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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3248 (Book 47, Hadith 300) #28897
The Omnipresence of Allah

SUMMARY: Allah hears all, even when we are quiet.

Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: "Three men whose bellies were fat, but whose hearts had little understanding, were arguing at the House. Two of them were from Quraish and one was from Thaqif - or two from Thaqif, and one from Quraish. One of them said: 'Do you think that Allah can hear what we are saying?' Another said: 'He can hear if we are loud, but He can not hear when we are quiet'. Another said: 'If He can hear when we are loud then He can hear when we are quiet'. So Allah, the Mighty and Sublime revealed: And you have not been hiding yourselves, lest your ears and your eyes and your skins should testify against you (41:22)".
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ اخْتَصَمَ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ ثَلاَثَةُ نَفَرٍ قُرَشِيَّانِ وَثَقَفِيٌّ أَوْ ثَقَفِيَّانِ وَقُرَشِيٌّ قَلِيلاً فِقْهُ قُلُوبِهِمْ كَثِيرًا شَحْمُ بُطُونِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ أَتَرَوْنَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْمَعُ مَا نَقُولُ فَقَالَ الآخَرُ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا جَهَرْنَا وَلاَ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا أَخْفَيْنَا ‏.‏ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ إِنْ كَانَ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا جَهَرْنَا فَإِنَّهُ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا أَخْفَيْنَا ‏.‏ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ‏:‏ ‏(‏ ومَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلاَ أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلاَ جُلُودُكُمْ ‏)‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
TOPICS
omnipresence  *  hearing  *  testimony

QUICK LESSONS:
Remember that whatever you do or say is known to God ; Respect others ; Speak humbly ; Have faith in God's justice system ; Trust in His mercy and grace .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the omnipresence of Allah. It tells us that no matter what we do or say, Allah hears it all. Three men were arguing at the House and one asked if Allah could hear them when they were quiet. Another said He could only hear them if they were loud. But then a third man said that if He can hear them when they are loud, then He can also hear them when they are quiet. Then, this verse was revealed to confirm that indeed, Allah hears everything and knows everything even though we may not be aware of it ourselves. We should always remember that whatever we do or say is known to Him and will be judged accordingly on the Day of Judgment.

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