عَنْ أَبِي العَبَّاسِ، عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: كُنْت خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا، فَقَالَ: «يَا غُلَامِ! إنِّي أُعَلِّمُك كَلِمَاتٍ: احْفَظِ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ، احْفَظِ الله تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ، إذَا سَأَلْتَ فَاسْأَلِ اللهَ، وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاَللهِ، وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ الأُمَّةَ لَوْ اجْتَمَعَتْ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْفَعُوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَنْفَعُوكَ إلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَإِنِ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَضُرُّوكَ إلَّا بِشَيْءٍ قَدْ كَتَبَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ؛ رُفِعَتِ الأَقْلَامُ، وَجَفَّتِ الصُّحُفُ». وَفِي رِوَايَةِ غَيْرِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ: «احْفَظِ اللهَ تَجِدْهُ أَمَامَكَ، تَعَرَّفْ إلَى اللهِ فِي الرَّخَاءِ يَعْرِفْكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ، وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ مَا أَخْطَأَكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُصِيبَكَ، وَمَا أَصَابَك لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُخْطِئَكَ، وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ النَّصْرَ مَعَ الصَّبْرِ، وَأَنْ الفَرَجَ مَعَ الكَرْبِ، وَأَنَّ مَعَ العُسْرِ يُسْرًا».
Kutoka kwa Abul-Abbas, Abdallah bin Abbas radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yao amesema: Siku moja nilikuwa nyuma ya Mtume rehema na amani ziwe juu yake akasema: "Ewe kijana, hakika mimi ninakufundisha maneno: Muhifadhi Mwenyezi Mungu naye atakuhifadhi, muhifadhi Mwenyezi Mungu utamkuta uendako, utakapo omba basi muombe Mwenyezi Mungu, na ukitaka msaada muombe msaada Mwenyezi Mungu, na tambua: kuwa laiti watu wote wangelikusanyika ili wakunufaishe wewe kwa kitu chochote, hawatoweza kukunufaisha isipokuwa kwa kitu ambacho tayari kakiandika Mwenyezi Mungu kwako, na ikiwa watakusanyika kwa ajili ya kukudhuru wewe kwa kitu chochote, hawatoweza kukudhuru kwa kitu chochote isipokuwa kile ambacho kakuandikia Mwenyezi Mungu kikupate, kalamu zimenyanyuliwa na kurasa zimekauka" Na katika riwaya isiyokuwa ya Tirmidhi: "Muhifadhi Mwenyezi Mungu utamkuta mbele yako, Jipendekeze kwa Mwenyezi Mungu wakati wa raha atakujua wakati wa shida, na tambua kuwa yaliyo kukosa hayakua ni yenye kukupata, na yaliyo kupata hayakuwa ni yenye kukukosa, na tambua kuwa msada huambatana na subira, na kuwa faraja huwa pamoja na matatizo, na kuwa uzito huwa pamoja na wepesi".
Abu al-‘Abbās, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported: I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) one day and he said: "Hey boy, I shall teach you some words: Be mindful of Allah, and Allah will protect you. Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him at your side. If you ask, ask Allah; if you seek help, seek help from Allah. And know that if the whole people gathered to benefit you with something, they would not benefit you except with what Allah has decreed for you, and if they gathered to harm you with something, they would not harm you except with what Allah has decreed against you. The pens have been lifted, and the scrolls have dried." In another version by other than At-Tirmidhi, it reads: "Be mindful of Allah, you will find Him before you. Recognize Allah at the time of prosperity, and He will recognize you at the time of adversity. And know that what had missed you was not going to befall you, and what had befallen you was not going to miss you. And know that victory comes with patience, relief comes with distress, and ease comes with hardship."
Umuhimu wa kuwafundisha vijana na watoto wadogo mambo ya dini kuanzia Tauhidi na adabu na mengineyo.
Malipo huenda sawa na matendo.
Amri ya kumtegemea Mwenyezi Mungu, na kutawakali kwake bila kumtegemea asiyekuwa yeye, na yeye ndiye msaidizi bora.
Kuamini maamuzi na mipango ya Mwenyezi Mungu na kuridhika nayo, nakuwa Mwenyezi Mungu amekwisha kadiria kila kitu.
Atakayetelekeza amri ya Mwenyezi Mungu basi Mwenyezi Mungu naye humtelekeza na humnyima ulinzi.
Habari njema kubwa kwa mwanadamu kuwa pale unapompata uzito basi asubiri wepesi.
Kuliwazwa mja pale inapotokea mitihani, na kuyakosa yale ayapendayo, kwa mujibu wa kauli yake: "Na tambua kuwa yaliyokufika hayakuwa ni yenye kukukosa, na yaliyokukosa hayakuwa ni yenye kukupata" Sentensi ya kwanza ni kuliwazwa wakati wa kufikwa na yenye kuchukiza, na ya pili ni katika kuyakosa yale yenye kupendeka.