this type; indeed, we have found evidence corroborating its authenticity: the hadith of Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, which is the hadith that follows.
Note: Ibn Abi Shaybah (4/68) narrated with an authentic chain from Ibn Jurayj, from Ata, that he disapproved of invoking the Face of Allah or the Quran in asking for anything connected with worldly affairs.
- “Whoever seeks your protection in Allah’s name, grant him protection; whoever asks you by Allah, give him; whoever invites you, accept his invitation; and whoever seeks asylum through Allah, grant him asylum. Whoever does you a kindness, reciprocate it; and if you cannot find the means to do so, then supplicate Allah for him until you know that you have reciprocated him.”
It was recorded by al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad (no. 216), Abu Dawud (1/389, 2/622), al-Nasai (1/358), Ibn Hibban in his Sahih (no. 2071), al-Hakim (1/412), al-Bayhaqi (4/199), Ahmad (2/68, 99), and Abu Nuaym in al-Hilyah (9/56), through several routes from al-Amash, from Mujahid, from Ibn Umar, in a report traced back to the Prophet, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him.
The addition appears in one narration of Ahmad; in al-Nasai, it occurs in place of the clause preceding it.
Al-Hakim said: “Authentic according to the criteria of al-Bukhari and Muslim.” Al-Dhahabi concurred with him, and it is as they said.
Layth also narrated it from Mujahid, omitting the first and fourth clauses. Ahmad recorded it (2/95–96), while Ibn Abi Shaybah (4/68) recorded only the second clause. Layth was Ibn Abi Sulaym, and he was weak.
Abu Bakr ibn Ayyash contradicted the group, saying: from al-Amash, from Abu Hazim, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, said…” He then cited it, omitting the fourth clause and what follows it, and attributed it to Abu Hurayrah, as narrated by Abu Hazim from him.