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2602. 'Alī bin Rabī'ah said: " I witnessed 'Ali having an animal brought to him to ride. When he placed his foot in the stirrup he said: 'In the Name of Allāh'. So then, once he had ascended upon its back, he said: 'All praise is due to Allāh,' then he said: Glory is to Allāh Who has placed this (transport) at our service and we ourselves would not have been capable of that, and to our Lord is our final destiny.[1] Then he said: 'All praise is due to Allāh (Al-Hamdulillah)' — three times — then he said: 'Allāh is the Most Great (Allāhu Akbar)' — three times then he said: 'Glory is to You, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me, indeed none forgives sins except for You. (Subhānaka innī qad zalamtu nafsi fāghfirlī fa-Innahu lā yaghfirudh-dhunuba illā Anta). ' Then he laughed. So I said: 'O Commander of the Believers! What made you to laugh?' He said: 'I saw Allāh's Messenger ﷺ do as I did then laugh so I said, 'O Messenger of Allāh! What caused you to laugh?' He said: 'Indeed, your Lord. Most High, is pleased with His worshiper when he says: "Forgive me my sins," (saying) "knowing that
none forgives sins other than Me.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ)
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[1] Az-Zukhruf 43: 13,14.
Commentary
Islam desires to cultivate in man a culture in which he lets no moment of life go by without being mindful of his Master and Creator. It, therefore, behooves all of us in all the circumstances of life to pay our thanks and gratitude to Allāh for the favours He has bestowed upon us. Likewise, it is necessary that, to the best of our ability, we try to emulate the example of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ in whatever he ﷺ practised or performed.
