حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ بَکَّارٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ الْمَعْنَی عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ اسْتَعَاذَکُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَکُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَقَالَ سَهْلٌ وَعُثْمَانُ وَمَنْ دَعَاکُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ ثُمَّ اتَّفَقُوا وَمَنْ آتَی إِلَيْکُمْ مَعْرُوفًا فَکَافِئُوهُ قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ وَعُثْمَانُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ لَهُ حَتَّی تَعْلَمُوا أَنْ قَدْ کَافَأْتُمُوهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5109
Ibn Abbas reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone asks you refuge for Allah’s sake give him refuge; and if anyone asks you (for something) for Allah’s sake, give him. Sahl and Sulaiman said: if anyone calls you, respond to him. The Agreed version goes; if you do not afford to compensate him, pray Allah for him until you know that you have compensated him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020