صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب القدرThe Book of Destiny
باب تَصْرِيفِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى الْقُلُوبَ كَيْفَ شَاءَ:Chapter: Allah Directs Hearts As He Wills
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ كلاهما ، عَنْ الْمُقْرِئِ ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو هَانِئٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيَّ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، يَقُولُ : أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ قُلُوبَ بَنِي آدَمَ كُلَّهَا بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ الرَّحْمَنِ كَقَلْبٍ وَاحِدٍ يُصَرِّفُهُ حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : اللَّهُمَّ مُصَرِّفَ الْقُلُوبِ صَرِّفْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ " .
'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA) bin al-'As reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Verily, the hearts of all the sons of Adam ؑare between the two fingers out of the fingers of the Compassionate Lord as one heart. He turns that to any (direction) He likes. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: O Allah, the Turner of the hearts, turn our hearts to Thine obedience.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: From this hadith, it is understood that the actions of human beings are under the control and authority of Allah Ta'ala. He alone turns them in whichever direction He wills, and this is according to His wisdom and benefit. He deals with every person in the manner that person is deserving of, and turns his heart in that very direction. He treats people with grace and mercy, and does not wrong or act unjustly towards anyone. As for the fingers of Allah, what is meant are those fingers which befit His attribute of Creator; it is not possible to know their modality or reality.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6750
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij:
[صحیح مسلم 6750]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ It is Allah alone who turns the hearts towards good or evil, and He is the Creator of the actions of His servants.
➋ The hand and fingers of Allah are among His attributes, which befit His majesty, and bear absolutely no resemblance to the creation. To deny this attribute or to liken it to the creation are both false and are the beliefs of the misguided. Rather, the correct creed is only that one should have faith in all the attributes of Allah mentioned in the Qur’an and Hadith, without likening them (tamthil), negating them (ta’til), or asking how (takyyif). «ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصير»
➌ Whatever is happening in the world is occurring only by the command, will, and decree of Allah.
[صحیح مسلم 6750]
Fiqh al-Hadith:
➊ It is Allah alone who turns the hearts towards good or evil, and He is the Creator of the actions of His servants.
➋ The hand and fingers of Allah are among His attributes, which befit His majesty, and bear absolutely no resemblance to the creation. To deny this attribute or to liken it to the creation are both false and are the beliefs of the misguided. Rather, the correct creed is only that one should have faith in all the attributes of Allah mentioned in the Qur’an and Hadith, without likening them (tamthil), negating them (ta’til), or asking how (takyyif). «ليس كمثله شيء وهو السميع البصير»
➌ Whatever is happening in the world is occurring only by the command, will, and decree of Allah.
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 89
