The Forty Hadith · An-Nawawi
— Nineteenth Hadith —
Be Mindful of Allah
احفظ الله يحفظك
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Hadith 19 — Be Mindful of Allah
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Arabic
عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: كُنْتُ خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ: «يَا غُلَامُ إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ: احْفَظِ اللهَ يَحْفَظْكَ، احْفَظِ اللهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ، إِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللهَ، وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللهِ. وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ لَوِ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوكَ إِلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللهُ لَكَ، وَإِنِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَضُرُّوكَ إِلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ، رُفِعَتِ الْأَقْلَامُ وَجَفَّتِ الصُّحُفُ».
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English Translation
EN · English
On the authority of Abu al-ʻAbbas ʻAbdullah ibn ʻAbbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: One day I was behind the Prophet ﷺ, and he said: “O young man, I shall teach you some words: Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask of Allah; and when you seek help, seek the help of Allah. Know that if the whole nation were to gather together to benefit you with something, they would not benefit you except with something Allah had already written for you; and if they were to gather to harm you with something, they would not harm you except with something Allah had already written against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.”
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Turjumaadda Soomaaliga
SO · Soomaali
Waxaa laga weriyay Abu al-ʻAbbaas ʻAbdullah ibn ʻAbbaas (Allaha raalli ka noqdo labadoodaba), inuu yidhi: Maalin baan Nabiga ﷺ ka gadaal joogay, wuxuuna yidhi: “Wiilyahow, waxaan ku barayaa kelmado: Ilaali Allah (xifdi amarradiisa), wuu ku ilaalin doonaa. Ilaali Allah, waxaad heli doontaa isagoo kula jira. Markaad wax weydiisato, Allah weydiiso; markaad caawimo doonatana, Allah ka caawimo doono. Ogow, ummaddu hadday isugu timaado inay wax kuu taraan, kuuma tari karaan wax aan Allah horay kuugu qorin; haddii ay isugu timaadaan inay wax kugu dhibaan, kuma dhibi karaan wax aan Allah horay kuugu qorin. Qalmihii waa la qaaday, saxafadiina way qalashay (engegtay).”
Jamiʻ at-Tirmidhī 2516 (ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ)