Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا أَوَى إِلَى فِرَاشِهِ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَ نَفْسِي وَأَنْتَ تَتَوَفَّاهَا لَكَ مَمَاتُهَا وَمَحْيَاهَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهَا فَاغْفِرْ لَهَا وَإِنْ أَحْيَيْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ» فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ أَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَقُولُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ بَلْ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقُولُهُ فَظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
English Translation
Ahmad ibn Ali ibn al-Muthanna informed us, he said: Abu Khaythama narrated to us, he said: Isma'il ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, from Khalid al-Hadhdha', from Abdullah ibn al-Harith, who said: Ibn Umar used to say when he went to his bed: 'O Allah, You created my soul and You will take it back. To You belongs its death and its life. O Allah, if You take it back, then forgive it, and if You give it life, then protect it. O Allah, I ask You for well-being.' A man from his children said to him: 'Did Umar used to say this?' He said: 'Rather, one better than Umar used to say it.' And we thought he meant the Prophet ﷺ.