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Bayhaqi 10317 — What to say when mounting

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بِشْرَانَ، أنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أنا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ حِينَ رَكِبَ فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي الرِّكَابِ، قَالَ: " بِاسْمِ اللهِ، فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَى، قَالَ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: {سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ} [الزخرف: ١٤]، ثُمَّ حَمِدَ ثَلَاثًا وَكَبَّرَ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: مَا يُضْحِكُكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ مَا فَعَلْتُ وَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتُ، ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ فَقُلْنَا: مَا يُضْحِكُكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ؟ قَالَ: " الْعَبْدُ " أَوْ قَالَ: " عَجِبْتُ لِلْعَبْدِ إِذَا قَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا هُوَ ".
Ali bin Rabi'ah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that he was with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when he mounted. When he put his foot in the stirrup, he said: 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah). When he had settled on the mount, he said: 'Al-hamdu lillah' (All praise is for Allah). Then he said: "Glory be to the One who has subjected this to us, and we could not have done it ourselves; and indeed, to our Lord we will surely return." [Surah al-Zukhruf: 13-14] Then he said 'Al-hamdu lillah' (All praise is for Allah) three times and 'Allahu akbar' (Allah is the Greatest) three times. Then he said: 'La ilaha illa anta, zalamtu nafsi fa-ghfir li, innahu la yaghfiru al-dhunuba illa anta' (There is no god but You; I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.) Then he smiled. It was said: O Commander of the Believers, what made you laugh? He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do just as I have done, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said just as I have said; then he smiled. We said: O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what made you laugh? He said: "The servant" (or he said:) "I am amazed at the servant when he says: There is no god but You, I have wronged myself, so forgive me, none forgives sins except You, while the servant knows that none forgives sins except Him."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 10317
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
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