((اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْياهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَةَ)).
(Allahumma innaka khalaqta nafsee wa-anta tawaffaha, laka mamatuha wamahyaha in ahyaytaha fahfathha, wa-in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma innee as-alukal-AAafiyah.)
(O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take it’s life, to You belongs it’s life and death. If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should take it’s life then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You to grant me good health.)
Hisn al-Muslim 28 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 28
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
Ownership is established before anything is asked for. The soul is said to have been created by Him, to be taken by Him, and to belong to Him in both its life and its death. Only after that do two conditional requests appear, one asking protection if it is kept alive and one asking forgiveness if it is taken. The supplication then closes with a request that stands outside both conditions.
When & how to recite
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping.
Reflection
That closing request breaks the pattern the rest of the supplication follows. Everything before it depends on an outcome not yet known, while the request for good health is made plainly, with no condition attached to it.
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Common questions
What does this supplication actually say?
Rendered in English: “O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take it’s life, to You belongs it’s life and death. If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should take it’s life then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You to grant me good health.” Ownership is established before anything is asked for.
Is there a transliteration?
For those reading it without Arabic script: “Allahumma innaka khalaqta nafsee wa-anta tawaffaha, laka mamatuha wamahyaha in ahyaytaha fahfathha, wa-in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma innee as-alukal-AAafiyah.”
What is the source for this?
The entry is filed at Hisn al-Muslim 28:103.
When should you say it?
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping. That closing request breaks the pattern the rest of the supplication follows.