On waking up: every dhikr, with a counter

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana

( الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا، وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ )

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba‘da ma amatana, wa ilayhin-nushur.

All praise belongs to Allah, who gave us life again after He had made us die, and to Him we will be raised.

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu… Rabbighfir li

( لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَريكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ للَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكبَرُ، وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبِّ اغْفرْ لِي ).

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir. Subhanallah, wal-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-‘aliyyil-‘azim. Rabbighfir li.

There is no god but Allah, alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest; and there is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Almighty. My Lord, forgive me.

For waking in the night. The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says this and then asks for forgiveness, or makes any dua, is answered; and if he makes wudu and prays, his prayer is accepted.

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ‘afani fi jasadi

( الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي فِي جَسَدِي، وَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ رُوحِي، وَأَذِنَ لي بِذِكْرِهِ )

Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ‘afani fi jasadi, wa radda ‘alayya ruhi, wa adhina li bidhikrih.

All praise belongs to Allah, who has kept my body well, returned my soul to me and allowed me to remember Him.

The last verses of Surah Al Imran

﴿ إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلاَفِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لأُوْلِي الألْبَابِ * الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَاماً وَقُعُوداً وَعَلَىَ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذا بَاطِلاً سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ* رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ* رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي لِلإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأبْرَارِ* رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلاَ تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لاَ تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ* فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّي لاَ أُضِيعُ عَمَلَ عَامِلٍ مِّنكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَى بَعْضُكُم مِّن بَعْضٍ فَالَّذِينَ هَاجَرُواْ وَأُخْرِجُواْ مِن دِيَارِهِمْ وَأُوذُواْ فِي سَبِيلِي وَقَاتَلُواْ وَقُتِلُواْ لأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَلأُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ ثَوَاباً مِّن عِندِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الثَّوَابِ * لاَ يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِي الْبِلاَدِ * مَتَاعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ * لَكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْاْ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا نُزُلاً مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّلأَبْرَارِ * وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَمَن يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَاشِعِينَ لِلَّهِ لاَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ ثَمَناً قَلِيلاً أُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ*يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اصْبِرُواْ وَصَابِرُواْ وَرَابِطُواْ وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴾

Inna fi khalqis-samawati wal-ardi wakhtilafil-layli wan-nahari la-ayatin li-ulil-albab. Alladhina yadhkurunallaha qiyaman wa qu‘udan wa ‘ala junubihim wa yatafakkaruna fi khalqis-samawati wal-ard, rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batilan subhanaka faqina ‘adhaban-nar. Rabbana innaka man tudkhilin-nara faqad akhzaytah, wa ma liz-zalimina min ansar. Rabbana innana sami‘na munadiyan yunadi lil-imani an aminu birabbikum fa-amanna, rabbana faghfir lana dhunubana wa kaffir ‘anna sayyi’atina wa tawaffana ma‘al-abrar. Rabbana wa atina ma wa‘adtana ‘ala rusulika wa la tukhzina yawmal-qiyamah, innaka la tukhliful-mi‘ad. Fastajaba lahum rabbuhum anni la udi‘u ‘amala ‘amilin minkum min dhakarin aw untha, ba‘dukum min ba‘d, falladhina hajaru wa ukhriju min diyarihim wa udhu fi sabili wa qatalu wa qutilu la-ukaffiranna ‘anhum sayyi’atihim wa la-udkhilannahum jannatin tajri min tahtihal-anharu thawaban min ‘indillah, wallahu ‘indahu husnuth-thawab. La yaghurrannaka taqallubul-ladhina kafaru fil-bilad. Mata‘un qalilun thumma ma’wahum jahannam, wa bi’sal-mihad. Lakinil-ladhinattaqaw rabbahum lahum jannatun tajri min tahtihal-anharu khalidina fiha nuzulan min ‘indillah, wa ma ‘indallahi khayrun lil-abrar. Wa inna min ahlil-kitabi laman yu’minu billahi wa ma unzila ilaykum wa ma unzila ilayhim khashi‘ina lillahi la yashtaruna bi-ayatillahi thamanan qalila, ula’ika lahum ajruhum ‘inda rabbihim, innallaha sari‘ul-hisab. Ya ayyuhal-ladhina amanusbiru wa sabiru wa rabitu wattaqullaha la‘allakum tuflihun.

The heavens and the earth were created, and night and day follow one another: in this there are signs for those who understand, those who remember Allah standing, sitting and lying down, and think deeply about how the heavens and the earth were made: “Our Lord, You did not make all this for nothing. Glory be to You! Shield us from the torment of the Fire. Our Lord, anyone You put into the Fire You have truly put to shame, and wrongdoers will find no one to help them. Our Lord, we heard someone calling us to faith, ‘Believe in your Lord’, so we believed. Our Lord, forgive our sins, wipe out our misdeeds, and let us die among the righteous. Our Lord, grant us what You promised us by Your messengers, and do not shame us on the Day of Resurrection. You never fail to keep Your promise.” Their Lord answered them: “I never let any of you lose what you have done, man or woman; each of you is from the other. Those who left their homes or were driven out of them, who suffered for My sake, who fought and were killed: I will wipe out their misdeeds and bring them into gardens with rivers flowing beneath, a reward from Allah.” With Allah is the finest reward. Do not be taken in by how the disbelievers come and go through the land: a brief enjoyment, and then Hell is where they end up, an evil place to rest. But those who fear their Lord will have gardens with rivers flowing beneath, where they will stay for ever, as a welcome from Allah; and what Allah has is better still for the righteous. Some of the People of the Book believe in Allah and in what has been revealed to you and to them, humble before Allah; they do not trade Allah’s verses for a small price. Their reward is with their Lord. Allah is quick to settle accounts. You who believe, be patient, be more patient than others, hold firm, and fear Allah, so that you may succeed.

Quran 3:190–200. When the Prophet ﷺ woke in the night, he would look up at the sky and recite these last verses of Surah Al Imran.