Remembrance 9 from Chapter 60

Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bi-wajhika-l-karīmi wa kalimātika-t-tāmmati min sharri mā Anta ākhidhun bi-nāṣiyatih. Allāhumma Anta takshifu-l-maghrama wa ’l-ma’tham. Allāhumma lā yuhzamu junduk, wa lā yukhlafu wa‘duk, wa lā yanfa‘u dha-l-jaddi minka-l-jadd, subḥānaka wa bi-ḥamdik.

We relate with a ṣaḥīḥ isnād from the Sunans of Abū Dāwūd and an-Nasā’ī from ‘Alī , who narrated that the Messenger of Allah used to say when it was time to go to bed: “O Allah, I seek protection by Your Noble Countenance and by Your Perfect Words from the evil of all that You hold by the forelock. O Allah, it is You Who remove debt and sin. O Allah, Your army is never defeated and Your promise is never broken. The power of the mighty does not avail them against You. Glory be to You, Allah, and to You belongs all praise.” ^[14].

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