Fortress of the Muslim
Hisn al-Muslim 103
Arabic hadith text
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَوَفَّاهَا، لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْياهَا، إِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، وَإِنْ أَمَتَّهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَةَ
Translation
O Allah, You created my soul, and You take it in death. Its death and its life belong to You. If You keep it alive, protect it; and if You cause it to die, forgive it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being.
Translation notes
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ العَافِيَةَ
The witness renders al-ʿāfiyah as ‘strength’; its sense here is well-being, safety, or soundness.
Which context-sensitive English rendering of al-ʿāfiyah should be preferred here?