((اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ، وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ)).
(Allahumma aslamtu nafsee ilayk, wafawwadtu amree ilayk, wawajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa-alja/tu thahree ilayk, raghbatan warahbatan ilayk, la maljaa wala manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bikitabikal-lathee anzalt, wabinabiyyikal-lathee arsalt.)
(O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You.Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent.)(If you then die, you will die upon the fitrah.)(fitrah: the religion of Islam, the way of Ibraheem u.)
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
Four parallel clauses open the supplication, and each hands something over: the soul is submitted, the affair is entrusted, the face is turned, and reliance is placed. All four are directed to the same place, and they are then given a single motive stated as a pair — in hope and fear together, rather than one or the other. Two statements of belief close it, in the Book revealed and the Prophet sent.
When & how to recite
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping.
Reflection
The middle line turns back on itself: there is no refuge nor safe haven from Him except with Him. The One being fled to is named as the One being fled from, and no third place is offered to stand.
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Common questions
What is being said in English?
The translation given here is: “O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You.Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You.
How do you say this in Latin letters?
Romanised, it runs: “Allahumma aslamtu nafsee ilayk, wafawwadtu amree ilayk, wawajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa-alja/tu thahree ilayk, raghbatan warahbatan ilayk, la maljaa wala manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bikitabikal-lathee anzalt, wabinabiyyikal-lathee arsalt.”
Which collection records it?
Cited here as Sahih al-Bukhari 6076.
When is this said?
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping. The middle line turns back on itself: there is no refuge nor safe haven from Him except with Him.