The first thing Allah created was the Pen. He commanded it to write. It said: My Lord, wha…

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Hadith narrated by Ibn Wahb in Al-Qadar - Narrated by At-Termedhy - Narrated by Abu Daoud - Narrated by Ahmad

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Hadith text: The first thing Allah created was the Pen. He commanded…

عن عبادة بن الصامت رضي الله عنه قال: يا بُنَيَّ، إنك لن تجد طعم الإيمان حتى تعلم أن ما أصابك لم يكن ليخطئك، وما أخطأك لم يكن ليصيبك، سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «إن أول ما خلق الله القلم، فقال له: اكتب. فقال: رب، وماذا أكتب؟ قال: اكتب مقادير كل شيء حتى تقوم الساعة». يا بني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «من مات على غير هذا فليس مني».
وفي رواية لأحمد: «إن أول ما خلق الله تعالى القلم، فقال له: اكتب، فجرى في تلك الساعة بما هو كائن إلى يوم القيامة».
وفي رواية لابن وهب قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «فمن لم يؤمن بالقدر خيره وشره أحرقه الله بالنار».

Explanation of the hadith: The first thing Allah created was the Pen. He commanded…

‘Ubādah ibn As-Sāmit (may Allah be pleased with him) gave his son, al-Walīd, the valuable advice to believe in fate, the good and bad thereof, and explained to him the good consequences of believing in it and the evil consequences of denying it in this world and the next. He supported his advice to his son with the Hadīth of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that states that Allah has decreed the fates of all creatures and ordered the Pen to write them before these creatures came to existence. Hence, nothing in the universe, until the advent of the Hour, occurs except that it was preordained by Allah.

Categories : The Creed · Belief in the Divine Decree and Fate · Levels of Divine Decree and Fate

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