Tirmidhi Book 48, Hadith 3446

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا أُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ لِيَرْكَبَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي الرِّكَابِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ثَلَاثًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَى عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ ‏‏‏‏ 13 ‏‏‏‏ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ ‏‏‏‏ 14 ‏‏‏‏ سورة الزخرف آية 13-14 ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ثَلَاثًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثَلَاثًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي قَدْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَنَعَ كَمَا صَنَعْتُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْجَبُ مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي إِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ غَيْرُكَ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

Ali bin Rabi’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 Allah,’ (Bismillāh) [three times]. So then, once he had ascended upon its back, he said: ‘All praise is due to Allah.’ (Al-ḥamdulillāh) then he said: Glory is to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we were not able to do it. And, surely, to our Lord are we returning (Subḥān alladhī sakh-khara lanā hādhā wa mā kunnā lahū muqrinīn. Wa innā ilā rabbinā lamunqalibūn). Then he said: ‘All praise is due to Allah (Al-ḥamdulillāh)’ – three times – and ‘Allah is the Greatest (Allāhu Akbar)’ – three times – ‘Glory is to You, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for indeed none forgives sins except You (Subḥānaka innī qad ẓalamtu nafsī faghfirlī fa-innahū lā yaghfirudh-dhunūba illā ant).’ Then he laughed. So I said: ‘O Commander of the Believer! What caused you to laugh?’ He said: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah do as I did, then he (ﷺ) laughed, so I said, ‘What cause you to laugh?’ He said: ‘Indeed, your Lord is very pleased with His worshipper when he says: “O my Lord, forgive me my sins, indeed, no one other than You forgives sins.”