرُ

Transliteration

Allahu Akbaar

Translation

Allah is the Greatest.

10 times:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Transliteration

Alhamdu lillah

Translation

All Praise is for Allah.

10 times:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Transliteration

Sub’hanallahi wa bi’hamdihi

Translation

Glory and praise is to Allah.

10 times:

سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ

Transliteration

Subhaanal-Malikil-Quddoos

Translation

Glory is to the King, the Holy.

10 times:

اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ

Transliteration

astaghfir-ullaah

Translation

I seek Allah’s forgiveness.

10 times:

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Transliteration

Laa 'ilaaha 'illAllah

Translation

There is none worthy of worship but Allah.

Then he would say 10 times:

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ ضِيْقِ الدُّنْيَا، وَضِيْقِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

Transliteration

Allaahumma inni a‛oodhu bika min deeqid dunyaa, wa deeqi yawm-il qiyaamah.

Translation

O Allah, I seek refuge with you from the hardships of this world, and the hardships of the day of resurrection.

Note

Shariq al-Hawzani said: we went to Aisha (RA) and asked her what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began with when he woke up at night. She said: "You asked me about a thing which no one asked me before." She then described the dhikr above, after which he would begin the prayer.

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