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ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ الْحَمْدِ لِلَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا الَّذِي يُكْتَبُ لِلْحَامِدِ رَبِّهِ بِهِ مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءٌ كَأَنَّهُ قَدْ فَعَلَهُ

ibnhibban:845Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm a freed slave of Thaqīf > Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Khalaf b. Khalīfah > Ḥafṣ from my cousin Anas b. Mālik > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a gathering when a man came and greeted the Prophet ﷺ and the people. He said, "Peace be upon you all." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings." After the man sat down, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Praise be to Allah, who deserves abundant, good, and blessed praise, as our Lord loves and is pleased with." The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "How did you say it?" The man replied exactly as the Prophet ﷺ had said. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, ten angels hastened to write it down, all of them eager to do so. They did not know how to write it, so they returned it to the Possessor of Majesty, Exalted is His remembrance. He said, 'Write it as My servant said.'  

ابن حبّان:٨٤٥أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَوْلَى ثَقِيفٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ حَفْصٍ ابْنِ أَخِي أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْحَلْقَةِ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَعَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ» فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ كَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا وَيَرْضَى فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟ » فَرَدَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدِ ابْتَدَرَهَا عَشَرَةُ أَمْلَاكٍ كُلُّهُمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَى أَنْ يَكْتُبُوهَا فَمَا دَرَوْا كَيْفَ يَكْتُبُونَهَا فَرَجَعُوهُ إِلَى ذِي الْعِزَّةِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ فَقَالَ اكْتُبُوهَا كَمَا قَالَ عَبْدِي»  


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ahmad:12612Ḥusayn > Khalaf > Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar > Anas

[Machine] I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a gathering when a man came and greeted the Prophet ﷺ and the people. The man said, "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." When the man sat down, he said, "All praise is due to Allah, abundant, pure, and blessed, as our Lord loves and deserves to be praised." The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "How did you say that?" The man replied, "Just as I said." The Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, ten angels competed to write it down, all eager to do so. They did not know how to write it until they lifted it up to the Possessor of all Might. He said, 'Write it down just as My servant said.'"  

أحمد:١٢٦١٢حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسًا فِي الْحَلْقَةِ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَالْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ فَرَدَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ كَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا أَنْ يُحْمَدَ وَيَنْبَغِي لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدِ ابْتَدَرَهَا عَشَرَةُ أَمْلَاكٍ كُلُّهُمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَى أَنْ يَكْتُبَهَا فَمَا دَرَوْا كَيْفَ يَكْتُبُوهَا حَتَّى رَفَعُوهَا إِلَى ذِي الْعِزَّةِ فَقَالَ اكْتُبُوهَا كَمَا قَالَ عَبْدِي  

nasai-kubra:7671Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Khalaf / Ibn Khalīfah from my cousin Anas > Anas

[Machine] I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a gathering when a man came and greeted the Prophet ﷺ and the people. He said, "Peace be upon you." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "And upon you peace, mercy of Allah and His blessings." The man then sat down and said, "Praise be to Allah, praise abundant, pure and blessed as our Lord loves and is pleased with." The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "How so?" The man repeated what he had said. The Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, ten angels competed in recording it, all eager to write it down. They did not know how it should be written until they lifted it to the Mighty One, who said, 'Write it down the way my slave has said it'."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٦٧١أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَخِي أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْحَلْقَةِ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَعَلَى الْقَوْمِ قَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ» قَالَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ كَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا وَيَرْضَى قَالَ قَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «كَيْفَ؟» فَرَدَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدِ ابْتَدَرَهَا عَشَرَةُ أَمْلَاكٍ كُلُّهُمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَى أَنْ يَكْتُبُوهَا فَمَا دَرُوا كَيْفَ يَكْتُبُونَهَا؟ حَتَّى رَفَعُوهُ إِلَى ذِي الْعِزَّةِ فَقَالَ اكْتُبُوهَا كَمَا قَالَ عَبْدِي  

nasai-kubra:10101Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Khalaf from my cousin Anas > Anas

[Machine] I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a gathering when a man came and greeted the Prophet ﷺ and the people. He said, "Peace be upon you," and the Prophet ﷺ replied, "And upon you be peace, the mercy of Allah, and His blessings." When the man sat down, he said, "Praise be to Allah, a lot of praise, good and blessed praise that is loved by our Lord and pleases Him." The Prophet ﷺ then asked him, "How did you say it?" The man replied, "The same way you said it." The Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, ten angels competed to write it down, all of them eager to do so. They hurried to see how they could write it until they raised it to the Possessor of Majesty. He said, 'Write it down as my servant said it.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠١٠١أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ عَنِ ابْنِ أَخِي أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْحَلْقَةِ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَعَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ» فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ كَمَا يُحِبُّ رَبُّنَا وَيَرْضَى فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟» فَرَدَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَمَا قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدِ ابْتَدَرَهَا عَشَرَةُ أَمْلَاكٍ كُلُّهُمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَى أَنْ يَكْتُبُوهَا فَبَادَرُوا كَيْفَ يَكْتُبُونَهَا حَتَّى رَفَعُوهُ إِلَى ذِي الْعِزَّةِ فَقَالَ اكْتُبُوهَا كَمَا قَالَ عَبْدِي