عَنِ ابْنِ عبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُمَا: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم كَانَ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعَلَنْتُ، أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ، وَأَنْتَ المُؤَخِّرُ، لا إِلَـٰهَ إِلّا أَنْتَ». زادَ بعْضُ الرُّوَاةِ: «وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلّا بِاللّهِ» مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have believed, upon You I have relied, to You I have turned in repentance, by You I have contended, and to You I have referred for judgment. So forgive me what I have sent before and what I have left behind, what I have concealed and what I have made public. You are the One who brings forward and You are the One who puts back. There is no god but You." Some narrators added: "and there is no might nor power except with Allah." Agreed upon (al-Bukhari and Muslim).
الشرح · explanation
إليك أنبت: أي رجعت إليك وحدك. بك خاصمت: أي في سببك عاديت وبك انتصرت عليهم. إليك حاكمت: أي مبالغة في حكمت.
"To You I have turned in repentance": that is, I have returned to You alone. "By You I have contended": that is, for Your sake I have opposed, and through You I have prevailed over them. "To You I have referred for judgment": that is, an emphatic form of "I have judged and sought judgment."
الدروس · lessons
بيان كمال الرجوع إلى اللّه تعالى والركون إليه في الأحوال كلها، والاعتصام بحبله المتين، واللجوء إليه دون غيره.
A statement of the perfection of returning to Allah the Exalted, relying upon Him in all circumstances, holding fast to His firm rope, and turning to Him rather than any other.