THE COMPENDIUM
of Knowledge and Wisdom

IBN RAJAB AL-HANBALI

Translated by Abdassamad Clarke


Pg. 309

Mindfulness of Allah

Abu ’l-Abbas Abdullah ibn Abbas said, “I was behind the Prophet (SAW) [on a camel] one day, and he said to me, ‘Boy, I will teach you some words: Be mindful of Allah and He will be mindful of you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him facing you. When you ask, then ask Allah. When you seek help, then seek help from Allah. Know that if the Ummah gathered together to benefit you with something, they would only benefit you with something that Allah had already written for you. If they gathered together to harm you with something, they would only harm you with something that Allah had already written against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.” At-Tirmidni related it (2516) and said, “A good sahih hadith.”