Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2364
Arabic hadith text
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ كَتَبَ كِتَابًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ عَرْشِهِ: إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي سَبَقَتْ غَضَبِي «. وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ» غَلَبَتْ غَضَبي "
Translation
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: ‘When God completed creation, He wrote a book, which is with Him above His Throne: “My mercy precedes My wrath.”’ Another version says: ‘has overcome My wrath.’ Agreed upon. The Arabic source records it as agreed upon (al-Albani).