Ahadith

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When Allah created mankind He wrote in a book which is with Him on His Throne: My mercy shall overcome My wrath (Bokhari and Muslim). (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50, Al-A`raf 158)

Abu Hurairah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Allah divided compassion into a hundred parts out of which He retained ninety-nine parts and sent down one part to the earth. From this one part proceeds all the compassion that one part of creation exercises towards another, so that an animal lifts its foot above its young lest they should receive a hurt. Another version is: Allah has a hundred parts of mercy of which He has sent down one part for jinn and men and animals and insects by virtue of which they deal kindly with one another and love one another and have compassion for one another and wild animals care for their young. Allah has retained the remaining ninety-nine parts to deal mercifully with His servants on the Day of Judgment (Bokhari and Muslim). Another version is: Allah has a hundred parts of mercy. One part of them is used by all creatures for kindness between them and ninety-nine parts are for use on the Day of Judgment. Still another version is: Allah created one hundred parts of mercy on the day on which He created the heavens and the earth, each part equal to the space between heaven and earth. Of them He put one part in the earth, by virtue of which a mother has compassion for her children and animals and birds have compassion for one another. On the Day of Judgment He will perfect and complete His mercy. (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50, Al-A`raf 158)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: A servant of Allah committed a sin and then supplicated: Allah, forgive me my sin. On" which Allah, the Blessed and the High, said: My servant committed a sin and then realised that he has a Lord Who forgives sin and also calls to account for it. The servant reverted to it and sinned again and supplicated: Lord, forgive me my sin. The Blessed and the High said: My servant committed a sin and then realised that he has a Lord Who forgives sin and also calls to account for it. The servant again reverted to it and sinned and supplicated: Lord, forgive me my sin. The Blessed and the High said: My servant committed a sin and then realised that he has a Lord Who forgives sin and also calls to account for it. I have forgiven My servant; so let him do what he wishes (meaning, so long as he goes on repenting) (Bokhari and Muslim). (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: By Him in Whose hands is my life, if you had not sinned, Allah would have removed you and put in your place a people who would have sinned and then asked for forgiveness, so that. He would have forgiven them (Muslim), (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50, Al-A`raf 158)

Abu Ayub Khalid ibn Zaid relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: If you had not sinned, Allah would have created a creation that would have sinned and asked for forgiveness, so that He would have forgiven them (Muslim). (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50, Al-A`raf 158)

Abu Hurairah relates: We were sitting with the Holy Prophet, Abu Bakr and Umar being also among us, when the Holy Prophet got up and left us. As time passed we became anxious lest he should come to harm while we were not with him. Being afraid, we got up: I was the first to do so and I set out in search of him, till I came to a garden belonging to the Ansar (here follows a long account, concluding with) and the Holy Prophet said: Go and whomsoever you encounter outside this garden who affirms out of the sincerity of his heart that there is none worthy of worship save Allah, give him the glad assurance that he will enter Paradise (Muslim). (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50, Al-A`raf 158)

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn ‘As relates that the Holy Prophet recited the words of Allah concerning Abraham that he prayed: Lord, they have indeed led astray large numbers of people. So whoever follows me, he is certainly of me; and whoever disobeys me in his case also Thou art surely Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful (14.37); and the words of Jesus: If Thou decide to punish them, they are Thy servants; and if Thou forgive them, Thou surely art the Mighty, the Wise (5.119); and then raised his hands and said: O Allah, my people, my people; and wept. Allah commanded Gabriel: Go to Muhammad (thy Lord knows all) and ask him: What makes you weep? So Gabriel came to him and the Holy Prophet told him what he had said. (Allah knew it). He commanded Gabriel: Go to Muhammad and tell him: We shall cause thee to be pleased in the matter of thy people, and shall not make thee sorrowful (Muslim). (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50)

Mu‘az ibn Jabal relates: I was riding a donkey pillion with the Holy Prophet when he asked me: Mu'‘az, do you know what is due to Allah from His servants and what is due to His servants from Allah? I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: Allah’s due from His servants is that they should worship Him and should not associate aught with Him; and the due of" His servants from Allah is that He should not chastise those who do not associate aught with Him. On this I said: Messenger of Allah, shall I give people this good news? He said: Do not do so, lest they should depend wholly on it (Bokhari and Muslim). (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50, Al-A`raf 158)

Bra‘a ibn ‘Azib relates that the Holy Prophet said: When a Muslim is questioned in his grave he testifies that there is none worthy of worship save Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger. This is affirmed in the verse: Allah strengthens the believers with the Word that is firmly established both in this life and the hereafter (14.28). (Bokhari and Muslim). (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50, Al-A`raf 158)

Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: When a disbeliever does good he is fed out of it in this world, and in the case of the Muslim Allah stores up his good works for him in the hereafter and provides for him in this life on account of his obedience. Another version is: Allah does not wrong anyone. A believer is rewarded for his good works both here and hereafter. A disbeliever is rewarded in this world for his good works done for the sake of Allah; so that when he proceeds to the hereafter there is no good work of his for which he can be rewarded there (Muslim). (Az-Zumar 55, Saba 19, TaHa 50, Al-A`raf 158)