A decision to make

The one outcome he sought refuge from by name

It is the only request in the sentence.

أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّتِكَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَنْ تُضِلَّنِي أَنْتَ الْحَىُّ الَّذِي لاَ يَمُوتُ وَالْجِنُّ وَالإِنْسُ يَمُوتُونَ

Aʿūdhu bi-ʿizzatika lā ilāha illā anta an tuḍillanī. Anta-l-ḥayyu-lladhī lā yamūtu wa-l-jinnu wa-l-insu yamūtūn

“I seek refuge in Your might, there is no god but You, from being let astray. You are the Living who does not die, while jinn and men die.”

Where this comes from

Everything else in it is description. The only thing actually asked for is not to be let go of.

The full narration

Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to say:" O Allah, it is unto Thee that I surrender myself. I affirm my faith in Thee and repose my trust in Thee and turn to Thee in repentance and with Thy help fought my adversaries. O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee with Thine Power; there is no god but Thou, lest Thou leadest me astray. Thou art ever-living that dieth not, while the Jinn and mankind die

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 6899

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  • Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)
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