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tabarani:13480 – ʿAlī b. Saʿīd al-Rāzī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Salamah al-Rāzī > Salamah b. al-Faḍl > Abū Jaʿfar al-Rāzī > Ḥuṣayn > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever asks you in the name of Allah, then give to him. And whoever seeks refuge with you in the name of Allah, then grant him refuge. And whoever invites you, then respond to him. And whoever offers you a gift, then accept it."  

الطبراني:١٣٤٨٠ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الرَّازِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الرَّازِيُّ ثنا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيِّ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنِ اسْتَعَاذَكُمْ بِاللهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ وَمَنْ أَهْدَى إِلَيْكُمْ كُرَاعًا فَاقْبَلُوهُ»  

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abudawud:5108 – Naṣr b. ʿAlī And ʿUbayd Allāh b. ʿUmar al-Jushamī > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Saʿīd > Naṣr Ibn Abū ʿArūbah > Qatādah > Abū Nahīk > Ibn ʿAbbās

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone asks (you) for refuge for the sake of Allah, give him refuge; and if anyone asks you (for something) for the pleasure of Allah, give him. Ubaydullah said: If anyone asks you for the sake of Allah.  

أبو داود:٥١٠٨ – حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْجُشَمِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ نَصْرٌ ابْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي نَهِيكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ مَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ  

ahmad:2248 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Abū Nahīk > Ibn ʿAbbās

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone asks (you) for refuge for the sake of Allah, give him refuge; and if anyone asks you (for something) for the pleasure of Allah, give him. Ubaydullah said: If anyone asks you for the sake of Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5108)   

أحمد:٢٢٤٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِي نَهِيكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِاللهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِوَجْهِ اللهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ  

ahmad:5703 – Aswad b. ʿĀmir Shādhān > Abū Bakr b. ʿAyyāsh > Layth > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever asks you in the name of Allah, give to him; and whoever invites you, respond to him; and whoever gives you a gift, reward him. If you do not find anything to reward him, then pray for him.  

أحمد:٥٧٠٣ – حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ شَاذَانُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ وَمَنْ أَهْدَى لَكُمْ فَكَافِئُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا مَا تُكَافِئُوهُ فَادْعُوا لَهُ  

ahmad:5365 – ʿAffān > Abū ʿAwānah > Sulaymān al-Aʿmash > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone seeks protection in Allah's name, grant him protection; if anyone begs in Allah's name, give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation, accept it; and if anyone does you a kindness, recompense him; but if you have not the means to do so, pray for him until you feel that you have compensated him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1672)   

أحمد:٥٣٦٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِاللهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ وَمَنْ أَتَى إِلَيْكُمْ مَعْرُوفًا فَكَافِئُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا مَا تُكَافِئُوهُ فَادْعُوا لَهُ حَتَّى تَعْلَمُوا أَنْ قَدْ كَافَأْتُمُوهُ  

ahmad:10651 – Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Abū Bakr b. ʿAyyāsh > al-Aʿmash > Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever asks you for something in the name of Allah, give it to him. And whoever invites you, respond to him. If I were to be given a gift of a hoof, I would accept it, and if I were invited to a meal, I would respond."  

أحمد:١٠٦٥١ – حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ وَلَوْ أُهْدِيَ إِلَيَّ كُرَاعٌ لَقَبِلْتُ وَلَوْ دُعِيتُ إِلَى كُرَاعٍ لَأَجَبْتُ  

hakim:1502 – Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq al-Ṣaghānī > al-Aḥwaṣ b. Jawwāb > ʿAmmār b. Zurayq > al-Aʿmash > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone seeks protection in Allah's name, grant him protection; if anyone begs in Allah's name, give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation, accept it; and if anyone does you a kindness, recompense him; but if you have not the means to do so, pray for him until you feel that you have compensated him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1672)   

الحاكم:١٥٠٢ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الصَّغَانِيُّ ثنا الْأَحْوَصُ بْنُ جَوَّابٍ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ زُرَيْقٍ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنِ اسْتَعَاذَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ وَمَنْ أَهْدَى إِلَيْكُمْ فَكَافِئُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا مَا تُكَافِئُونَهُ فَادْعُوا لَهُ حَتَّى تَرَوْنَ أَنْ قَدْ كَافَأْتُمُوهُ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ فَقَدْ تَابَعَ عَمَّارَ بْنَ زُرَيْقٍ عَلَى إِقَامَةِ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَجَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ وَعَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْقَسْمَلِيُّ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ أَمَّا حَدِيثُ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ
ibnhibban:3375 – Aḥmad b. Yaḥyá b. Zuhayr > ʿAlī b. Muslim al-Ṭūsī > Muḥammad b. Abū ʿUbaydah b. Maʿn from his father > al-Aʿmash > Ibrāhīm al-Taymī > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever asks by Allah, give him; and whoever seeks refuge in Allah, provide refuge for him; and whoever invites you, respond to him."  

ابن حبّان:٣٣٧٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْلِمِ الطُّوسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ مَعْنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيُّ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ سَأَلَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ»  

ibnhibban:3408 – al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Jarīr b. ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd > al-Aʿmash > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone seeks protection in Allah's name, grant him protection; if anyone begs in Allah's name, give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation, accept it; and if anyone does you a kindness, recompense him; but if you have not the means to do so, pray for him until you feel that you have compensated him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1672)  

ابن حبّان:٣٤٠٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ وَمَنْ صَنَعَ إِلَيْكُمْ مَعْرُوفًا فَكَافِئُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا مَا تُكَافِئُونَهُ فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ لَهُ حَتَّى تَرَوْا أَنْ قَدْ كَافَأْتُمُوهُ»  

ibnhibban:3409 – Aḥmad b. Yaḥyá b. Zuhayr > ʿAlī b. Muslim al-Ṭūsī > Muḥammad b. Abū ʿUbaydah b. Maʿn from his father > al-Aʿmash > Ibrāhīm al-Taymī > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever asks in the name of Allah, give to him; and whoever seeks refuge in Allah, provide refuge for him; and whoever invites you, respond to him."  

ابن حبّان:٣٤٠٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الطُّوسِيُّ * حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ مَعْنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ سَأَلَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ»  

bayhaqi:7890 – Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan b. Fūrak > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud al-Ṭayālisī > Abū ʿAwānah > al-Aʿmash > Mujāhid > Ibn ʿUmar

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone seeks protection in Allah's name, grant him protection; if anyone begs in Allah's name, give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation, accept it; and if anyone does you a kindness, recompense him; but if you have not the means to do so, pray for him until you feel that you have compensated him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1672)   

البيهقي:٧٨٩٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَكُمْ بِاللهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ وَمَنْ أَتَى إِلَيْكُمْ مَعْرُوفًا فَكَافِئُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا مَا تُكَافِئُونَهُ بِهِ فَأَثْنُوا عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ قَدْ كَافَأْتُمُوهُ