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.
Related Du'as
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
In Your Name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Sahihالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Praise be to Allah.
Sahihقُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, and Surah An-Nas — then blow gently into your palms and wipe over your body.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ
O Allah, You created my soul and You will take it. To You belongs its death and its life. If You keep it alive, protect it, and if You cause it to die, forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being.
Sahih