عن ابن عبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما قال: كنتُ خَلْفَ رسولِ الله ﷺ يومًا، فقال: «يا غلامُ، إنِّي أُعلِّمُكَ كلماتٍ: احْفَظِ اللهَ يَحْفَظْكَ،احفَظِ اللهَ تَجِدْه تُجاهَكَ،إذا سألْتَ فاسأَلِ اللهَ، وإذا استَعَنْتَ فاستَعِنْ باللهِ، واعلَمْ أنَّ الأُمَّةَ لوِ اجتَمَعَتْ على أنْ يَنفَعوكَ بشيءٍ، لم يَنفَعوكَ إلَّا بشيءٍ قد كتَبَه اللهُ لكَ، ولوِ اجْتَمَعوا على أنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بشيءٍ، لم يَضُرُّوكَ إلَّا بشيءٍ قد كتَبَه اللهُ عليكَ، رُفِعَتِ الأقلامُ وجَفَّتِ الصُّحُفُ»
Ibn ‘Abbās narrated:
One day I was riding behind God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) when he said to me: 1. Young man, I shall teach you some words [of advice]: 2. Be mindful of God, 3. and God will protect you. 4. Be mindful of God and you will find Him in front of you. 5. If you ask, ask of God; 6. If you seek help, seek God’s help. 7. Know that if the entire community collaborates to benefit you with anything, they shall benefit you only with something God has already willed for you; and if they collaborate to harm you with anything, they shall harm you only with something God has already willed for you. 8. All pens have been lifted and all scrolls have dried.
Abu al-‘Abbās ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib, belonged to the Hāshim branch of the Quraysh and resided mostly in Madinah. He was born in the Hāshimī quarter in Makkah three years before the Prophet’s migration. He was the leading scholar of the Muslim community and the one who explained the Qur’an best. He was the Prophet’s cousin. He was nicknamed al-baḥr, which means ‘the sea’, because of his broad knowledge. The Prophet (peace be upon him) included him in his prayers, saying: ‘My Lord, grant him insight into the religion’. [1] He was one of the Prophet’s companions who narrated a large number of hadiths. He embraced Islam at a young age and he remained very close to the Prophet after the takeover of Makkah. He lost his eyesight when he became old. He died at Taif in Year 68 AH 688 CE.
1. Related by al-Bukhari, 143 (his text); Muslim, 2477.
