Remembrance 17 from Chapter 337

Allāhumma laka aslamt, wa bika āmant, wa ‘alayka tawakkalt, wa ilayka anabt, wa bika khāṣamt. Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bi-‘izzatika—lā ilāha illā Anta—an tuḍillanī. Anta-l-Ḥayyu-lladhī lā yamūt, wa-l-jinnu wa-l-insānu yamūtūn.

We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥs of al-Bukhārī and Muslim that ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās reported that the Messenger of Allah used to say: “O Allah, unto You I surrender myself, in You I believe, in You I put my trust, to You I turn in repentance, and with Your help I dispute. O Allah, I seek refuge by Your power—there is no god but You—lest You lead me astray. You are the Ever-Living Who does not die, while jinn and mankind do.” ^[22].

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