حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَنَّ قَيْسَ بْنَ الْحَجَّاجِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ حَنَشًا حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ رِدْفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لِي يَا غُلَامُ إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكَ حَدِيثًا احْفَظْ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ احْفَظْ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ إِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلْ اللَّهَ وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ رُفِعَتْ الْأَقْلَامُ وَجَفَّتْ الْكُتُبُ فَلَوْ جَاءَتْ الْأُمَّةُ يَنْفَعُونَكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكْتُبْهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَكَ لَمَا اسْتَطَاعَتْ وَلَوْ أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَضُرَّكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكْتُبْهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَتْ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2763
Ibn 'Abbas said: i was seated behind the Prophet (PBUH) on his mount and he said to me: "O boy, I will teach you some words: be mindful of Allah and Allah will take care of you; be mindful of Allah and you will find Him in front of you; if you ask, ask of Allah, and if you seek help, seek help from Allah. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried. If the nation wanted to benefit you with anything that Allah has not decreed for you, they would never be able to do that, and if they wanted to harm you with anything that Allah has not decreed for you, they would never be able to do it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
Sanad
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَنَّ قَيْسَ بْنَ الْحَجَّاجِ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ حَنَشًا حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ