Starting the day by thanking Allah is a beautiful habit, and morning is a time children are already in a routine.
The dua
الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Alhamdu lillahi-lladhi ahyana ba‘da ma amatana wa ilayhi-n-nushur.
“All praise is for Allah, who gave us life after having taken it from us, and to Him is the resurrection” (Sahih al-Bukhari 6312).
Explaining it to a child
“When we sleep, it is a little like our soul going away for a while. When we wake up, Allah gives it back. So we say thank You, Allah, for a new day.”
Learn it in three mornings
- Morning 1: “Alhamdu lillahi-lladhi ahyana”
- Morning 2: add “ba‘da ma amatana”
- Morning 3: add “wa ilayhi-n-nushur”
Make it automatic
- Say it as you open the curtains.
- Stick a small card by the bed.
- Whoever wakes first says it to wake the others.
Pair it with the bedtime routine
The night before, your child says the bedtime duas and recites the last three surahs. The morning dua closes the circle.
Teacher’s tip: say it in a cheerful, sing-song voice. Morning moods are much better when the day begins with something happy.
Related: Duas before sleeping.
