Remembrance 15 from Chapter 60

Allāhumma khalaqta nafsī wa Anta tawaffāhā, laka mamātuhā wa maḥyāhā, in aḥyaytahā fa-ḥfaẓhā, wa in amattahā fa-ghfir lāhā, Allāhumma as’aluka-l-‘āfiyah.

We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim that Ibn ‘Umar instructed a man to say when he went to bed: “O Allah, You created my soul and You will cause it to die; its death and its life are for You. If You keep it alive then protect it, and if You cause it to die then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for good health and well-being.” Ibn ‘Umar said: “I heard it from the Messenger of Allah .” ^[26].

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