14 – Qazaʿah reported:

Ibn ʿUmar once sent me on an errand. He said, “Come here so that I may bid you farewell in the same manner the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bade me farewell when he sent me on an errand.” He then said:

“astawdiʿu Allāha dīnak wa amānataka wa khawātīma ʿamalik” (I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust, and the conclusion of your deeds).

On the Prophet’s ﷺ etiquette when bidding farewell

There are three hadiths on this point. The first is from Ibn ʿUmar, and it reaches us through several routes:

A – Qazaʿah reported:

Ibn ʿUmar sent me on an errand. He said, “Come here so that I may bid you farewell just as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bade me farewell when he once sent me on an errand,” and he added: “astawdiʿu Allāha dīnak wa amānataka wa khawātīma ʿamalik.”

Abu Dawud narrated it (no. 2600), as did al-Hakim (2/97), Ahmad (2/25, 38, 136), and Ibn ʿAsakir (14/290/2; 15/469/1) through ʿAbd al-ʿAziz ibn ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz from him.

Its transmitters are reliable, yet there is disagreement about the link after ʿAbd al-ʿAziz. Some relate it as above, while others insert between him and Qazaʿah a man whom some name Ismaʿil ibn Jarir and others Yahya ibn Ismaʿil ibn Jarir. Al-Hafiz Ibn ʿAsakir cited the various versions.

Al-Hafiz stated in al-Taqrīb that the correct name is Yahya ibn Ismaʿil. I say: he is weak; nonetheless, the hadith is reinforced by the other chains. Ibn ʿAsakir also records a wording that says: “just as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bade me farewell; he took my hand and shook it, then said…” and he mentioned the supplication.

B – Salim reported that whenever Ibn ʿUmar wished to send a man on a journey he would say, “Come close so that I may bid you farewell as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to bid us farewell,” and he would then say the same words.

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2/255, Bulaq ed.) and Ahmad (2/7).