الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
All praise is for Allah Who revived us after He caused us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.
Al-hamdu lillahilladhi ahyaana ba'da ma amaatanaa wa ilayhin-nushoor
When to Read
This beautiful dua is recited immediately upon waking up from sleep. It's the first utterance, setting the tone for the entire day.
How to Read
Recite this upon opening your eyes after waking. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us this, so we should strive to say it with sincere gratitude and acknowledgment of Allah's power over life and death.
Virtues & Benefits
This dua is profound because it acknowledges Allah's absolute control over our lives. Waking is a second life, a chance granted by Allah. By reciting this, we thank Him for this renewed opportunity and express our belief in the final return to Him. It helps us to realize that each day is a gift, urging us not to waste it and to use the 'reclaimed time' productively for His sake.
Source & Authentication
Narrated Hudhaifa: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) got up for night prayer, he would say: 'Allah is the Greatest! Glory be to Allah. Glory be to Allah. Glory be to Allah. Allah is the Greatest! I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the evil of what is in this wind, and from the evil of what is in the coming year, and from the evil of what is trodden under foot, and from the evil of what is said (in public). Then he would supplicate: 'O Allah! Grant me good in this wind, and good in what is after it, and seek refuge in Allah from the evil of this wind and the evil of what is after it.' And whenever he awoke from sleep, he would say: 'All praise is for Allah Who revived us after He caused us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.' (Sahih al-Bukhari 6306)