What is Hadith Qudsi Part 4
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).