Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (3/264)

Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-AdhkarAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

sins but You.’ He then laughed. He was asked, ‘O Commander of the Faithful, what made you laugh?’ He replied, ‘I saw the Prophet—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—do as I have done, and then he laughed. I asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what made you laugh?” He replied, “Indeed, your Lord marvels at His servant when he says, ‘Forgive me my sins,’ for he knows that none forgives sins but Me.”’”1.

The Muslim should reflect on this and on what it demonstrates of the perfection of Allah’s grace, the vastness of His forgiveness, and the fullness of His benevolence and kindness, even though He has absolutely no need for His servants’ repentance or pleas for forgiveness.

Part of the Prophet’s guidance—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—when mounting his riding animal to travel was to ask Allah to grant him righteousness and piety during his journey, facilitate for him righteous deeds that please Him, ease the journey for him, and protect him during it from adverse consequences affecting himself, his wealth, or his family.

In Sahīh Muslim, it is related from Abdullāh ibn Umar—may Allah be pleased with them both—“When the Messenger of Allah—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—had settled upon his camel to set out on a journey, he said, ‘Allah is the Greatest,’ three times and then said: ‘Glory be to the One who subjected this to us, though we could never have subdued it, and surely to our Lord we shall return. O Allah, we ask You on this journey of ours for righteousness and piety, and for deeds that please You. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and shorten its distance. O Allah, You are the Companion during travel and the Guardian of the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of travel, a distressing sight, and an evil turn of affairs concerning my wealth and family.’ When he returned, he would say these same words and add: ‘We return, repent, worship, and praise our Lord.’”2.

Regarding his words, “O Allah, we ask You on this journey of ours for righteousness and piety,” the term “righteousness” means performing

(1) Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 2602; Sunan al-Tirmidhī, no. 3446. Al-Albānī—may Allah have mercy on him—graded it authentic in Sahīh al-Tirmidhī, no. 2742. (2) Sahīh Muslim, no. 1342.

الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ. فَقِيلَ: يَا أَمِيرَ المُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَلَ كَمَا فَعَلْتُ، ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْجَبُ مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذا قَالَ: اغْفِرْ لِي ذنُوبِي، يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ غَيْرِي"١. وليتأمَّل المسلم هذا وما فيه من دلالة على كمال فضل الله وسعة مغفرته وتَمام برِّه وإحسانه، مع غناه الكامل عن توبة عباده واستغفارهم. وكان من هديه ﷺ إذا ركب دابَّته مسافراً أن يسأل الله أن يكتب له البرَّ والتقوى في سفره، وأن يُيَسِّر له العمل الصالح الذي يرضيه، وأن يهوِّن عليه السفر، وأن يعيذه فيه من العواقب السيِّئة في نفسه أو ماله أو أهله. ففي صحيح مسلم من حديث عبد الله بن عمر ﵄: "أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذا اسْتَوَى عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ خَارِجاً إِلَى سَفَرٍ كَبَّرَ ثَلاَثاً، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ﴿سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ﴾ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَالتَقْوَى، وَمِنَ العَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا، وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالخَلِيفَةُ فِي الأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعُوذ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ المَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ المُنْقَلَبِ فِي المَالِ وَالأَهْلِ، وَإِذَا رَجَعَ قَالَهُنَّ وَزَادَ فِيهِنَّ: آيِبُونَ، تَائِبُونَ، عَابِدُونَ، لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ "٢. وقوله: "اللَّهمَّ إنَّا نسألك في سفرنا هذا البرَّ والتقوى" البرُّ فعل

١ سنن أبي داود (رقم:٢٦٠٢) ، وسنن الترمذي (رقم:٣٤٤٦) ، وصحَّحه الألباني ﵀ في صحيح الترمذي (رقم:٢٧٤٢) . ٢ صحيح مسلم (رقم:١٣٤٢) .