Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا بَحْرُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ عَنْ تَشَهُّدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَنَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَرْسَلَهُ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ مَنْ يُطِعِ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ رَشَدَ وَمَنْ يَعْصِهِمَا فَقَدْ غَوَى نَسْأَلُ اللهَ رَبَّنَا أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا مِمَّنْ يُطِيعُهُ وَيُطِيعُ رَسُولَهُ وَيَتَّبِعُ رِضْوَانَهُ وَيَجْتَنِبُ سَخَطَهُ فَإِنَّمَا نَحْنُ بِهِ وَلَهُ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَبَلَغَنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا خَطَبَ كُلُّ مَا هُوَ آتٍ قَرِيبٌ لَا بُعْدَ لِمَا هُوَ آتٍ لَا يُعَجِّلُ اللهُ لِعَجَلَةِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا يُخَفِّفُ لِأَمْرِ النَّاسِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ لَا مَا شَاءَ النَّاسُ يُرِيدُ النَّاسُ أَمْرًا وَيُرِيدُ اللهُ أَمْرًا وَمَا شَاءَ اللهُ كَانَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ النَّاسُ لَا مُبَعِّدَ لِمَا قَرَّبَ اللهُ وَلَا مُقَرِّبَ لِمَا بَعَّدَ اللهُ فَلَا يَكُونُ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللهِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ يَقُولُ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ أَفْلَحَ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ حُفِظَ مِنَ الْهَوَى وَالطَّمَعِ وَالْغَضَبِ وَلَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ الصِّدْقِ مِنَ الْحَدِيثِ خَيْرٌ مَنْ يَكْذِبْ يَفْجُرْ وَمَنْ يَفْجُرْ يَهْلَكْ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْفُجُورَ مَا فُجُورُ امْرِئٍ خُلِقَ مِنَ التُّرَابِ وَإِلَى التُّرَابِ يَعُودُ؟ وَهُوَ الْيَوْمَ حَيٌّ وَغَدًا مَيِّتٌ اعْمَلُوا عَمَلَ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمٍ وَاجْتَنِبُوا دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ وَعُدُّوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنَ الْمَوْتَى
English Translation
Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Qadi informed us... from Ibn Wahb, who said Yunus informed him that he asked Ibn Shihab about the tashahud (opening supplication) of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) on Friday. Ibn Shihab said: 'Indeed, all praise is due to Allah; we praise Him, seek His help, and seek His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Him from the evils of our souls. Whomever Allah guides, none can misguide; and whomever He leads astray, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. He sent him with the truth as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner before the Hour. Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger is guided, and whoever disobeys them has gone astray. We ask Allah our Lord to make us among those who obey Him, obey His Messenger, follow His pleasure, and avoid His anger, for we belong to Him and are for Him.' Ibn Shihab said: 'And it reached us from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that he used to say when he delivered the sermon: Everything that is coming is near; there is no distance for what is coming. Allah does not hasten for anyone's haste, nor lighten for people's affairs. What Allah wills happens, not what people will. People want one thing and Allah wants another. What Allah wills comes to pass even if people dislike it. There is nothing that can distance what Allah has brought near, and nothing that can bring near what Allah has put far. Nothing happens except by Allah's permission.' Ibn Shihab said: ''Umar ibn al-Khattab used to say in his sermon: Successful among you is he who is protected from desire, greed, and anger.'