Dua before sleeping
When you lie down to sleep.
Arabic
How to say it
bis-mi-kal-laa-hum-ma a-moo-tu wa aḥ-yaa
Meaning
“In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.”
Sleep is like a small death, and waking up is like coming back to life.
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