Forty Authentic Qudsi Hadiths Based on the Commands of Allah
✍ Authored by: Abu Hamza Abdul Khaliq Siddiqi
إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ، نَحْمَدُهُ، وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ، مَن يَهْدِهِ اللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ، وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ. أَمَّا بَعْدُ:
The Greatness of Tawhid
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ﴿٣٨﴾ (24-النور: 38)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“(They do these deeds) so that Allah may reward them with the best of what they used to do and give them even more out of His bounty, and Allah provides to whom He wills without measure.”
Ḥadīth ①
عن أبى ذر رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله: يقول الله عزوجـ زوجل من جاء بالحسنة فله عشر أمثالها وازيد ، ومن جاء بالسيئة فجزاؤه سيئة مثلها ، أو أغفر، ومن تقرب مني شبرا، تقربت منه ذراعا ، ومن تقرب منى ذراعا ، تقربت منه باعا ، ومن أتاني يمشي، أتيته هرولة، ومن لقيني بقراب الأرض خطيئة لا يشرك بي شيئا، لقيته بمثلها مغفرة
Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Dhikr wa al-Du‘ā’, Bāb Faḍl al-Dhikr wa al-Du‘ā’, Hadith no. 2687
“Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah Almighty says: Whoever performs a good deed, he will receive ten times its reward, and (for some) I will grant even more than that. And whoever commits an evil deed, its recompense will be equal to it (not more) — or I may forgive it. And whoever comes closer to Me by a span, I come closer to him by a cubit. Whoever comes closer to Me by a cubit, I come closer to him by an arm’s length. Whoever comes to Me walking, I come to him running. And whoever meets Me with sins filling the earth but without associating anything with Me (being from the people of Tawhid), I will meet him with forgiveness of equal measure.”
Avoiding Shirk is Essential
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَىٰ إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا ﴿٤٨﴾ (4-النساء: 48)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Indeed, Allah does not forgive that partners be associated with Him, but He forgives whatever is less than that for whomsoever He wills. And whoever associates partners with Allah has certainly fabricated a great sin.”
Ḥadīth ②
وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: يقول الله تعالى لأهون أهل النار عذابا يوم القيامة: لو أن لك ما فى الأرض من شيء أكنت تفتدى به؟ فيقول: نعم، فيقول: أردت منك أهون من هذا وأنت فى صلب آدم: أن لا تشرك بي شيئا فأبيت إلا أن تشرك بي
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Riqāq, Bāb Sifat al-Jannah wa al-Nār, Hadith no. 6557
Sahih Muslim, Kitab Sifat al-Munāfiqīn, Bāb Talab al-Kāfir al-Fidā’ bi-Mil’ al-Arḍi Dhahaban, Hadith no. 2805
“And Anas ibn Mālik (RA) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: On the Day of Judgment, Allah will say to the person who will have the lightest punishment among the inhabitants of Hell: If you possessed all that is on the earth, would you offer it as ransom to save yourself from this punishment? He will reply: Yes. Allah will say: I had asked you for something much less than this while you were still in the loins of Adam — that you should not associate anything with Me — but you insisted on committing shirk.”
The Condemnation of Showing Off (Riyā’)
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤﴾ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿٥﴾ (107-الماعون: 4، 5)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Those who are neglectful of their prayer. Those who show off.”
Ḥadīth ③
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله: قال الله تبارك وتعالى: أنا أغنى الشركاء عن الشرك، من عمل عملا أشرك فيه معى غيري ، تركته وشركه
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Zuhd, Bāb Taḥrīm al-Riyā’, Hadith no. 2985
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: I am the One most free of need from any partnership. Whoever performs a deed in which he associates someone else with Me, I abandon him and his act of association.”
Ḥadīth ④
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: إن أول الناس يقضى يوم القيامة عليه ، رجل استشهد ، فأتي به ، فعرفه نعمه فعرفها . قال فما عملت فيها؟ قال: قاتلت فيك حتى استشهدت قال: كذبت ، ولكثك قاتلت لان يقال جريء ، فقد قيل ، ثم أمر به فسحب على وجهه حتى ألقي فى النار ، ورجل تعلم العلم وعلمه وقرا القرآن ، فأتي به ، فعرفه نعمه فعرفها . قال: فما عملت فيها؟ قال: تعلمت العلم وعلمته وقرأت فيك القرآن . قال: كذبت ولكثك تعلمت العلم ليقال عالم ، وقرأت القرآن ليقال هو قاريء ، فقد قيل ، ثم أمر به ، فسحب على وجهه حتى ألقي فى النار ، ورجل وسع الله عليه واعطاه من أصناف المال كله ، فأتي به، فعرفه نعمه فعرفها ، قال: فما عملت فيها؟ قال: ما تركت من سبيل تحب أن ينفق فيها إلا أنفقت فيها لك، قال: كذبت ، ولكثك فعلت ليقال: هو جواد، فقد قيل ، ثم أمر به فسحب على وجهه ، ثم القي فى النار
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Imārah, Bāb Man Qātala li’l-Riyā’ wa’l-Sum‘ah Istaḥaqqa al-Nār, Hadith no. 1905
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: The first people to be judged on the Day of Resurrection will be:
— A man who was martyred. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favors and he will acknowledge them. Allah will say: What did you do with them? He will say: I fought for Your sake until I was martyred. Allah will say: You have lied; rather you fought so that it would be said, ‘He is brave,’ and it has been said. Then it will be commanded that he be dragged on his face until he is thrown into the Fire.
— A man who learned knowledge, taught it, and recited the Qur’an. He will be brought, the favors will be made known to him and he will acknowledge them. Allah will say: What did you do with them? He will say: I learned knowledge and taught it, and I recited the Qur’an for Your sake. Allah will say: You have lied; you learned knowledge so that it would be said, ‘He is learned,’ and you recited the Qur’an so that it would be said, ‘He is a reciter,’ and it has been said. Then he will be dragged on his face until he is thrown into the Fire.
— A man to whom Allah had given plenty and all kinds of wealth. He will be brought, the favors will be made known to him and he will acknowledge them. Allah will say: What did you do with them? He will say: I did not leave any path in which You love spending except that I spent in it for Your sake. Allah will say: You have lied; you did so in order that it be said, ‘He is generous,’ and it has been said. Then he will be dragged on his face and thrown into the Fire.”
The Vastness of Allah’s Mercy
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَاعْتَصَمُوا بِهِ فَسَيُدْخِلُهُمْ فِي رَحْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَيْهِ صِرَاطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا ﴿١٧٥﴾ (4-النساء: 175)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Then as for those who have believed in Allah and held fast to Him, He will surely admit them into mercy from Himself and bounty, and will guide them to Himself on a straight path.”
Ḥadīth ⑤
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: قال الله عز وجل: سبقت رحمتي غضبى
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb Bad’ al-Khalq, Bāb Mā Jā’a fī Qawli’Llāh, Hadith no. 3194
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Tawbah, Bāb fī Sa‘at Raḥmatillāh Ta‘ālā…, Hadith no. 2751
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: Allah Almighty says: My mercy has outstripped My wrath.”
Intending a Good Deed is Itself a Good Deed
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: مَن جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا ۖ وَمَن جَاءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجْزَىٰ إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ﴿١٦٠﴾ (6-الأنعام: 160)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Whoever brings a good deed will have ten times the like of it, and whoever brings an evil deed will not be recompensed except the like of it; and they will not be wronged.”
Ḥadīth ⑥
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: يقول الله: إذا أراد عبدى أن يعمل سيئة فلا تكتبوها عليه ، حتى يعملها ، فإن عملها فاكتبوها بمثلها ، وإن تركها من أجلي فاكتبوها له حسنة ، وإذا أراد أن يعمل حسنة ، فلم يعملها فاكتبوها له حسنة ، فإن عملها فاكتبوها له بعشر أمثالها إلى سبع مائة
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Bāb Qawli’Llāhi Ta‘ālā: (Yurīdūna an Yubaddilū Kalam Allāh), Hadith no. 7501
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Īmān, Bāb Idhā Hamma al-‘Abdu bi-Ḥasanah…, Hadith no. 128
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah says (to the angels): When My servant intends to commit an evil deed, do not record it against him until he does it. If he does it, then write it as one evil deed; but if he refrains from it for My sake, then write it for him as one good deed. And when he intends to do a good deed but does not do it, write it for him as one good deed; and if he does it, then write it for him from tenfold up to seven hundredfold.”
Allah’s Nearness to the Servant
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ ﴿١٦﴾ (50-ق: 16)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“And We have certainly created man, and We know what his soul whispers to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.”
Ḥadīth ⑦
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: قال الله عزوجل: أنا عند ظن عبدى بي ، وأنا معه حين يذكرني ، فإن ذكرني فى نفسه ذكرته فى نفسي ، وإن ذكرنى فى ملإ ذكرته فى ملإ خير منهم ، وإن تقرب إلى شبرا تقربت إليه ذراعا ، وإن تقرب إلى ذراعا تقربت إليه باعا ، وإن أتاني يمشي أتيته هرولة
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Bāb Qawl Allāh Ta‘ālā: Yuridūna an Yubaddilū Kalām Allāh, Hadith no. 7405
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Dhikr wa’l-Du‘ā’, Bāb al-Ḥathth ‘alā Dhikr Allāh, Hadith no. 2675
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah Almighty says: I am as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me within himself, I remember him within Myself. If he remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a gathering better than them. If he comes near to Me by a span, I come near to him by a cubit. If he comes near to Me by a cubit, I come near to him by an arm’s length. If he comes to Me walking, I come to him running.”
Allah’s Protection for His Pious Servants
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ﴿٦٢﴾ (10-يونس: 62)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Unquestionably, for the friends (awliyā’) of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.”
Ḥadīth ⑧
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن الله قال: من عادى لي وليا فقد آذنته بالحرب ، وما تقرب إلى عبدي بشيء أحب إلى مما افترضت عليه ، ولا يزال عبدي يتقرب إلى بالنوافل حتى أحبه ، فإذا أحببته كنت سمعه الذي يسمع به ، وبصره الذي يبصر به ، ويده التي يبطش بها ، ورجله التي يمشي بها ، وإن سألني لأعطينه ، ولئن استعاذني لأعيذنه ، وما ترددت عن شيء أنا فاعله ترددي عن نفس المؤمن يكره الموت ، وأنا أكره مساءته
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Riqāq, Bāb al-Tawāḍu‘, Hadith no. 6502
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah Almighty says: Whoever shows enmity to a friend (wali) of Mine, I have declared war upon him. My servant does not draw closer to Me with anything more beloved to Me than the obligations I have enjoined upon him. And My servant continues to draw closer to Me through voluntary deeds until I love him. When I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. If he asks Me, I will surely give him; and if he seeks My protection, I will surely protect him. And I never hesitate about anything I am to do as I hesitate about seizing the soul of My believing servant — he dislikes death, and I dislike to displease him.”
Repentance for Sins
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْفُوا عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٢٥﴾ (42-الشورى: 25)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“And it is He who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do.”
Ḥadīth ⑨
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: قال الله عزوجل: أذنب عبدى ذنبا فقال: اللهم اغفر لي ذنبي، فقال تبارك وتعالى: أذنب عبدي ذنبا فعلم أن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ به قد غفرت لعبدي، ثم عاد فأذنب فقال: أى رب اغفر لي ذنبي فقال تبارك وتعالى: عبدي أذنب ذنبا فعلم أن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ به، قد غفرت لعبدي، ثم عاد فأذنب فقال: أي رب اغفر لي ذنبي فقال تبارك وتعالى: أذنب عبدي ذنبا فعلم أن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ به قد غفرت لعبدي، ثم عاد فأذنب، فقال: أي رب اغفر لي ذنبي فقال تبارك وتعالى: أذنب عبدي ذنبا فعلم أن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ به، قد غفرت لعبدي فليفعل ما شاء
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Bāb Qawl Allāh Ta‘ālā: Yurīdūna an Yubaddilū Kalām Allāh, Hadith no. 7507
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Tawbah, Bāb Ḥathth ‘alā al-Tawbah, Hadith no. 2758
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah Almighty says: My servant committed a sin and said: O Allah, forgive me my sin. So Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: My servant has committed a sin and he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and takes account for them; I have forgiven My servant. Then he again committed a sin and said: O my Lord, forgive me my sin. Allah says: My servant has committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and takes account for them; I have forgiven My servant. Then he committed a sin again and said: O my Lord, forgive me my sin. Allah says: My servant has committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and takes account for them; I have forgiven My servant. Then he committed a sin again and said: O my Lord, forgive me my sin. Allah says: My servant has committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and takes account for them; I have forgiven My servant. Let him do as he wishes.”
Allah’s Mercy Exceeds the Sins of His Servants
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿٥٣﴾ (39-الزمر: 53)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Say: O My servants who have transgressed against themselves (by sinning), do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
Ḥadīth ⑩
وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: قال الله تعالى: يا ابن آدم إنك ما دعوتني ورجوتني غفرت لك على ما كان منك ولا أبالي ، يا ابن آدم لو بلغت ذنوبك عنان السماء ثم استغفرتني غفرت لك ، يا ابن آدم إنك لو أتيتني بقراب الأرض خطايا ثم لقيتني لا تشرك بي شيئا لأتيتك بقرابها مغفرة
Al-Tirmidhi, Kitāb al-Da‘awāt, Bāb mā Jā’a fī al-Du‘ā’ wa’l-Tawbah, Hadith no. 3540 (Ḥasan Ḥadīth)
“And Anas ibn Mālik (RA) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah Almighty says: O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you despite what is within you, and I do not mind. O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach up to the clouds of the sky, and then you sought My forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, if you came to Me with sins as great as the earth but met Me without associating anything with Me, I would come to you with forgiveness just as great.”
The Excellence of Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah)
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ ﴿١٥٢﴾ (2-البقرة: 152)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me, and do not deny Me.”
Ḥadīth ⑪
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: يقول الله: أنا مع عبدي ما ذكرني وتحركت بي شفتاه
Sahih Ibn Mājah, Kitāb al-Adab, Bāb Faḍl al-Dhikr, Hadith no. 3792
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah says: I am with My servant as long as he remembers Me and his lips move with My remembrance.”
Ḥadīth ⑫
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم فيما روى عن ربه تبارك وتعالى قال: إن الله كتب الحسنات والسيئات ثم بين ذلك ، فمن هم بحسنة فلم يعملها كتبها الله عنده حسنة كاملة ، وإن هم بها فعملها كتبها الله عنده عشر حسنات إلى سبعمائة ضعف إلى أضعاف كثيرة ، وإن هم بسيئة فلم يعملها كتبها الله عنده حسنة كاملة ، فإن هم بها فعملها كتبها الله سيئة واحدة
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Riqāq, Bāb Man Naṣaba li’l-Dunyā Shabakah, Hadith no. 6491
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Īmān, Bāb Idhā Hamma bi-Ḥasanah, Hadith no. 131
“And Ibn ‘Abbās (RA) reported from the Prophet ﷺ — relating from his Lord, Blessed and Exalted — that Allah has written down good deeds and evil deeds, then He explained it: Whoever intends to perform a good deed but does not do it, Allah records it as one complete good deed. If he intends it and then does it, Allah records it as ten good deeds, up to seven hundred times, or even more. If he intends to commit an evil deed but does not do it, Allah records it as one complete good deed. If he intends it and then does it, Allah records it as only one evil deed.”
Allah’s Generosity
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَاللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغْفِرَةً مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلًا ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٢٦٨﴾ (2-البقرة: 268)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“But Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.”
Ḥadīth ⑬
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: قال الله: أنفق يا ابن آدم أنفق عليك
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tafsīr, Bāb: Wa Mā Anfaqtum min Shay’in Fa-Huwa Yukhlifuh, Hadith no. 4684
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Zakāh, Bāb al-Ḥathth ‘alā al-Naḥl, Hadith no. 993
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that Allah says: Spend, O son of Adam, and I will spend upon you.”
Ḥadīth ⑭
وعنه رضي الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الله قال لى: أنفق أنفق عليك وقال: يد الله ملأى لا يغيضها نفقة، سحاء الليل والنهار، وقال: أرأيتم ما أنفق منذ خلق السموات والأرض فإنه لم يغض ما فى يده ، وكان عرشه على الماء وبيده الميزان يخفض ويرفع
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Bāb Qawl Allāh: Yuridūna an Yubaddilū Kalām Allāh, Hadith no. 7410
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Zakāh, Bāb al-Ḥathth ‘alā al-Naḥl, Hadith no. 993
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported from the Prophet ﷺ that Allah said to me: Spend and I will spend on you. And he said: The Hand of Allah is full and never decreases due to spending; it is unceasing, night and day. Have you not seen what Allah has spent since He created the heavens and the earth, and it has not decreased what is in His Hand? And His Throne was upon the water, and in His Hand is the balance, He raises and lowers (whomever He wills).”
Allah is Free of Need
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: إِن تَكْفُرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا يَرْضَىٰ لِعِبَادِهِ الْكُفْرَ وَإِن تَشْكُرُوا يَرْضَهُ لَكُمْ ۗ (39-الزمر: 7)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“If you disbelieve — indeed, Allah is free of need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief. But if you are grateful, He approves it for you.”
Ḥadīth ⑮
وعن أبى ذر رضي الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ربه عزوجل أنه قال: يا عبادى إنى حرمت الظلم على نفسى وجعلته بينكم محرما فلا تظالموا ، يا عبادى كلكم ضال إلا من هديته فاستهدوني أهدكم ، يا عبادى كلكم جائع إلا من أطعمته فاستطعموني أطعمكم ، يا عبادى كلكم عار إلا من كسوته فاستكسوني أكسكم ، يا عبادى إنكم تخطئون بالليل والنهار وأنا أغفر الذنوب جميعا فاستغفروني أغفر لكم ، يا عبادى إنكم لن تبلغوا ضرى فتضروني ولن تبلغوا نفعى فتنفعوني ، يا عبادى لو أن أولكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنكم كانوا على أتقى قلب رجل واحد منكم ما زاد ذلك فى ملكى شيئا ، يا عبادى لو أن أولكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنكم كانوا على أفجر قلب رجل واحد منكم ما نقص ذلك من ملكى شيئا ، يا عبادى لو أن أولكم وآخركم وإنسكم وجنكم قاموا فى صعيد واحد فسألوني فأعطيت كل إنسان مسألته ما نقص ذلك مما عندي إلا كما ينقص المخيط إذا أدخل البحر ، يا عبادى إنما هى أعمالكم أحصيها لكم ثم أوفيكم إياها فمن وجد خيرا فليحمد الله ومن وجد غير ذلك فلا يلومن إلا نفسه
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Birr wa’l-Ṣilah, Bāb al-Taḥrīm al-Ẓulm, Hadith no. 2577
“And Abu Dharr (RA) reported from the Prophet ﷺ — from his Lord, the Almighty — that He said: O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and made it forbidden among you, so do not wrong one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except those I have guided, so seek guidance from Me and I will guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except those I have fed, so ask Me for food and I will feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except those I have clothed, so ask Me for clothing and I will clothe you. O My servants, you commit sins by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness from Me and I will forgive you. O My servants, you will never be able to harm Me to harm Me, nor will you ever be able to benefit Me to benefit Me. O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, mankind and jinn, were all as pious as the most pious heart of any one of you, that would not increase My Kingdom in anything. O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, mankind and jinn, were all as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one of you, that would not decrease My Kingdom in anything. O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, mankind and jinn, were to stand together in one place and ask of Me, and I were to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, except like what a needle decreases if put into the sea. O My servants, it is only your deeds that I account for you and then recompense you accordingly. So whoever finds good, let him praise Allah; and whoever finds other than that, let him blame no one but himself.”
Allah’s Love for Repentance
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ ﴿٢٢٢﴾ (2-البقرة: 222)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Indeed, Allah loves those who repent often and He loves those who purify themselves.”
Ḥadīth ⑯
وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لله أفرح بتوبة عبده من أحدكم سقط على بعيره وقد أضله في أرض فلاة
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Da‘awāt, Bāb al-Tawbah, Hadith no. 6309
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Tawbah, Bāb fī Ḥathth ‘alā al-Tawbah, Hadith no. 2747
“And Anas ibn Mālik (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah is more delighted with the repentance of His servant than one of you would be if he lost his riding camel in a barren desert and then suddenly found it.”
Allah’s Acceptance of Good Deeds
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿٢٧﴾ (5-المائدة: 27)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Indeed, Allah accepts only from the righteous.”
Ḥadīth ⑰
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: قال الله تبارك وتعالى: إذا هم عبدي بحسنة ولم يعملها كتبتها له حسنة، فإن عملها كتبتها له عشرا إلى سبعمائة ضعف، وإذا هم بسيئة فلم يعملها كتبتها له حسنة، فإن عملها كتبتها له سيئة واحدة
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Riqāq, Bāb Man Naṣaba li’l-Dunyā Shabakah, Hadith no. 6491
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Īmān, Bāb Idhā Hamma bi-Ḥasanah, Hadith no. 131
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: If My servant intends a good deed and does not do it, I record it for him as one good deed. If he intends it and then does it, I record it for him as ten good deeds up to seven hundred times. If he intends an evil deed and does not do it, I record it for him as one good deed. But if he intends it and then does it, I record it as one evil deed.”
Allah’s Protection of His Righteous Servants
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٤٧﴾ (30-الروم: 47)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“And incumbent upon Us was support of the believers.”
Ḥadīth ⑱
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: قال الله: قسمت الصلاة بيني وبين عبدي نصفين ولعبدي ما سأل، فإذا قال العبد: الحمد لله رب العالمين، قال الله: حمدني عبدي، وإذا قال: الرحمن الرحيم، قال الله: أثنى على عبدي، وإذا قال: مالك يوم الدين، قال: مجدني عبدي، وقال مرة: فوض إلى عبدي، فإذا قال: إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين، قال: هذا بيني وبين عبدي ولعبدي ما سأل، فإذا قال: اهدنا الصراط المستقيم، صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين، قال: هذا لعبدي ولعبدي ما سأل
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Bāb Wujūb Qirā’at al-Fātiḥah fī Kull Rak‘ah, Hadith no. 395
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah says: I have divided the prayer (Sūrah al-Fātiḥah) between Myself and My servant into two halves, and for My servant is what he asks. When the servant says: Al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabb al-‘ālamīn, Allah says: My servant has praised Me. When he says: Ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm, Allah says: My servant has extolled Me. When he says: Māliki yawm ad-dīn, Allah says: My servant has glorified Me (and once He said: My servant has entrusted his affairs to Me). When he says: Iyyāka na‘budu wa iyyāka nasta‘īn, Allah says: This is between Me and My servant, and for My servant is what he asks. When he says: Ihdināṣ-ṣirāṭ al-mustaqīm, ṣirāṭ alladhīna an‘amta ‘alayhim ghayri’l-maghḍūbi ‘alayhim wa la’ḍ-ḍāllīn, Allah says: This is for My servant, and for My servant is what he asks.”
Allah’s Pleasure with His Servant
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: رَّضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ﴿١١٩﴾ (5-المائدة: 119)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. That is the great success.”
Ḥadīth ⑲
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الله يقول يوم القيامة: يا ابن آدم مرضت فلم تعدني قال: يا رب كيف أعودك وأنت رب العالمين، قال: أما علمت أن عبدي فلانا مرض فلم تعده، أما علمت أنك لو عدته لوجدتني عنده، يا ابن آدم استطعمتك فلم تطعمني، قال: يا رب كيف أطعمك وأنت رب العالمين، قال: أما علمت أنه استطعمك عبدي فلان فلم تطعمه، أما علمت أنك لو أطعمته لوجدت ذلك عندي، يا ابن آدم استسقيتك فلم تسقني، قال: يا رب كيف أسقيك وأنت رب العالمين، قال: استسقاك عبدي فلان فلم تسقه، أما إنك لو سقيته وجدت ذلك عندي
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Birr wa’l-Ṣilah, Bāb Faḍl ‘Iyādat al-Marīḍ, Hadith no. 2569
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that Allah will say on the Day of Judgment: O son of Adam, I was sick but you did not visit Me. He will say: O Lord, how could I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Did you not know that My servant so-and-so was sick, and you did not visit him? Did you not know that had you visited him you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked you for food but you did not feed Me. He will say: O Lord, how could I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: Did you not know that My servant so-and-so asked you for food and you did not feed him? Did you not know that had you fed him you would have found that with Me? O son of Adam, I asked you for drink but you did not give Me drink. He will say: O Lord, how could I give You drink when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah will say: My servant so-and-so asked you for drink and you did not give him. Had you given him drink, you would have found that with Me.”
Allah’s Protection for the Believers
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ خَوَّانٍ كَفُورٍ ﴿٣٨﴾ (22-الحج: 38)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Indeed, Allah defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone treacherous and ungrateful.”
Ḥadīth ⑳
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن الله قال: من عادى لي وليا فقد آذنته بالحرب
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Riqāq, Bāb al-Tawāḍu‘, Hadith no. 6502
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah says: Whoever shows enmity to a friend (wali) of Mine, I have declared war upon him.”
Allah’s Nearness to His Servant
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ﴿١٨٦﴾ (2-البقرة: 186)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“And when My servants ask you concerning Me, indeed I am near. I respond to the supplication of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.”
Ḥadīth 21
وعن أبى موسى رضي الله عنه قال: كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في سفر فجعل الناس يجهرون بالتكبير، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أيها الناس! اربعوا على أنفسكم، إنكم لا تدعون أصم ولا غائبا، إنكم تدعون سميعا بصيرا قريبا، إن الذي تدعونه أقرب إلى أحدكم من عنق راحلته
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Jihād, Bāb al-Takbīr Idhā ‘Ulīya ‘alā Sakrah, Hadith no. 2992; Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Dhikr, Bāb al-Tasbīḥ wa’l-Tahlīl, Hadith no. 2704
“And Abu Musa (RA) reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and the people began to raise their voices with takbīr (saying Allahu Akbar). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O people, be gentle with yourselves! You are not calling upon one who is deaf or absent, rather you are calling upon One who is All-Hearing, All-Seeing, and Near. Indeed, the One you are calling is closer to any one of you than the neck of his riding animal.”
Allah’s Acceptance of Repentance
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿٢٥﴾ (42-الشورى: 25)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“And it is He who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do.”
Ḥadīth 22
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: قال الله عز وجل: أذنب عبد ذنبا، فقال: اللهم اغفر لي ذنبي، فقال الله تبارك وتعالى: أذنب عبدي ذنبا، فعلم أن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ بالذنب، قد غفرت لعبدي، ثم عمل ما شاء
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Hadith no. 7507; Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Tawbah, Hadith no. 2758
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: A servant committed a sin and then said: O Allah, forgive my sin. So Allah said: My servant committed a sin, but he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sin and holds accountable for sin; I have forgiven My servant. Then he may do as he wills (i.e., whenever he sincerely repents, Allah will forgive him).”
Allah’s Forgiveness of Major Sins
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿٥٣﴾ (39-الزمر: 53)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Say: O My servants who have wronged themselves (by sinning), do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.”
Ḥadīth 23
وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: قال الله تبارك وتعالى: يا ابن آدم إنك ما دعوتني ورجوتني غفرت لك على ما كان منك ولا أبالي، يا ابن آدم لو بلغت ذنوبك عنان السماء ثم استغفرتني غفرت لك ولا أبالي، يا ابن آدم إنك لو أتيتني بقراب الأرض خطايا ثم لقيتني لا تشرك بي شيئا لأتيتك بقرابها مغفرة
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Kitāb al-Da‘awāt, Bāb Mā Jā’a fī Faḍl al-Tawbah wa’l-Istighfār, Hadith no. 3540. Imām al-Tirmidhi said: Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Gharīb
“And Anas bin Mālik (RA) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say that Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you for what you have done and I will not mind. O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky and then you sought forgiveness from Me, I would forgive you and I will not mind. O son of Adam, if you were to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, but you meet Me without associating anything with Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.”
The Last Person to Enter Paradise
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَشَهِيقٌ ﴿١٠٦﴾ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ﴿١٠٧﴾ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ ۖ عَطَاءً غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذٍ ﴿١٠٨﴾ (11-هود: 106–108)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire; for them therein is violent exhaling and inhaling. They will remain therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Indeed, your Lord does whatever He intends. And as for those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein as long as the heavens and the earth endure, except what your Lord wills—an uninterrupted gift.”
Ḥadīth 24
وعن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إني لأعلم آخر أهل النار خروجا منها وآخر أهل الجنة دخولا الجنة، رجل يخرج من النار حبوا، فيقول الله تبارك وتعالى له: اذهب فادخل الجنة، فيأتيها فيخيل إليه أنها ملأى، فيرجع فيقول: يا رب وجدتها ملأى، فيقول الله تبارك وتعالى له: اذهب فادخل الجنة، فيأتيها فيخيل إليه أنها ملأى، فيرجع فيقول: يا رب وجدتها ملأى، فيقول الله له: اذهب فادخل الجنة فإن لك مثل الدنيا وعشرة أمثالها، أو إن لك مثل عشرة أمثال الدنيا، فيقول: أتسخر بي وأنت الملك؟ قال: فلقد رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ضحك حتى بدت نواجذه
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Bāb Kalām al-Rabb ma‘a Ahl al-Jannah, Hadith no. 7511; Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Īmān, Bāb Aakhir Ahl al-Nār Khurūjan, Hadith no. 186
“And Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Indeed, I know the last of the people of Hell to depart from it, and the last of the people of Paradise to enter it. It will be a man who will crawl out of the Fire. Allah, Blessed and Exalted, will say to him: Go and enter Paradise. He will go to it, and it will appear to him that it is full. So he will return and say: O my Lord, I found it full. Allah will say to him: Go and enter Paradise. He will go, and it will appear to him that it is full. He will return and say: O my Lord, I found it full. Allah will say: Go and enter Paradise, for you will have the equivalent of the world and ten times like it. Or, you will have the like of ten worlds. The man will say: Are You mocking me while You are the King? Ibn Mas‘ūd (RA) said: At this, I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ laugh until his molar teeth became visible.”
Allah’s Reward for His Servants
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا ﴿٣٦﴾ (78-النبأ: 36)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“[It will be] a reward from your Lord, an ample gift.”
Ḥadīth 25
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: قال الله عز وجل: أعددت لعبادي الصالحين ما لا عين رأت، ولا أذن سمعت، ولا خطر على قلب بشر
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb Bad’ al-Khalq, Bāb Mā Jā’a fī Ṣifat al-Jannah, Hadith no. 3244; Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Jannah, Hadith no. 2824
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah Almighty said: I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and what has never occurred to the heart of any human being.”
Allah’s Mercy for His Servants
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَكَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيمًا ﴿٤٣﴾ (33-الأحزاب: 43)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“And He is Ever Merciful to the believers.”
Ḥadīth 26
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: جعل الله الرحمة مائة جزء، فأمسك عنده تسعة وتسعين جزءا، وأنزل في الأرض جزءا واحدا، فمن ذلك الجزء يتراحم الخلق حتى ترفع الفرس حافرها عن ولدها خشية أن تصيبه
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Adab, Bāb Raḥmah al-Walad wa Taqbīlih, Hadith no. 6000; Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Tawbah, Bāb fī Sa‘at Raḥmat Allāh Ta‘ālā, Hadith no. 2752
“And Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah has divided mercy into one hundred parts. He kept with Him ninety-nine parts and sent down to the earth only one part. From that one part the creation shows mercy to one another, so much so that a horse raises its hoof away from its foal lest it should harm it.”
Allah’s Covenant with His Servants
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: أَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِي أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ ﴿٤٠﴾ (2-البقرة: 40)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Fulfill My covenant; I will fulfill your covenant. And fear Me alone.”
Ḥadīth 27
وعن عبد الله بن عمرو رضي الله عنهما عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه تلا قول الله عز وجل فى إبراهيم: (فمن تبعني فإنه منى ومن عصاني فإنك غفور رحيم) وقول عيسى عليه السلام: (إن تعذبهم فإنهم عبادك وإن تغفر لهم فإنك أنت العزيز الحكيم) فرفع يديه وقال: اللهم أمتي أمتي، وبكى، فقال الله عز وجل: يا جبريل اذهب إلى محمد وربك أعلم فسله ما يبكيك؟ فأتاه جبريل فسأله فأخبره رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بما قال وهو أعلم، فقال الله: يا جبريل اذهب إلى محمد فقل: إنا سنرضيك في أمتك ولا نسوءك
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Īmān, Bāb Dawām Shafā‘at al-Nabī ﷺ li-Ummatihi, Hadith no. 202
“And Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (RA) reported: The Prophet ﷺ recited the words of Allah regarding Ibrāhīm عليه السلام: (فمن تبعني فإنه مني ومن عصاني فإنك غفور رحيم) and the words of ‘Īsā عليه السلام: (إن تعذبهم فإنهم عبادك وإن تغفر لهم فإنك أنت العزيز الحكيم). Then the Prophet ﷺ raised his hands and said: O Allah, my ummah, my ummah! and he wept. So Allah Almighty said: O Jibrīl, go to Muhammad — though your Lord knows best — and ask him: What makes you weep? So Jibrīl came to him and asked. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed him of what he had said — though Allah knew best. Then Allah said: O Jibrīl, go to Muhammad and say: Verily, We will please you concerning your ummah and We will not cause you grief.”
Accounting on the Day of Judgment
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَكُلَّ إِنسَانٍ أَلْزَمْنَاهُ طَائِرَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ ۖ وَنُخْرِجُ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كِتَابًا يَلْقَاهُ مَنشُورًا ﴿١٣﴾ اقْرَأْ كِتَابَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًا ﴿١٤﴾ (17-الإسراء: 13، 14)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Every person’s record We have fastened to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection We will bring forth for him a book which he will find spread open. ‘Read your book; today you yourself are sufficient as a reckoner against you.’”
Ḥadīth: 28
وعن عدي بن حاتم رضي الله عنه قال: كنت عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فجاءه رجلان: أحدهما يشكو العيلة والآخر يشكو قطع السبيل ، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : أما قطع السبيل فإنه لا يأتى عليك إلا قليل حتى تخرج العير إلى مكة بغير خفير ، وأما العيلة فإن الساعة لا تقوم حتى يطوف أحدكم بصدقته ، لا يجد من يقبلها منه ، ثم ليقفن أحدكم بين يدي الله ، ليس بينه وبينه حجاب ، ولا ترجمان يترجم ، ثم ليقولن له ألم أوتك مالا فليقولن: بلى ، ثم ليقولن: ألم أرسل إليك رسولا؟ فليقولن: بلى ، فينظر عن يمينه فلا يرى إلا النار ، ثم ينظر عن شماله فلا يرى إلا النار ، فليتقين أحدكم النار ولو بشق تمرة ، فإن لم يجد فبكلمة طيبة
صحيح البخارى، كتاب الزكاة، باب الصدقة قبل الرد رقم الحديث: 1413
“‘Adi ibn Ḥātim (RA) said: I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when two men came — one complaining of poverty and the other of highway robbery. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: As for highway robbery, not much time will pass before caravans depart for Makkah without a guard. As for poverty, the Hour will not be established until one of you goes around with his charity yet finds no one to accept it. Then each of you will stand before Allah with no veil and no interpreter between you and Him. He will say: Did I not give you wealth? He will reply: Yes. He will say: Did I not send a messenger to you? He will reply: Yes. Then he will look to his right and see nothing but the Fire, and he will look to his left and see nothing but the Fire. So guard yourselves from the Fire even with half a date; and if you do not find (that), then with a kind word.’”
Acceptance of Supplication
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ ﴿٦٠﴾ (40-غافر:60)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Your Lord said: Call upon Me, I will respond to you. Indeed, those who are arrogant toward My worship will enter Hell humbled.”
Ḥadīth: 29
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ينزل ربنا تبارك وتعالى كل ليلة إلى السماء الدنيا حين يبقى ثلث الليل الآخر ، يقول: من يدعوني فأستجيب له؟ من يسألني فأعطيه؟ من يستغفرني فأغفر له؟
صحيح البخارى، كتاب التهجد، باب الدعاء والصلاة من آخر الليل، رقم الحديث: 1145؛ صحيح مسلم، كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها، باب الترغيب في الدعاء والذكر رقم الحديث: 758
“Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Our Lord, Blessed and Exalted, descends every night to the nearest heaven when the last third of the night remains and says: ‘Who is calling upon Me so that I may answer him? Who is asking of Me so that I may give him? Who is seeking My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?’”
Virtue of Fajr & ‘Asr
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: وَلَقَدْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ... ﴿١٢﴾ (5-المائدة:12)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Allah indeed took a covenant from the Children of Israel… If you establish prayer, give zakah, believe in My messengers, support them, and lend Allah a goodly loan, I will surely absolve you of your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow…”
Ḥadīth: 30
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: يتعاقبون فيكم ملائكة بالليل وملائكة بالنهار ، ويجتمعون فى صلاة الفجر وصلاة العصر ، ثم يعرج الذين باتوا فيكم ، فيسألهم – وهو أعلم بهم – كيف تركتم عبادى؟ فيقولون: تركناهم وهم يصلون، وأتيناهم وهم يصلون
صحيح البخارى، كتاب مواقيت الصلاة، باب فضل صلاة العصر، رقم الحديث: 555؛ صحيح مسلم، كتاب المساجد، باب فضل صلاتي الصبح والعصر والمحافظة عليهما، رقم الحديث: 632
“Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and they gather at the prayers of Fajr and ‘Asr. Then those who stayed the night among you ascend, and He (though He knows best) asks them: How did you leave My servants? They say: We left them while they were praying, and we came to them while they were praying.”
Dialogue in Sūrat al-Fātiḥah
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي ﴿١٤﴾ (20-طه:14)
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
“Indeed, I — I alone — am Allah; there is no deity except Me. So worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.”
Ḥadīth: 31
وعن أبى هريرة رضى الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: قال الله تعالى: قسمت الصلوة بيني وبين عبدى نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل ، فإذا قال العبد الحمد لله رب العلمين قال الله تعالى: حمدني عبدى، وإذا قال: الرحمن الرحيم قال الله تعالى: أثنى على عبدي ، وإذا قال: ملك يوم الدين قال: مجدني عبدى وقال مرة: فوض إلى عبدي فإذا قال: إياك نعبد واياك نستعين قال: هذا بيني وبين عبدى ولعبدي ما سأل ، فإذا قال: اهدنا الصراط المستقيم صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين قال: هذا لعبدي ولعبدي ما سأل
صحيح مسلم، كتاب الصلاة، باب وجوب قراءة الفاتحة في كل ركعة، رقم الحديث: 395
“Abu Hurayrah (RA) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah said: I have divided the prayer (al-Fātiḥah) between Myself and My servant into two halves, and for My servant is what he asks. When the servant says: Al-ḥamdu lillāhi rabb al-‘ālamīn, Allah says: My servant has praised Me. When he says: Ar-Raḥmān ar-Raḥīm, Allah says: My servant has extolled Me. When he says: Māliki yawm ad-dīn, He says: My servant has glorified Me (and once: My servant has entrusted his affairs to Me). When he says: Iyyāka na‘budu wa iyyāka nasta‘īn, He says: This is between Me and My servant, and for My servant is what he asks. And when he says: Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭ al-mustaqīm…, He says: This is for My servant, and for My servant is what he asks.”
Accountability and Deeds on the Day of Judgment
Ḥadīth 32
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه و عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن خلق الله الخلق حتى إذا فرغ من خلقه ، قالت الرحم: هذا مقام العائد بك من القطيعة. قال: نعم، أما ترضين أن أصل من وصلك ، وأقطع من قطعك؟ قالت: بلى يا رب قال: فهوNarrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection: “O son of Adam, I asked you for food but you did not feed Me.” He will say: “O Lord, how can I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds?” Allah will say: “Did you not know that My servant so-and-so asked you for food and you did not feed him? Did you not know that had you fed him, you would have found that with Me? O son of Adam, I asked you for drink but you did not give Me drink.” He will say: “O Lord, how can I give You drink when You are the Lord of the worlds?” Allah will say: “My servant so-and-so asked you for drink, and you did not give him. Had you given him drink, you would have found that with Me.”
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Birr wa’l-Ṣilah, Hadith no. 2569
Allah’s Response to the Servant’s Remembrance
Ḥadīth 33
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : تفتح أبواب الجنة فى كل الاثنين وخميس ، فيغفر الله عز وجل لكل عبد عزوجل لا يشرك بالله شيئا ، إلا المتشاحنين، يقول الله للملائكة: ذروهما حتى يصطلحاNarrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Allah says: “I am as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me within himself, I remember him within Myself. If he remembers Me in an assembly, I remember him in a better assembly. If he comes near to Me by a span, I come near to him by a cubit. If he comes near to Me by a cubit, I come near to him by an arm’s length. If he comes to Me walking, I come to him running.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 7405; Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2675
Allah’s Care for His Servant’s Repentance
Ḥadīth 34
وعن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنه أن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم تلا قول الله عز وجل فى إبراهيم عليه السلام: رب إنهن أضللن كثيرا من الناس فمن تبعني فإنه منى وقال عيسى عليه السلام: إن تعذبهم فإنهم عبادك و إن تغفر لهم فإنك أنت العزيز الحكيم فرفع يديه وقال: اللهم ! أمتى أمتي وبكى . فقال الله عز وجل: يا جبريل اذهب إلى محمد ، وربك أعلم ، فاسأله ما يبكيك؟ فأتاه جبريل عليه السلام، فسأله فأخبره رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بما قال، وهو أعلم ، فقال الله: يا جبريل اذهب إلى محمد فقل إنا سنرضيك فى أمتك ولا نسوءكNarrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Allah says: “A servant committed a sin and said: O Allah, forgive me my sin. Allah says: My servant has committed a sin, but he knows he has a Lord who forgives sin and takes account for sin; I have forgiven My servant. Then he returned and committed a sin, and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. Allah says: My servant has committed a sin, but he knows he has a Lord who forgives sin and takes account for sin; I have forgiven My servant. Then he returned and committed a sin, and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. Allah says: My servant has committed a sin, but he knows he has a Lord who forgives sin and takes account for sin; I have forgiven My servant. Let him do what he wishes (so long as he keeps repenting, I will forgive him).”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 7507; Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2758
Allah’s Promise of Forgiveness for Hopeful Servants
Ḥadīth 35
وعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: بينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم بين أظهرنا ، إذ أغفى إغفاثة، ثم رفع رأسه متبيما ، فقلنا: ما أضحكك يا رسول الله؟ قال: أنزلت على آنفا سورة، فقرأ بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إنا أعطينك الكوثرة فصل لربك وانحرن إن شانئك هو الابتر ثم قال: أتدرون ما الكوثر؟ فقلنا: الله ورسوله أعلم ، قال: فإنه نهر وعدنيه ربي عزوجل، عليه خير كثير ، هو حوض ترد عليه أمتي يوم القيمة ، انيته عدد النجوم ، فيختلج العبد منهم ، فأقول رب! إنه من أمتي ، فيقول: ما تدري ما أحدثت بعدكNarrated Anas ibn Mālik (RA): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
Allah Almighty said: “O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and place your hope in Me, I will forgive you despite what you have done, and I do not mind. O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach up to the clouds of the sky, and then you sought My forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, if you came to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth but met Me without associating anything with Me, I would come to you with forgiveness just as great.”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 3540 (Hasan Hadith)
Allah Does Not Burden a Soul Beyond Its Capacity
Ḥadīth 36
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: لما نزلت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ﴿لِّلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ وَإِن تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ اللَّهُ ۖ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَاءُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ﴾ قال: فاشتد ذلك على أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأتوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، ثم بركوا على الركب فقالوا: أى رسول الله كلفنا من الأعمال ما نطيق: الصلاة والصيام والجهاد والصدقة ، وقد أنزلت عليك هذه الآية ولا نطيقها . قال رسول الله: أتريدون أن تقولوا كما قال أهل الكتابين من قبلكم: سمعنا وعصينا؟ بل قولوا سمعنا وأطعنا غفرانك ربنا وإليك المصير ، قالوا: سمعنا وأطعنا غفرانك ربنا وإليك المصير ، فلما اقترأها القوم ذلت بها السنتهم فأنزل الله فى إثرها: ﴿آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ ﴾ فلما فعلوا ذلك ، نسخها الله تعالى ، فأنزل الله عز وجل: ﴿لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا﴾ قال: نعم ﴿رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا﴾ قال: نعم ﴿رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ﴾ قال: نعم: ﴿وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ﴾ قال: نعمNarrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): When the verse was revealed:
“To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you disclose what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills. And Allah is over all things competent.” (Qur’an 2:284)
The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ found it hard and came to the Messenger ﷺ, kneeling down, and said: “O Messenger of Allah! We have been charged with deeds which we can manage — prayer, fasting, jihad, and charity. But now this verse has been revealed and we cannot bear it.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Do you want to say as the people of the two Books said before you: ‘We hear and we disobey’? Rather say: ‘We hear and we obey; (grant us) Your forgiveness, our Lord; to You is the return.’” So they said this.
When the people recited it and their tongues submitted, Allah revealed afterward:
“The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers...” (Qur’an 2:285)
And when they did this, Allah abrogated it and revealed:
“Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity...” (Qur’an 2:286).
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Īmān, Hadith no. 125
The Virtue of the Day of ʿArafah
Ḥadīth 37
وعن عائشة رضي الله عنه إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ما من يوم أكثر من أن يعتق الله فيه عبدا من النار، من يوم عرفة، وإنه ليدنو ثم يباهي بهم الملائكة فيقول: ما أراد هؤلاء؟Narrated ʿĀ’ishah (RA): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“There is no day on which Allah frees more of His servants from the Fire than the Day of ʿArafah. He draws near, then He boasts about them to the angels and says: What do these (servants) want?”
Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Hadith no. 1348
The Virtue of ʿUmrah
Ḥadīth 38
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم : قال الله: كل عمل ابن آدم له إلا الصيام، فإنه لي ، وأنا أجزى به ، والصيام جنة، وإذا كان يوم صوم أحدكم ، فلا يرفث ولا يصخب، فإن سابه أحد أو قاتله ، فليقل: إني امرؤ صائم. والذي نفس محمد بيده لـخـلوف فم الصائم أطيب عند الله من ريح المسك ، للصائم فرحتان يفرحهما: إذا أفطر فرح بفطره، وإذا لقي ربه فرح بصومهNarrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“From one ʿUmrah to another is an expiation for whatever is between them, and Hajj al-Mabrūr (an accepted Hajj) brings no reward less than Paradise.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Hadith no. 1773; Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Hadith no. 1349
The Greatness of Allah
Ḥadīth 39
وعن أبى هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: بينما أيوب يغتسل عريانا خر عليه رجل جراد من ذهب، فجعل يحيي فى ثوبه، فناداه ربه: يا أيوب ألم أكن أغنيتك عما ترى؟ قال: بلى ، يا رب ولكن لا غنى لي عن بركتكNarrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Allah, the Exalted, says: ‘The son of Adam abuses Me by reviling Time, while I am Time. In My Hand are the night and the day.’”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tafsīr, Hadith no. 4826; Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Alfāẓ, Hadith no. 2246
Allah’s Mercy Towards the Sinners
Ḥadīth 40
وعن أبى ذر رضي الله عنه عن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم فيما روى عن الله تبارك وتعالى أنه قال: يا عبادى إني حرمت الظلم على نفسي، وجعلته بينكم محرما ، فلا تظالموا، يا عبادي كلكم ضال إلا من هديته، فاستهدونى اهدكم، يا عبادي كلكم جائع إلا من أطعمته ، فاستطعموني أطعمكم ، يا عبادي كلكم عار إلا من كسوته، فاستكسوني أكسكم ، يا عبادى إنكم تخطئون بالليل والنهار ، وانا اغفر الذنوب جميعا ، فاستغفروني أغفر لكم ، يا عبادي إنكم لن تبلغوا ضرى فتضروني، ولن تبلغوا نفعي فتنفعوني، يا عبادي لو أن اولكم وآخركم ، وإنسكم وجنكم ، كانوا على أتقى قلب رجل واحد منكم ، ما زاد ذلك فى ملكي شيئا، يا عبادي لو ان اولكم وآخركم ، وإنسكم وجنكم ، كانوا على أفجر قلب رجل واحد منكم ، ما نقص ذلك من ملكى شيئا، يا عبادي! لو أن أولكم وآخركم ، وإنسكم وجنكم ، قاموا فى صعيد واحد فسألوني ، فأعطيت كل إنسان مسألته ، ما نقص ذلك مما عندى إلا كما ينقص المخيط إذا أدخل البحر ، يا عبادي! إنما هى أعمالكم ، أحصيها لكم ثم أوفيكم إياها ، فمن وجد خيرا فليحمد الله، ومن وجد غير ذلك فلا يلومن إلا نفسهNarrated Abu Saʿīd al-Khudrī (RA): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Allah, Blessed and Exalted, will say to the people of Paradise: ‘O people of Paradise!’ They will reply: ‘Here we are, our Lord, at Your service, all goodness is in Your Hand.’ He will say: ‘Are you pleased?’ They will say: ‘Why should we not be pleased, O Lord, when You have given us what You have not given to anyone of Your creation?’ He will say: ‘Shall I not give you something better than that?’ They will say: ‘O Lord, what could be better than that?’ He will say: ‘I bestow upon you My Pleasure, and I shall never be angry with you after this.’”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Hadith no. 7518; Sahih Muslim, Kitāb al-Jannah, Hadith no. 2829
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