Opening the night prayer: You are the Light of the heavens
O Allah, all praise is Yours. You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. Yours is the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the King of the heavens and the earth. All praise is Yours. You are the Truth, Your promise is true, Your word is true, the meeting with You is true, Paradise is true, the Fire is true, the prophets are true, Muhammad ﷺ is true, and the Hour is true. O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have placed my trust, in You I have believed, to You I have turned, by You I contend, and to You I bring my case for judgment. So forgive me what I have sent before and what I have left behind, what I have hidden and what I have made known, and what You know better than I. You are the One who brings forward and the One who holds back; there is no god but You. You are my God; there is no god but You. And there is no might nor power except through Allah.
The Prophet ﷺ said this when he rose to pray at night. The bracketed phrases in the Arabic come from different narrations of the same hadith. Follow any timing or count stated in the cited narration; otherwise it may be used as a general personal du'a.
The Arabic and meaning are paired with Sahih al-Bukhari 1120, Sahih Muslim 769. No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.
Arabic audio from Hisn al-Muslim, trimmed to this dua
Allahumma lakal-hamdu anta nurus-samawati wal-ardi wa man fihinn, wa lakal-hamdu anta qayyimus-samawati wal-ardi wa man fihinn, wa lakal-hamdu anta rabbus-samawati wal-ardi wa man fihinn, wa lakal-hamdu laka mulkus-samawati wal-ardi wa man fihinn, wa lakal-hamdu anta malikus-samawati wal-ard, wa lakal-hamd, antal-haqq, wa wa'dukal-haqq, wa qawlukal-haqq, wa liqa'ukal-haqq, wal-jannatu haqq, wan-naru haqq, wan-nabiyyuna haqq, wa Muhammadun sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallama haqq, was-sa'atu haqq. Allahumma laka aslamtu, wa 'alayka tawakkaltu, wa bika amantu, wa ilayka anabtu, wa bika khasamtu, wa ilayka hakamtu, faghfir li ma qaddamtu wa ma akhkhartu, wa ma asrartu wa ma a'lantu, wa ma anta a'lamu bihi minni. Antal-muqaddimu wa antal-mu'akhkhiru la ilaha illa ant. Anta ilahi la ilaha illa ant. Wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
O Allah, all praise is Yours. You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. Yours is the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the King of the heavens and the earth. All praise is Yours. You are the Truth, Your promise is true, Your word is true, the meeting with You is true, Paradise is true, the Fire is true, the prophets are true, Muhammad ﷺ is true, and the Hour is true. O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have placed my trust, in You I have believed, to You I have turned, by You I contend, and to You I bring my case for judgment. So forgive me what I have sent before and what I have left behind, what I have hidden and what I have made known, and what You know better than I. You are the One who brings forward and the One who holds back; there is no god but You. You are my God; there is no god but You. And there is no might nor power except through Allah.
The Prophet ﷺ said this when he rose to pray at night. The bracketed phrases in the Arabic come from different narrations of the same hadith.
What does Opening the night prayer: You are the Light of the heavens mean?
O Allah, all praise is Yours. You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. Yours is the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all within them. All praise is Yours. You are the King of the heavens and the earth. All praise is Yours. You are the Truth, Your promise is true, Your word is true, the meeting with You is true, Paradise is true, the Fire is true, the prophets are true, Muhammad ﷺ is true, and the Hour is true. O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have placed my trust, in You I have believed, to You I have turned, by You I contend, and to You I bring my case for judgment. So forgive me what I have sent before and what I have left behind, what I have hidden and what I have made known, and what You know better than I. You are the One who brings forward and the One who holds back; there is no god but You. You are my God; there is no god but You. And there is no might nor power except through Allah.
When should I recite Opening the night prayer: You are the Light of the heavens?
The Prophet ﷺ said this when he rose to pray at night. The bracketed phrases in the Arabic come from different narrations of the same hadith. Follow any timing or count stated in the cited narration; otherwise it may be used as a general personal du'a.
What is the source for Opening the night prayer: You are the Light of the heavens?
Sahih al-Bukhari 1120, Sahih Muslim 769.