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"جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: إِنِّى لا أَسْتَطِيعُ أنْ أَتَعَلَّمَ القُرآنَ فَمَا يُجْزينِى؟ قَالَ: تَقُولُ: سبحَانَ الله، وَالحَمْدُ لله، وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله، وَلا إِلَه إِلا الله، وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ هَكَذَا، وَجَمَعَ أَصَابعَهُ الخَمْسَ، فَقَالَ: هَذَا لله فَمَا لِىَ؟ قَالَ: تَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِى، وَارْحَمْنِى، وَاهْدنى، وَارزُقْني، فَقَبَضَ الرَّجُلُ كَفَّيْهِ جَمِيعًا، فَقَالَ النَّبىُّ ﷺ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ مَلأَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الخَيْرِ".  

[عب] عبد الرازق

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Collected by Abū Dāwūd, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān
abudawud:832ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Wakīʿ b. al-Jarrāḥ > Sufyān al-Thawrī > Abū Khālid al-Dālānī > Ibrāhīm al-Saksakī > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Awfá

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I cannot memorise anything from the Qur'an: so teach me something which is sufficient for me. He said: Say Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is most great, and there is no might and no strength but in Allah. :He said: Messenger of Allah, this is for Allah, but what is for me? He said: Say: O Allah have mercy on me, and sustain me, and keep me well, and guide me. When he stood up, he made a sign with his hand (indicating that he had earned a lot). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He filed up his hand with virtues.  

أبو داود:٨٣٢حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الدَّالاَنِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ السَّكْسَكِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ آخُذَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْئًا فَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يُجْزِئُنِي مِنْهُ قَالَ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا لِلَّهِ ﷻ فَمَا لِي قَالَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَاهْدِنِي فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَالَ هَكَذَا بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ مَلأَ يَدَهُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ  

ahmad:19110Wakīʿ > Sufyān > Yazīd Abū Khālid al-Dālānī > Ibrāhīm al-Saksakī > Ibn Abū Awfá

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I cannot memorise anything from the Qur'an: so teach me something which is sufficient for me. He said: Say Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is most great, and there is no might and no strength but in Allah. :He said: Messenger of Allah, this is for Allah, but what is for me? He said: Say: O Allah have mercy on me, and sustain me, and keep me well, and guide me. When he stood up, he made a sign with his hand (indicating that he had earned a lot). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He filed up his hand with virtues. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 832)   

أحمد:١٩١١٠حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الدَّالَانِيِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ السَّكْسَكِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ آخُذُ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يُجْزِئُنِي قَالَ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا لِلَّهِ ﷻ فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ قُلِ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَهُوَ مُمْسِكُ كَفَّيْهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ مَلَأَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ قَالَ مِسْعَرٌ فَسَمِعْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ السَّكْسَكِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَثَبَّتَنِي فِيهِ غَيْرِي  

ahmad:19138Abū Nuʿaym > Misʿar > Ibrāhīm al-Saksakī > Ibn Abū Awfá

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I cannot memorize anything from the Quran, so teach me something that will suffice me." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Say, 'Subhan Allah' (Glory be to Allah), 'Alhamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah), 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah), 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest), and 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no power or strength except with Allah)." The man left or stood up or something like that. He said, "This is for Allah, so what about me?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Say, 'Allahumma ighfirli warhamni wa'afini wahdini warzuqni' (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, protect me, guide me, and provide for me) or 'arzuqni wa'hdini wa'afini' (provide for me, guide me, and protect me)." Mas'arah narrated, "Perhaps I asked Abu Khalid about something like that."  

أحمد:١٩١٣٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ السَّكْسَكِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَاأَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ آخُذَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْئًا فَعَلِّمْنِي شَيْئًا يُجْزِئُنِي مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ أَوْ قَامَ أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَا قَالَ هَذَا لِلَّهِ ﷻ فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ قُلْ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي أَوْ ارْزُقْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي قَالَ مِسْعَرٌ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ اسْتَفْهَمْتُ بَعْضَهُ مِنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ يَعْنِي الدَّالَانِيَّ  

ahmad:19409Yazīd > al-Masʿūdī > Ibrāhīm Abū Ismāʿīl al-Saksakī > ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Awfá

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am unable to read the Quran, so teach me something that will suffice me." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Say Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah), Subhanallah (glory be to Allah), La ilaha illallah (there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is the greatest), and La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (there is no power or might except with Allah)." The man said these words, raised his hand, and counted five with his fingers. He then said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about me?" The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Say Allahumma ghfirli (O Allah, forgive me), wa arhamni (and have mercy on me), wa 'afini (and grant me safety), wa ahdi ni (and guide me), wa rzuqni (and provide for me)." The man said these words, raised his other hand, and also counted five with his fingers. The man then left, and he had closed both of his hands, so the Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, he has filled his hands with goodness."  

أحمد:١٩٤٠٩حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ السَّكْسَكِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي لَا أَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ فَمُرْنِي بِمَا يُجْزِئُنِي مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قُلْ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَاللهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ قَالَ فَقَالَهَا الرَّجُلُ وَقَبَضَ كَفَّهُ وَعَدَّ خَمْسًا مَعَ إِبْهَامِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَالِلَّهِ تَعَالَى فَمَا لِنَفْسِي؟ قَالَ قُلْ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي قَالَ فَقَالَهَا وَقَبَضَ عَلَى كَفِّهِ الْأُخْرَى وَعَدَّ خَمْسًا مَعَ إِبْهَامِهِ فَانْطَلَقَ الرَّجُلُ وَقَدْ قَبَضَ كَفَّيْهِ جَمِيعًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَقَدْ مَلَأَ كَفَّيْهِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ  

ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِالتَّسْبِيحِ، وَالتَّحْمِيدِ، وَالتَّهْلِيلِ، وَالتَّكْبِيرِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لِمَنْ لَا يُحْسِنْ قِرَاءَةَ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ

ibnhibban:1809Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Abū Bakr al-Muqaddamī > ʿUmar b. ʿAlī > Misʿar > Ibrāhīm al-Saksakī > Ibn Abū Awfá

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I am not proficient in reciting the Quran. Teach me something that will suffice me." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Say, 'Subhanallah' (Glory be to Allah), 'Alhamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah), 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah), and 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the greatest)." The man asked, "Is this sufficient for me with my Lord?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Say, 'Allahumma ighfirli wa rhamni wa rzuqni wa 'afini' (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, provide for me, and protect me)."  

ابن حبّان:١٨٠٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ السَّكْسَكِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَا أُحْسِنُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْئًا فَعَلِّمْنِي شَيْئًا يُجْزِئُنِي مِنْهُ فَقَالَ «قُلْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ» قَالَ هَذَا لِرَبِّي فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ «قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي»  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ أَمَرَ لِمَنْ لَمْ يُحْسِنْ قِرَاءَةَ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ أَنْ يَقْرَأَهَا بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ

ibnhibban:1810al-Ḥusayn b. Isḥāq al-Aṣfahānī Bi-al-Karakh > Abū Umayyah > al-Faḍl b. Muwaffaq > Mālik b. Mighwal > Ṭalḥah b. Muṣarrif > Ibn Abū Awfá

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I cannot memorise anything from the Qur'an: so teach me something which is sufficient for me. He said: Say Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is most great, and there is no might and no strength but in Allah. :He said: Messenger of Allah, this is for Allah, but what is for me? He said: Say: O Allah have mercy on me, and sustain me, and keep me well, and guide me. When he stood up, he made a sign with his hand (indicating that he had earned a lot). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He filed up his hand with virtues. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 832)   

ابن حبّان:١٨١٠أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الأَصْفَهَانِيُّ بِالْكَرَخِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُمَيَّةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوَفَّقٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَتَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ فَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يُجْزِئُنِي مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ» قَالَ هَذَا لِلَّهِ فَمَا لِي؟ قَالَ «قُلْ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَقَدْ مَلأَ يَدَيْهِ خَيْرًا»