Hadith Qudsi 31: On the
authority of Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger
of Allah (PBUH) related: A man said: By Allah, Allah will not forgive So-and-so.
At this Allah the Almighty said: Who is he who swears by Me that I will not
forgive So-and-so? Verily I have forgiven So-and-so and have nullified your [own
good] deeds (1) (or as he said [it]). (1) A similar Hadith, which is given by
Abu Dawud, indicates that the person referred to was a goldly man whose previous
good deeds were brought to nought through presuming to declare that Allah would
not forgive someone's bad deeds. It was related by Muslim. Hadith Qudsi 32: On
the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: A man sinned greatly against himself, and when
death came to him he charged his sons, saying: When I have died, burn me, then
crush me and scatter [my ashes] into the sea, for, by Allah, if my Lord takes
possession of me, He will punish me in a manner in which He has punished no one
[else]. So they did that to him. Then He said to the earth: Produce what you
have taken-and there he was! And He said to him: What induced you to do what you
did? He said: Being afraid of You, O my Lord (or he said: Being frightened of
You) and because of that He forgave him. It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari,
an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah). Hadith Qudsi 33: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (PBUH), from among the things he
reports from his Lord (mighty and sublime be He), is that he said: A servant [of
Allah's] committed a sin and said: O Allah, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified
and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he
has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. Then he sinned again and
said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My
servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins
and punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin.
And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and
has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins. Do what
you wish, for I have forgiven you. It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari).
Hadith Qudsi 34: On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who
said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say: Allah the Almighty said: O son
of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what
you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the
clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive
you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the
earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring
you forgiveness nearly as great at it. It was related by at-Tirmidhi (also by
Ahmad ibn Hanbal). Its chain of authorities is sound. Hadith Qudsi 35: On the
authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Our Lord (glorified and exalted be He) descends
each night to the earth's sky when there remains the final third of the night,
and He says: Who is saying a prayer to Me that I may answer it? Who is asking
something of Me that I may give it him? Who is asking forgiveness of Me that I
may forgive him? It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim, Malik, at-Tirmidhi
and Abu Dawud). In a version by Muslim the Hadith ends with the words: And thus
He continues till [the light of] dawn shines. Hadith Qudsi 36: On the authority
of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (PBUH), who said: The
believers will gather together on the Day of Resurrection and will say: Should
we not ask [someone] to intercede for us with our Lord? So they will come to
Adam and will say: You are the Father of mankind; Allah created you with His
hand He made His angels bow down to you and He taught you the names of
everything, so intercede for us with you Lord so that He may give us relief form
this place where we are. And he will say: I am not in a position [to do that] -
and he will mention his wrongdoing and will feel ashamed and will say: Go to
Noah, for he is the first messenger that Allah sent to the inhabitants of the
earth. So they will come to him and he will say: I am not in a position [to do
that] - and he will mention his having requested something of his Lord about
which he had no [proper] knowledge (Quran Chapter 11 Verses 45-46), and he will
feel ashamed and will say: Go to the Friend of the Merciful (Abraham). So they
will come to him and he will say: I am not in a position [to do that]. Go to
Moses, a servant to whom Allah talked and to whom He gave the Torah. So they
will come to him and he will say: I am not in a position [to do that] - and he
will mention the talking of a life other that for a life (Quran Chapter 28
Verses 15-16), and he will fell ashamed in the sight of his Lord and will say:
Go to Jesus, Allah's servant and messenger, Allah's word and spirit. So they
will come to him and he will say: I am not in a position [to do that]. Go to
Muhammad (may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), a servant to whom
Allah has forgiven all his wrongdoing, past and future. So they will come to me
and I shall set forth to ask permission to come to my Lord, and permission will
be given, and when I shall see my Lord I shall prostrate myself. He will leave
me thus for such time as it pleases Him, and then it will be said [to me]: Raise
your head. Ask and it will be granted. Speak and it will be heard. Intercede and
your intercession will be accepted. So I shall raise my head and praise Him with
a form of praise that He will teach me. Then I shall intercede and HE will set
me a limit [as to the number of people], so I shall admit them into Paradise.
Then I shall return to Him, and when I shall see my Lord [I shall bow down] as
before. Then I shall intercede and He will set me a limit [as to the number of
people]. So I shall admit them into Paradise. Then I shall return for a third
time, then a fourth, and I shall say: There remains in Hell-fire only those whom
the Quran has confined and who must be there for eternity. There shall come out
of Hell-fire he who has said: There is no god but Allah and who has in his heart
goodness weighing a barley-corn; then there shall come out of Hell-fire he who
has said: There is no god but Allah and who has in his heart goodness weighing a
grain of wheat; then there shall come out of Hell-fire he who has said: There is
no god but Allah and who has in his heart goodness weighing an atom. It was
related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah). Hadith Qudsi
37: On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said
that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Allah said: I have prepared for My
righteous servants what no eye has seen and no ear has heard, not has it
occurred to human heart. Thus recite if you wish (1): And no soul knows what joy
for them (the inhabitants of Paradise) has been kept hidden (Quran Chapter 32
Verse 17). (1) The words "Thus recite if you wish" are those of Abu Harayrah. It
was related by al-Bukhari, Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah. Hadith Qudsi 38:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that
the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: When Allah created Paradise and Hell-fire,
He sent Gabriel to Paradise, saying: Look at it and at what I have prepared
therein for its inhabitants. The Prophet (pbuh) said: So he came to it and
looked at it and at what Allah had prepared therein for its inhabitants. The
Prophet (pbuh) said: So he returned to Him and said: By your glory, no one hears
of it without entering it. So He ordered that it be encompassed by forms of
hardship, and He said: Return to it and look at what I have prepared therein for
its inhabitants. The Prophet (pbuh) said: So he returned to it and found that it
was encompassed by forms of hardship (1). Then he returned to Him and said: By
Your glory, I fear that no one will enter it. He said: Go to Hell-fire and look
at it and what I have prepared therein for its inhabitants, and he fount that it
was in layers, one above the other. Then he returned to Him and said: By Your
glory, no one who hears of it will enter it. So He ordered that it be
encompassed by lusts. Then He said: Return to it. And he returned to it and
said: By Your glory, I am frightened that no one will escape from entering it.
(1) The Arabic word used here is "makarih", the literal meaning of which is
"things that are disliked". In this context it refers to forms of religious
discipline that man usually finds onerous. It was related by Tirmidhi, who said
that it was a good and sound Hadith (also by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i). Hadith
Qudsi 39: On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with
him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Paradise and Hell-fire
disputed together, and Hell-fire said: In me are the mighty and the haughty.
Paradise said: In me are the weak and the poor. So Allah judged between them,
[saying]: You are Paradise, My mercy; through you I show mercy to those I wish.
And you are Hell-fire, My punishment; through you I punish those I wish, and it
is incumbent upon Me that each of you shall have its fill. It was related by
Muslim (also by al-Bukhari and at-Tirmidhi). Hadith Qudsi 40: On the authority
of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Allah will say to the inhabitant of Paradise: O
inhabitants of Paradise! They will say: O our Lord, we present ourselves and are
at Your pleasure, and goodness rests in Your hands. Then He will say: Are you
contented? And they will say: And how should we not be contented, O Lord, when
You have given to us that which You have given to no one else of Your creation?
Then He will say: Would not like Me to give you something better than that? And
they will say: O Lord and what thing is better than that? And He will say: I
shall cause My favour to descend upon you and thereafter shall never be
displeased with you. It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim and at-Tirmidhi).