Before sleep
اللهم باسمك أموت وأحيا
Allāhumma bi-smika amūtu wa-aḥyā.
Allah, in Your name I die and I live.
This selection begins “Allah, in Your name…”; the neighbouring narration 5953 has the shorter opening “In Your name…”. These are distinct transmitted wordings, not combined here.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6314 (cross-reference numbering) · Invocation within narration 5955 in this digital edition · Compare narration
When to read
Hudhayfah’s report distinguishes the words before sleep from the words on waking. This reader selects the bedtime wording; it is not a complete bedtime adhkar routine.
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