بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
With Your name, O Allah, I die and I live
Sahih al-Bukhari 6324 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 6324
Book 80, Hadith 21
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What It Means: Reading in Context
Hudhaifa reports words the Prophet would say before going to bed and after waking. This excerpt selects the English meaning supplied in parentheses for the bedtime supplication, with its matching Arabic. The waking supplication is a separate part of the narration and is not included here. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 6324. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Make a quiet moment of remembrance part of your bedtime routine. Read the words attentively rather than rushing through them.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.