Musnad Ahmad 2803

Translation

I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he said, “O boy,” or “O little boy, shall I not teach you some words by which Allah will benefit you?” I said, “Yes.” He said: “(1) Guard Allah, and He will guard you. (2) Guard Allah, and you will find Him before you. (3) Know Him in times of ease and He will know you in times of hardship. (4) If you ask, then ask Allah. (5) If you seek help, then seek help from Allah." "(6) The pen has dried with what is to be. If all creation, altogether, wanted to benefit you with something that Allah has not written for you, they would not be able to do it; and if they wanted to harm you with something that Allah has not written against you, they would not be able to do it. (7) And know that in patience over what you dislike there is much good; that victory comes with patience; that relief comes with distress; and that with hardship comes ease.”

Notes

• وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ لَهِيعَةَ وَنَافِعُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمِصْرِيَّانِ؛ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ؛ عَنْ حَنَشٍ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ؛ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَلَا أَحْفَظُ حَدِيثَ بَعْضِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ رَدِيفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: «يَا غُلامُ» أَوْ «يَا غُلَيِّمُ، أَلا أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ يَنْفَعُكَ اللهُ بِهِنَّ؟» فَقُلْتُ: بَلَى۔ فَقَالَ: «(١) احْفَظِ اللهَ يَحْفَظْكَ، (٢) احْفَظِ اللهَ تَجِدْهُ أَمَامَكَ، (٣) تَعَرَّفْ إِلَيْهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ، (٤) وَإِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللهَ، (٥) وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللهِ». «(٦) قَدْ جَفَّ الْقَلَمُ بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ۔ فَلَوْ أَنَّ الْخَلْقَ كُلَّهُمْ جَمِيعًا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكْتُبْهُ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ لَمْ يَقْدِرُوا عَلَيْهِ، وَإِنْ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكْتُبْهُ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ لَمْ يَقْدِرُوا عَلَيْهِ. (٧) وَاعْلَمْ أنَّ فِي الصَّبْرِ عَلَى مَا تَكْرَهُ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا، وَأَنَّ النَّصْرَ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ، وَأَنَّ الْفَرَجَ مَعَ الْكَرْبِ، وَأَنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا».

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Narrators

1. 1
   ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAbbās

   Companion (ṣaḥābī)d. 65 AH
   عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍصحابي
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2. 2
   همام بن يحيى بن دينار

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. 163 AH
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3. 3
   أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ

   trustworthy (thiqah)d. 212 AH
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4. 4
   Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal

   trustworthy, a memorizer (thiqah ḥāfiẓ)d. 241 AH
   أحمد بن حنبلثقة حافظ

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