Sunan Ibn Majah 189

Chapter: Concerning what the Jahmiyyah denied (i.e., seeing Allah in the Hereafter, etc.)

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 189

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِيَدِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ الْخَلْقَ رَحْمَتِي سَبَقَتْ غَضَبِي ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Your Lord wrote for Himself with His Own Hand before He created the creation: "My mercy precedes My wrath."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 189).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( رَحْمَتِي سَبَقَتْ غَضَبِي ) مَفْعُول كَتَبَ وَقَوْله كَتَبَ عَلَى نَفْسه يَدُلّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ سَاقَ هَذَا الْكَلَام عَلَى أَنَّهُ وَعَدَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيُعَامِلُ بِالرَّحْمَةِ مَا لَا يُعَامِل بِالْغَضَبِ لَا أَنَّهُ إِخْبَار عَنْ صِفَة الرَّحْمَة وَالْغَضَب بِأَنَّ الْأُولَى دُون الثَّانِيَة لِأَنَّ صِفَاته كُلّهَا كَامِلَة عَظِيمَة وَلِأَنَّ مَا فَعَلَ مِنْ آثَار الْأُولَى فِيمَا سَبَقَ أَكْثَر مِمَّا فَعَلَ مِنْ آثَار الثَّانِيَة وَلَا يُشْكِل هَذَا الْحَدِيث بِمَا جَاءَ أَنَّ الْوَاحِد مِنْ الْأَلْف يَدْخُل الْجَنَّة وَالْبَقِيَّة النَّار أَمَّا لِأَنَّهُ يُعَامِل بِمُقْتَضَى الرَّحْمَة وَلَا يُعَامَل بِمُقْتَضَى الْغَضَب كَمَا قَالَ ( مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 189
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih	The chain only	No. 189
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 189

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 419

I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "When Allah created the creatures, He wrote in the Book, which is with Him over His Throne: 'Verily, My Mercy prevailed over My Wrath" [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Another narration is: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "(Allah wrote) 'My Mercy dominated My Wrath"…

وعن أبي هريرة، رضي الله عنه ، قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم لما خلق الله الخلق، كتب في كتاب، فهو عنده فوق العرش‏:‏ إن رحمتي تغلب غضبي‏"‏‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

+ 19 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 7554

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying: "Before Allah created the creations, He wrote a Book (wherein He has written): "My Mercy has preceded my Anger.' And that is written with Him over the Throne." (see Hadith 3194)

إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَتَبَ كِتَابًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ الْخَلْقَ إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي سَبَقَتْ غَضَبِي‏.‏ فَهْوَ مَكْتُوبٌ عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ الْعَرْشِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 8794

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَتَبَ كِتَابًا بِيَدِهِ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version Arabic only

Sunan Ibn Majah 189

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I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying: "Before Allah created the creations, He wrote a Book (wherein He has written): "My Mercy has preceded my Anger.' And that is written with Him over the Throne." (see Hadith 3194)

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