Hadith #499
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ حَنَشٍ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَ
نَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ رَكِبَ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا غُلَامُ إِنِّي مُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ احْفَظْ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ احْفَظْ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ وَإِذَا سَأَلْتَ فَلْتَسْأَلْ اللَّهَ وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْأُمَّةَ لَوْ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوكَ إِلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَلَوْ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ لَمْ يَضُرُّوكَ إِلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ رُفِعَتْ الْأَقْلَامُ وَجَفَّتْ الصُّحُفُ
Isnad Chain
يونس
قيس بن الحجاج
حنش الصنعاني
عبد الله بن عباس أ
English Translation
Yunus narrated to us, Layth narrated to us, from Qays ibn al-Hajjaj, from Hanash al-San'ani, from 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who narrated that he rode behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ one day. the Prophet ﷺ said to him: 'O boy, I shall teach you some words. Guard Allah and He will guard you. Guard Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah. When you seek help, seek help from Allah. Know that if the entire ummah gathered to benefit you, they would not benefit you except with something Allah has already written for you. And if they gathered to harm you, they would not harm you except with something Allah has already written against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 9, Hadith 499
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 2537
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-38927