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— Ibn ‘Abbās (RA) (Tirmidhi)

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If the entire world gathered to harm you with what Allah did not write, they cannot — and vice versa.

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Ibn ‘Abbās was a young boy riding behind the Prophet ﷺ when he received this teaching — and it shaped him into the great mufassir of the Ummah. The hadith establishes the doctrine of tawakkul: complete reliance on Allah without abandoning means.

‘Guard Allah’ means: keep His commands, His prohibitions, and His limits. The reward is divine guardianship — protection of one’s religion, family, body, and ending. ‘When you ask, ask Allah’ is a foundational principle against directing worship (du‘ā’ being its core) to any other than Him.

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"Whoever guards Allah in his youth, Allah guards him in his old age. Whoever guards Allah in ease, Allah guards him in difficulty."

— Ibn Rajab · Jāmi‘ al-‘Ulūm wa al-Ḥikam

"‘Find Allah before you’ — meaning, you find His help, His guidance, and His tawfīq directing your affairs ahead of you."

— Ibn ‘Uthaymīn

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  • •Du‘ā’ (calling, supplication) is worship — directing it to other than Allah (dead saints, graves) is shirk.
  • •Tawakkul does not negate taking means — tying one’s camel and trusting Allah, as the hadith of the Bedouin teaches.
  • •Asking other people for help in things they can do is permitted; but the heart must rely on Allah, not on them.

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65:2-3‘…and whoever fears Allah, He makes for him a way out, and provides for him from where he does not expect.’
3:160‘If Allah helps you, none can overcome you…’
1:5‘You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.’

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احْفَظِ اللَّهَiḥfaẓi-Llāh

guard Allah (His commands)

تُجَاهَكَtujāhaka

before you / facing you

اسْتَعَنْتَista‘anta

you seek help

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Take comfort: your provision and harm are with Allah alone. Ask Him directly today.

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  • 1Tawakkul is anchored in this hadith.
  • 2Asking creation what only Allah controls is a form of weakness.

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  • ⚠‘Ask Allah alone’ does not forbid asking living, present people for things in their capacity (a glass of water, a job reference) — that is permitted.
  • ⚠Calling on the dead, no matter how pious, expecting them to bring benefit or remove harm, is shirk.

nawawiDay.relatedHadiths

Tirmidhi — Full version with the pen lifted from three

Nawawi 1 — Intentions

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