عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
'An Abi Hurayrata qala: Qala Rasulullahi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ،
Lamma qadallahu-l-khalq,
When Allah decreed the Creation,
كَتَبَ فِي كِتَابِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَهُوَ مَوْضُوعٌ عِنْدَهُ:
kataba fi kitabihi 'ala nafsihi, fahuwa mawdu'un 'indahu:
He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him:
إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي تَغْلِبُ غَضَبِي.
Inna rahmatiy taghlbu ghadabi.
My mercy prevails over My wrath.
رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ (وَكَذَلِكَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ).
Rawahu Muslim (wa kadhalika-l-Bukhari wa-n-Nasa'i wa-bnu Majah).
It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).
Arabic
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ، كَتَبَ فِي كِتَابِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَهُوَ مَوْضُوعٌ عِنْدَهُ: إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي تَغْلِبُ غَضَبِي. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ (وَكَذَلِكَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ).
Pronunciation
'An Abi Hurayrata qala: Qala Rasulullahi sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam: Lamma qadallahu-l-khalq, kataba fi kitabihi 'ala nafsihi, fahuwa mawdu'un 'indahu: Inna rahmatiy taghlbu ghadabi. Rawahu Muslim (wa kadhalika-l-Bukhari wa-n-Nasa'i wa-bnu Majah).
English
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When Allah decreed the Creation, He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: My mercy prevails over My wrath. It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).