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Sunan Ibn Majah

Hadith 189

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Concerning Denial By The Jahmiyyah (i.e. Seeing Allâh In The Hereafter, etc.)

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Darussalam · Volume 1

The Book Of The Sunnah

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 189 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 67

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189. It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Your Lord wrote for Himself with His Own Hand before He created the creation: "My mercy precedes My wrath." (Sahih)

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189 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِيَدِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ الْخَلْقَ: رَحْمَتِي سَبَقَتْ غَضَبِي "

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The Hadith confirms Allāh's attributes of mercy and anger. It also mentions the Hand of Allāh. It is necessary to believe in all of these, even as they are mentioned without coining similitude or imputing resemblance to anything else. It is also not right to claim or suggest that Allāh's Hand in reality symbolizes His attribute of power.