حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ حَسَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ إِسْحَقَ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ مُکَاتَبًا جَائَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ عَجَزْتُ عَنْ کِتَابَتِي فَأَعِنِّي قَالَ أَلَا أُعَلِّمُکَ کَلِمَاتٍ عَلَّمَنِيهِنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ کَانَ عَلَيْکَ مِثْلُ جَبَلِ صِيرٍ دَيْنًا أَدَّاهُ اللَّهُ عَنْکَ قَالَ قُلْ اللَّهُمَّ اکْفِنِي بِحَلَالِکَ عَنْ حَرَامِکَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِکَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاکَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3563
Ali [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated: that a Mukatib came to him and said: “Indeed I am not capable of my Kitabah so aid me.” He said: “Should I not teach you words that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me? If you had a debt upon you similar to the mountain of Sir, Allah would fulfill it for you. He said: ‘Say: O Allah, suffice me with Your lawful against Your prohibited, and make me independent of all those besides You (Allāhummakfinī biḥalālika `an ḥarāmika, wa aghninī bi faḍlika `amman siwāka).’”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020