What is the meaning of the hadith (And I do not hesitate in anything I am about to do as I hesitate in taking the soul of a believer)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the meaning of what came in the hadith
Answer:
Yes, the end of the hadith explains what came before it. "Hesitation" means dislike, and Allah dislikes, is displeased, and is angry, Glorified and Exalted is He. So the meaning of Allah's hesitation in the death of His servant is that He dislikes it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the meaning of what came in the hadith
The qudsi hadith: "And in what do I hesitate that I am about to do? I said: My hesitation is in taking the soul of My believing servant. He dislikes death, and I dislike causing him distress."
القدسي وما ترددت في شيء أنا فاعله؟ قال ترددي في قبض نفس عبدي المؤمن يكره الموت وأكره مساءتهAnswer:
Yes, the end of the hadith explains what came before it. "Hesitation" means dislike, and Allah dislikes, is displeased, and is angry, Glorified and Exalted is He. So the meaning of Allah's hesitation in the death of His servant is that He dislikes it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [167 -560] ما معنى الحديث (وما ترددت في شيء أنا فاعله كترددي في قبض نفس المؤمن)..؟ — youtube.com
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