اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ
Allahumma inni aslamtu wajhi ilayka wa fawwadtu amri ilayka wa alja'tu dhahri ilayka raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk
O Allah, I submit my face to You, entrust my affairs to You, and lean my back against You, out of desire for and fear of You.
Three physical metaphors of surrender: face (identity and direction), affairs (decisions and outcomes), back (support and safety). "Raghbatan wa rahbatan" — out of both desire and fear. Not just hoping for Allah's reward, and not just fearing His punishment — both simultaneously. The healthy believer lives between hope and fear, even in the last moments before sleep.
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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَفَانِي وَآوَانِي وَأَطْعَمَنِي وَسَقَانِي وَالَّذِي مَنَّ عَلَيَّ فَأَفْضَلَ وَالَّذِي أَعْطَانِي فَأَجْزَلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ
Praise be to Allah who sufficed me, sheltered me, fed me, and gave me drink. Who bestowed His favor upon me and gave generously. Praise be to Allah in every condition.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the Day You resurrect Your servants.
Sahihتَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent. (Opening of Surah Al-Mulk — recite the full surah before sleep.)
Hasanأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, the accursed.
Sahih