حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُوسَی أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَکِ أَخْبَرَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ الْمَعْنَی وَاحِدٌ عَنْ حَنَشٍ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ کُنْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ يَا غُلَامُ إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُکَ کَلِمَاتٍ احْفَظْ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْکَ احْفَظْ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَکَ إِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلْ اللَّهَ وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ لَوْ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَی أَنْ يَنْفَعُوکَ بِشَيْئٍ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوکَ إِلَّا بِشَيْئٍ قَدْ کَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَکَ وَلَوْ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَی أَنْ يَضُرُّوکَ بِشَيْئٍ لَمْ يَضُرُّوکَ إِلَّا بِشَيْئٍ قَدْ کَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْکَ رُفِعَتْ الْأَقْلَامُ وَجَفَّتْ الصُّحُفُ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2516
Ibn 'Abbas narrated: I was behind the Prophet(s.a.w) one day when he said: 'O boy! I will teach you a statement: Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah, and when you seek aid, seek Allah's aid. Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you- you would never get any benefit except that Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written for you. The pens are lifted and the pages are dried.'
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020