ONLY ALLAH FORGIVES SINS H 986 "Ali the son of Rab'ia was with Ali son of Abu Talib when a mount was brought to him. When he put his foot in the stirrup he said, 'In the Name of Allah' and when he had settled himself on its back he affirmed, 'Exaltations to Him who has subjected these to us, otherwise we ourselves were not capable of it, indeed, to our Lord we are turning.' Then he said, 'Praise be to Allah' three times, and then he said, 'Allah is Great' three times, and then he said, 'Exalted are You, I have wronged my soul, forgive me, because none forgives sins except You.' Then he smiled and was asked, 'O Commander of the Faithful, why did you smile?' He answered, 'I saw the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, do as I have done and then he smiled. So I asked him: O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, why do you smile? And he answered me saying, 'Your Lord, Exalted is He, is pleased with His worshiper when he says forgive me my sins believing that there is none other than Him who can forgive sins.'" R 986 Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Ali son of Rabi'a who related this.
974- وعن عَلِي بن ربيعة ، قَالَ : شهدت عليَّ بن أَبي طالب رضي الله عنه ، أُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ لِيَرْكَبَهَا ، فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ في الرِّكَابِ ، قَالَ : بِسْمِ اللهِ ، فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَى عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا ، قَالَ : الحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنينَ ، وَإنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : الحمْدُ للهِ ، ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : اللهُ أكْبَرُ ، ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : سُبْحَانَكَ إنّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي إنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أنْتَ ، ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ ، فَقيلَ : يَا أمِيرَ المُؤمِنِينَ ، مِنْ أيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ ؟ قَالَ : رَأيتُ النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم فَعَلَ كَمَا فَعَلْتُ ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ ، فقُلْتُ : يَا رسول اللهِ ، مِنْ أيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ ؟ قَالَ : "إنَّ رَبَّكَ تَعَالَى يَعْجَبُ مِنْ عَبدِهِ إِذَا قَالَ : اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي ، يَعْلَمُ أنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ غَيْرِي" رواه أَبُو داود والترمذي ، وقال : "حديث حسن" ، وفي بعض النسخ: "حسن صحيح" . وهذا لفظ أَبي داود .