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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بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
In Your Name, O Allah, I die and I live.
Sahihالْحَمْدُ 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.
Sahihبِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
In Your Name, my Lord, I lay down my side, and by You I will rise. If You take my soul, have mercy on it, and if You release it, protect it as You protect Your righteous servants.
Sahihالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Praise be to Allah.
Sahih