The Prophet ﷺ said: “Al-hamdu lillahi nahmadhu wa nastaʿinuhu wa naʿudhu billahi min shururi anfusina wa min sayi'ati aʿmalina, man yahdihillahu fala mudilla lahu, wa man yudlil fala hadiya lahu. Wa ashadu an la ilaha illallahu wahduhu la sharika lahu, wa anna Muhammadan ʿabduhu wa rasuluhu. Amma baʿd. (Praise is to Allah, we praise Him and we seek His help. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds, Whomsoever Allah guides will never be led astray; and whomsoever is led astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah, alone with no partner or associate, and that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. To proceed).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1893)   

عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ التَّشَهُّدَ فِي الْحَاجَةِ «إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ نَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرَهُ وَنَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا مَنْ يَهْدِ اللهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» وَيَقْرَأُ ثَلَاثَ آيَاتٍ تَابَعَهُ الْمَسْعُودِيُّ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us two sermons, the sermon of prayer and the sermon of necessity. As for the sermon of necessity, it begins with "Alhamdulillah, we seek His help and seek His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evils of ourselves and from our bad deeds. Whoever Allah guides, no one can misguide him, and whoever He misguides, no one can guide him. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger." Zuhair stood and narrated to us, Amr bin Ali informed us, Khalaf bin Tamim narrated to us from Zuhair, who narrated to us from Abu Ishaq, who narrated from Abu Al-Ahwas, who narrated from Abdullah, who said: "When one of you wants to give a sermon of necessity, let him begin by saying 'Alhamdulillah, we seek His help, similar to it' and 'He is One, with no partner.' Shu'bah contradicted them and reported from Abu Ishaq, who narrated from Abu Ubaidah, who narrated from Abdullah."  

عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خُطْبَتَيْنِ خُطْبَةَ الصَّلَاةِ وَخُطْبَةَ الْحَاجَةِ أَمَّا خُطْبَةُ الْحَاجَةِ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ نَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرَهُ وَنَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا مِنْ يَهْدِ اللهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» [183] وَقَفَهَ زُهَيْرٌ 10251 أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ عَنْ زُهَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ بِخُطْبَةِ الْحَاجَةِ فَلْيَبْدَأْ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ نَسْتَعِينُهُ مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءٌ وَقَالَ «وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ» خَالَفَهُمَا شُعْبَةُ فَرَوَى عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said: He taught us the sermon of necessity, saying, "All praise is due to Allah, the same way and more. Then he recited three verses: 'O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared' (Al 'Imran 102), 'O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul' (An-Nisa' 1), and 'O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice' (Al-Ahzab 70). Then he mentioned his need.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ عَلَّمَنَا خُطْبَةَ الْحَاجَةِ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ» مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءٌ وَزَادَ فِيهِ يَقْرَأُ ثَلَاثَ آيَاتٍ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ} [آل عمران 102] و {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلْقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ} [النساء 1] و {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا} [الأحزاب 70] ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُ حَاجَتَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach us the speech of necessity, saying, "Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His help, and seek refuge in Allah from the evil of ourselves. Whoever Allah guides, there is no misguidance for him, and whoever He misguides, there is no guidance for him. And I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, alone, without any partners, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger." Abu Ubaydah said, "I heard Abu Musa saying, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "If you want, your sermon can include any of these verses from the Quran: 'Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared and do not die except as Muslims.' (Surah Al-Imran, 3:102) 'Fear Allah, in whom you ask each other for your rights, and fear the wombs (lest you sever its ties). Verily, Allah is ever watching over you.' (Surah An-Nisa', 4:1) 'Fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice.' (Surah Al-Ahzab, 33:70) until 'great success.' (Surah An-Nisa’, 4:73).' Then he would speak about his need. Israel combined both of these (verses)."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعَلِّمُنَا خُطْبَةَ الْحَاجَةِ «إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا مَنْ يَهْدِ اللهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» [184] قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ وَسَمِعْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَصِلَ خُطْبَتَكَ بآيٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَقُلِ {اتَّقُوا اللهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ} [آل عمران 102] {وَاتَّقُوا اللهَ الَّذِي تَسَّاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَرْحَامَ إنَّ اللهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا} [النساء 1] {اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا} [الأحزاب 70] إِلَى {فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا} [النساء 73] أَمَّا بَعْدُ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمْ بِحَاجِتِكَ جَمَعَهُمَا إِسْرَائِيلُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us the sermon of need, "Praise be to Allah, we praise Him and seek His help." Then he mentioned something similar to it and said, Abdullah said, "Then complete your sermon with three verses and narrate the Hadith."  

عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خُطْبَةَ الْحَاجَةِ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ» ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءٌ وَقَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ ثُمَّ تَصِلُ خُطْبَتَكَ بِثَلَاثِ آيَاتٍ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ : "Every task that is not commenced with the praise of Allah is incomplete." [185] 10256 Mahmood bin Khalid informed me, who reported that Al-Walid informed us, who reported that Sa'id bin Abd al-Aziz informed him from Az-Zuhri, who reported a similar statement. 10257 Qutaybah bin Sa'id informed us, who reported from Al-Laith, who reported from 'Uqail, who reported from Ibn Shihab, who reported as a Marasil (i.e., a person who is not named).  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّ أَمْرٍ ذِي بَالٍ لَا يُبْدَأُ فِيهِ بِحَمْدِ اللهِ أَقْطَعُ» [185] 10256 أَخْبَرَنِي مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ رَفَعَهُ مِثْلَهُ 10257 أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ مُرْسَلٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Every statement that does not begin with the mention of Allah is void."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ كَلَامٍ لَا يُبْدَأُ فِي أَوَّلِهِ بِذِكْرِ اللهِ فَهُوَ أَبْتَرُ»