((بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا)).
bismika allahumma amutu wa ahya
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 28
Translation: dua-dhikr (fitrahive), free redistribution
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Context & meaning
Two opposite events are placed inside one short sentence and given the same frame. Dying and living are both said to happen in His name, and neither is qualified or expanded on. The order is worth noting — dying is named before living — and no request follows either of them.
When & how to recite
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping.
Reflection
The sentence makes no petition at all. It states a relationship and then stops, with no outcome asked for and no condition attached to either of its two verbs.
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 do these words mean?
In translation: “In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.” Two opposite events are placed inside one short sentence and given the same frame.
How is this pronounced?
If you do not read Arabic, the romanised form is: “bismika allahumma amutu wa ahya”
Where does this dua come from?
The corpus records it at Hisn al-Muslim 28:105.
At what point is it recited?
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping. The sentence makes no petition at all.