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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