Forty Hadith Qudsi
Hadith 19, 40 Hadith Qudsi
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: الْكِبْرِيَاءُ رِدَائِي، وَالْعَظَمَةُ إِزَارِي، فَمَنْ نَازَعَنِي وَاحِدًا مِنْهُمَا، قَذَفْتُهُ فِي النَّارِ". رواه أبو داود(وكذلك ابن ماجه وأحمد) بأسانيد صحيحة.(1)
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that Allah, Might and Majesty belong to Him, said:
‘Grandeur is My cloak, and greatness is My lower garment. Whoever contends with Me over either of them, I will cast into the Fire.’
It was related by Abu Dawud (and likewise by Ibn Majah and Ahmad) with sound chains.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
" قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: الْكِبْرِيَاءُ رِدَائِي،
The garment imagery and the distinction between الكبرياء and العظمة are interpretively significant. The witness uses ‘Pride’ and ‘greatness’ but does not establish a preferred rendering.
Which English terms for these two divine attributes are preferred for this occurrence, and does the project require a separate explanatory note?
(1)
The English witness adds a statement about another version in Muslim that is absent from the Arabic block; the Arabic ends with an unmatched (1) marker.
Can the marker note and the Muslim-version statement be traced to a source edition?