Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2567
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنِ اسْتَجَارَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَجِيرُوهُ وَمَنْ آتَى إِلَيْكُمْ مَعْرُوفًا فَكَافِئُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فَادْعُوا لَهُ حَتَّى تَعْلَمُوا أَنْ قَدْ كَافَأْتُمُوهُ " .
Qutaybah reported: Abu Awanah narrated to us, from al-Amash, from Mujahid, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever seeks protection by Allah, grant him protection. Whoever asks you by Allah, give to him. Whoever seeks refuge with Allah, grant him refuge. Whoever does you a kindness, repay him. If you cannot find anything with which to repay him, then pray for him until you know that you have repaid him.
Translation notes
The four requests or actions are kept distinct, along with the instruction to continue praying until the benefactor has been repaid in that way.