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Dua when you wake up (Jami at-Tirmidhi 3485 · 1:3)

Hisn al-Muslim 1

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

(Alhamdu lillahil-lathee AAafanee fee jasadee waradda AAalayya roohee wa-athina lee bithikrih.)

(All praise is for Allah who restored to me my health and returned my soul and has allowed me to remember Him.)

Hisn al-Muslim 1 · Hisn al-Muslim

Source & authenticity

Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 1

Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution

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Context & meaning

Three things are named as grounds for praise, and they are given in an order that builds. Health is restored, then the soul is returned, and then remembrance of Him is permitted. The first two concern the body and the life within it; the third concerns what the one waking is now able to do with them.

When & how to recite

The chapter this belongs to places these words on waking.

Reflection

The third item is not a possession but a permission. It is described as something allowed rather than something handed over, which sets it in a different category from the two named before it.

About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.

Common questions

What does this supplication actually say?

Rendered in English: “All praise is for Allah who restored to me my health and returned my soul and has allowed me to remember Him.” Three things are named as grounds for praise, and they are given in an order that builds.

Is there a transliteration?

In Latin script: “Alhamdu lillahil-lathee AAafanee fee jasadee waradda AAalayya roohee wa-athina lee bithikrih.”

When should you say it?

The chapter this belongs to places these words on waking. The third item is not a possession but a permission.

What is the source for this?

The reference given is Jami at-Tirmidhi 3485 · 1:3.

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