الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur
All praise is due to Allah, who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.
This is the first thing the Prophet ﷺ would say upon waking up. Sleep is considered a minor death — the soul is taken and returned each night. Waking up is thus a daily resurrection and a reminder of the greater resurrection to come.
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اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ وَعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ
O Allah, praise is Yours as befits the majesty of Your Face and the greatness of Your authority.
Hasanالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لَا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ
All praise is due to Allah, who fed us, gave us drink, sufficed us, and sheltered us. For how many have no one to suffice them or shelter them!
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ نِعْمَةً لَا تَنْفَدُ وَقُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ وَمُرَافَقَةَ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَعْلَى جَنَّةِ الْخُلْدِ
O Allah, I ask You for a blessing that never runs out, comfort of the eye that never ceases, and the companionship of Your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the highest level of eternal Paradise.
Hasanرَبِّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمِلْءَ الْأَرْضِ وَمِلْءَ مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدُ
My Lord, praise is Yours — filling the heavens, filling the earth, and filling whatever else You wish beyond that.
Sahih