Supplications for waking up and before sleep
Waking up and going to sleep are two moments where the prophetic tradition recommends a few words before anything else: acknowledging that Allah gave us life back upon waking, and entrusting Him with our soul before sleep.
الحَمْـدُ لِلّهِ الّذي أَحْـيانا بَعْـدَ ما أَماتَـنا وَإليه النُّـشور
Al-hamdu li-l-lâhi l-ladhî ahyânâ ba`da mâ amâtanâ wa ilayhi n-nushûr.
All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection.
لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْـدَهُ لا شَـريكَ له، لهُ المُلـكُ ولهُ الحَمـد، وهوَ على كلّ شيءٍ قدير، سُـبْحانَ اللهِ، والحمْـدُ لله ، ولا إلهَ إلاّ اللهُ واللهُ أكبَر، وَلا حَولَ وَلا قوّة إلاّ باللّهِ العليّ العظيم , رَبِّ اغْفرْ لي
Lâ ilâha illâ l-lâhu wahdahu lâ sharîka lahu, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu lhamdu, wa huwa `alâ kulli shay’in qadîr. Subhâna l-lâhi, wa-l-hamdu li-l-lâhi, wa lâ ilâha illa l-lâhu, wa l-lâhu akbaru, wa lâ hawla wa lâ quwwata illa bi-l-lâhi-l-`aliyyi-l-`azîm. Rabbi ghfir lî.
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone without associate, to Him belongs sovereignty and praise and He is over all things wholly capable. How perfect Allah is, and all praise is for Allah, and none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Allah is the greatest and there is no power nor might except with Allah, The Most High, The Supreme.O my Lord forgive me.
(اللّهُـمَّ قِنـي عَذابَـكَ يَـوْمَ تَبْـعَثُ عِبـادَك . (ثلاثاً
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
اللّهُـمَّ أَسْـلَمْتُ نَفْـسي إِلَـيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْـتُ أَمْـري إِلَـيْكَ، وَوَجَّـهْتُ وَجْـهي إِلَـيْكَ، وَأَلْـجَـاْتُ ظَهـري إِلَـيْكَ، رَغْبَـةً وَرَهْـبَةً إِلَـيْكَ، لا مَلْجَـأَ وَلا مَنْـجـا مِنْـكَ إِلاّ إِلَـيْكَ، آمَنْـتُ بِكِتـابِكَ الّـذي أَنْزَلْـتَ وَبِنَبِـيِّـكَ الّـذي أَرْسَلْـت
Allâhumma aslamtu nafsî ilayka, wa fawwadtu amrpi ilayka, wa wajjahtu wajhî ilayka, wa alja'tu zahrî ilayka.
Raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayka. Âmantu bi-kitâbika l-ladhî anzalta wa bi-nabiyyika l-ladhî arsalta.
O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You.Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent.
لا إِلـهَ إِلاّ اللهُ الـواحِدُ القَهّـار ، رَبُّ السَّـمواتِ وَالأرْضِ وَما بَيْـنَهـما ، العَزيـزُ الغَـفّار
Lâ ilâha illâ l-lâhu-l-wâhidu-l-qahhâru, rabbu s-samâwâti wa-l-ardi wa mâ baynahumâ-l-`azîzu-l-ghaffar.
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, The One, AL-Qahhar.Lord of the heavens and the Earth and all between them, The Exalted in Might, The Oft-Forgiving.
أَعـوذُبِكَلِمـاتِ اللّهِ التّـامّـاتِ مِن غَضَـبِهِ وَعِـقابِهِ ، وَشَـرِّ عِبـادِهِ وَمِنْ هَمَـزاتِ الشَّـياطينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضـرون
A`ûdhu bi-kalimâti l-lâhi t-tâmmâti min ghadabihi, wa `iqâbihi, wa sharri `ibâdihi, wa min hamazâti sh-shayâtîni, wa an yahdurûni.
I take refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger and punishment, and from the evil of His servants, and from the madness and appearance of devils.
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What do you say when you wake up?
“All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us, and unto Him is the resurrection” — a simple acknowledgment before starting the day.
What do you say if you're startled during sleep?
A specific supplication is reported for this exact situation (see above) — seeking refuge with Allah from His anger, His punishment, the evil of His servants, and the whisperings of the devils.