The Quran calls sleep a kind of death, and the Prophet ﷺ greeted every waking with praise for the One who gives life again. These words turn the first moments of the day, and any waking in the night, toward gratitude and remembrance.
Alhamdulillahi-lladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhi-n-nushur.
“All praise is for Allah who gave us life after He took it, and to Him is the resurrection.”
La ilaha illa-llahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. Subhana-llah, wal-hamdu lillah, wa la ilaha illa-llah, wallahu akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-'aliyyil-'adheem. Rabbighfir li
“There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. Glory be to Allah, all praise belongs to Allah, there is no god but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, and there is no might nor power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. My Lord, forgive me.”
For one who wakes in the night. Whoever says it and then asks for forgiveness or makes du'a is answered.
Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi 'afani fi jasadi, wa radda 'alayya ruhi, wa adhina li bidhikrih
“All praise belongs to Allah, who has given me well-being in my body, returned my soul to me, and allowed me to remember Him.”
Inna fi khalqis-samawati wal-ardi wakhtilafil-layli wan-nahari la-ayatil-li-ulil-albab. Alladhina yadhkuruna-llaha qiyaman wa qu'udan wa 'ala junubihim wa yatafakkaruna fi khalqis-samawati wal-ard, rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batilan subhanaka fa-qina 'adhaban-nar. Rabbana innaka man tudkhilin-nara faqad akhzaytah, wa ma lidh-dhalimina min ansar. Rabbana innana sami'na munadiyan yunadi lil-imani an aminu birabbikum fa-amanna, rabbana faghfir lana dhunubana wa kaffir 'anna sayyi'atina wa tawaffana ma'al-abrar. Rabbana wa atina ma wa'adtana 'ala rusulika wa la tukhzina yawmal-qiyamah, innaka la tukhliful-mi'ad. Fastajaba lahum rabbuhum anni la udi'u 'amala 'amilim-minkum min dhakarin aw untha, ba'dukum mim ba'd, falladhina hajaru wa ukhriju min diyarihim wa udhu fi sabili wa qatalu wa qutilu la-ukaffiranna 'anhum sayyi'atihim wa la-udkhilannahum jannatin tajri min tahtihal-anharu thawabam-min 'indillah, wallahu 'indahu husnuth-thawab. La yaghurrannaka taqallubul-ladhina kafaru fil-bilad. Mata'un qalilun thumma ma'wahum jahannam, wa bi'sal-mihad. Lakinil-ladhina-ttaqaw rabbahum lahum jannatun tajri min tahtihal-anharu khalidina fiha nuzulam-min 'indillah, wa ma 'indallahi khayrul-lil-abrar. Wa inna min ahlil-kitabi laman yu'minu billahi wa ma unzila ilaykum wa ma unzila ilayhim khashi'ina lillahi la yashtaruna bi-ayatillahi thamanan qalila, ula'ika lahum ajruhum 'inda rabbihim, innallaha sari'ul-hisab. Ya ayyuhal-ladhina amanu-sbiru wa sabiru wa rabitu wattaqu-llaha la'allakum tuflihun
“Truly, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alternation of night and day there are signs for people of understanding: those who remember Allah standing, sitting and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth: "Our Lord, You did not create all this without purpose. Glory be to You! Protect us from the punishment of the Fire. Our Lord, whoever You admit into the Fire You have truly disgraced, and the wrongdoers will have no helpers. Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling to faith, saying, 'Believe in your Lord,' and we believed. Our Lord, forgive us our sins, wipe away our misdeeds, and take our souls in the company of the righteous. Our Lord, grant us what You promised us through Your messengers, and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. You never break Your promise." And their Lord answered them: "I will not let the deeds of any one of you go to waste, male or female; you are of one another. Those who emigrated, were driven from their homes, were harmed in My way, fought and were killed, I will surely wipe away their misdeeds and admit them into gardens beneath which rivers flow, as a reward from Allah. With Allah is the best reward." Do not be deceived by the movement of the disbelievers through the land. It is a brief enjoyment, then their refuge is Hell, and what a wretched resting place. But those who are mindful of their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding there forever, a welcome from Allah, and what is with Allah is best for the righteous. And among the People of the Book are some who believe in Allah and in what was sent down to you and what was sent down to them, humble before Allah, not selling the verses of Allah for a small price. Their reward is with their Lord. Allah is swift in reckoning. O you who believe, be patient, outlast others in patience, stand firm, and be mindful of Allah, so that you may succeed.”
The Prophet ﷺ recited these closing verses of Surah Al 'Imran when he rose in the night.