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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3542 (Book 48, Hadith 173) #29191
Faith in Allah's Mercy and Punishment

SUMMARY: Believers should have faith in Allah's mercy and punishment, and not despair or be overconfident of attaining Paradise.

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "If the believer knew what is with Allah of punishment, none would hope for Paradise, and if the disbeliever knew what is with Allah of mercy, none would despair of (attaining) Paradise".
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْعُقُوبَةِ مَا طَمِعَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَحَدٌ وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْكَافِرُ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ مَا قَنَطَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ أَحَدٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

TOPICS
belief  *  faith  *  mercy  *  punishment

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in both His mercy and punishment; Strive to do good deeds with belief that only through His mercy can one attain paradise

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about having faith in the mercy and punishment of Allah. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that if believers knew what kind of punishment awaits them, they would not hope for Paradise. Similarly, if disbelievers knew how much mercy Allah has, they would not despair from attaining Paradise. This hadith teaches us to have faith in the justice system of Allah; He is both merciful and punishing when it comes to our actions. We should never be too confident that we will attain paradise nor too hopeless that we will never make it there; instead, we should strive to do good deeds with the belief that only through His mercy can we attain paradise.

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