Forty Hadith Qudsi

Hadith 23, 40 Hadith Qudsi

Arabic hadith text

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَقُولُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ: أَيْنَ الْمُتَحَابُّونَ بجَلَالِي؟ الْيَوْمَ أُظِلُّهُمْ فِي ظِلِّي يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلِّي" رواه البخاري (وكذلك مالك)

Translation

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, Blessed and Exalted is He, will say on the Day of Resurrection:

‘Where are those who loved one another for My majesty? Today I will shade them in My shade, on a day when there is no shade but My shade.’

It was related by al-Bukhari (and likewise by Malik).

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • "إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَقُولُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ: أَيْنَ الْمُتَحَابُّونَ بجَلَالِي؟

    The witness renders بجلالي as ‘through My glory’; the precise relation expressed by the preposition is not otherwise explained in the supplied material.

    Is ‘for My majesty’ an acceptable rendering here, or should a different English phrase be preferred?