Lu'lu' wal-Marjan

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: When Allah Almighty finished creating the creation, He wrote in His Book (the Preserved Tablet), which is with Him above the Throne, that My mercy prevails over My wrath.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Allah created one hundred parts of mercy, and He kept ninety-nine parts with Himself and sent down only one part to the earth. It is because of this one part that you see the creation showing mercy to one another, so much so that even a mare lifts its hoof away from its young, fearing that it might harm it.

Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that some captives were brought to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Among the captives was a woman whose breast was full of milk, and she was running around. Then she found a child among the captives, immediately took him to her belly, and began to nurse him. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to us, "Do you think this woman could throw her child into the fire?" We replied, "No, as long as she has the power, she would never throw her child into the fire." Upon this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Allah is more merciful to His servants than this woman is to her child."

Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There was a man (from the Children of Israel) who had never done any good deed. He made a will that when he died, he should be burnt, and half of his ashes should be scattered on land and half in the sea, for, by Allah, if Allah got hold of me, He would punish me with a torment that He has not inflicted on anyone else in the world. Then Allah commanded the sea, and it gathered all the ashes that were in it, and He commanded the land, and it gathered all the ashes that were in it. Then Allah, the Exalted, asked him: Why did you do this? He replied: O Lord! Out of fear of You I did this, and You are the All-Knowing. So Allah, the Exalted, forgave him.

Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the previous nations, there was a man to whom Allah had given abundant wealth. When his time of death approached, he asked his sons, "What kind of father have I been to you?" The sons replied, "You have been the best father to us." The man said, "But I have not done any good deeds throughout my life. Therefore, when I die, burn me, then crush my bones, and (scatter the ashes) in the wind on a stormy day." The sons did as he instructed, but Allah the Exalted gathered him and asked, "Why did you do this?" The man replied, "O Lord, out of fear of You alone." So Allah the Exalted granted him a place in His shade of mercy.