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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Allah, the Exalted, wrote a book before He created creation: My mercy precedes My wrath. 1 It is written with Him above the Throne.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 3194 (unverified) 97% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2751b (unverified) 94% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: My mercy, etc.: Either with a kasrah on the hamzah as a quotation, or with a fathah as a substitute for “a book.” The meaning of mercy preceding is that the share of creation from mercy is greater than their share from wrath, and that mercy reaches them without their deserving it, while wrath only reaches them due to their deserving it. Do you not see that mercy encompasses a human as a fetus, infant, child, and youth without any act of obedience earning it, and wrath does not afflict them except due to their violations? (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: إن رحمتي إلخ : إما بكسر الهمزة على الحكاية، أو بفتحها بدلا من كتابا»، ومعنى سبق الرحمة أن قسط الخلق من الرحمة أكثر من قسطهم من الغضب، وأنها تنالهم من غير استحقاق، وإن الغضب لا ينالهم إلا باستحقاق، ألا يرى أنها تشمل الإنسان جنينا ورضيعا وفطيها وناشئا من غير أن يصدر منه طاعة استوجب بها ذلك، ولا يلحقه الغضب إلا بما يصدر عنه من المخالفات. كذا في «المرقاة».