Forty Hadith Qudsi
Hadith 40, 40 Hadith Qudsi
عَنْ أبي سَعِيدٍ الخُدّريّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِىُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ لأَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ : يَا أهْلَ الجَنَّةِ . فَيَقُولُون : لَبَّيْكَ رَبَّنا وسَعْدَيْكَ ، والخَيْرُ في يَدَيْكَ. فَيَقُولُ : هَلْ رَضِيتُم ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : وَما لَنا لَا نَرْضَىى يَا رَبّ ، وَقَدْ أَعْطَيْتَنا مَا لمْ تُعْطِ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ . فَيَقُولُ : أَلا أُعْطِيكُمْ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذَلِك ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا رَبّ وأيُّ شيءٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ ذَلِك ؟ فَيَقُولُ : أٌحِلُّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِضْواني ، فَلا أَسْخَطُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدَهُ أَبداً رواه البخاري (وكذلك مسلم والترمذي)
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
On the authority of Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, said: Allah says to the people of Paradise, ‘O people of Paradise!’ They reply, ‘At Your service, our Lord, and gladly; all good is in Your hands.’ He says, ‘Are you content?’ They say, ‘Why would we not be content, O Lord, when You have given us what You have given no one else of Your creation?’ He says, ‘Shall I not give you something better than that?’ They say, ‘O Lord, what could be better than that?’ He says, ‘I bestow My good pleasure upon you, and I will never be displeased with you after it.’
Al-Bukhari related it (and likewise Muslim and al-Tirmidhi).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
فَيَقُولُ : أٌحِلُّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِضْواني ،
The source word for bestowing/bringing down good pleasure is irregularly vocalized and spelled; the rendering follows the clear sense of Allah’s pleasure being granted.
Should the Arabic spelling be normalized by an editor?
إنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ لأَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ : يَا أهْلَ الجَنَّةِ .
The source says Allah says to the people of Paradise. The witness expands the wording but is materially aligned.
No substantive difference identified; is this attribution adequate?