Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3395
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ابْنِ أَخِي، رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ عَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا اضْطَجَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ الأَيْمَنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ أُومِنُ بِكِتَابِكَ وَبِرُسُلِكَ . فَإِنْ مَاتَ مِنْ لَيْلَتِهِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ رضى الله عنه .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: ‘Uthman ibn ‘Umar narrated to us: ‘Ali ibn al-Mubarak narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Yahya ibn Ishaq—the nephew of Rafi‘ ibn Khadij—from Rafi‘ ibn Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet said: ‘When one of you lies on his right side and then says, “O Allah, I submit myself to You, turn my face toward You, lean my back upon You, and entrust my affair to You. There is no refuge or escape from You except with You. I believe in Your Book and Your Messengers,” and he dies that night, he will enter Paradise.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is hasan gharib by this route from Rafi‘ ibn Khadij.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic specifies lying on the right side before saying the prayer. It says the person submits himself to Allah, turns his face toward Him, leans upon Him, and entrusts his affair to Him.