The Meaning of Guidance in the Qudsi Hadith

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Question:
May Allah reward you. He also asks me about the hadith

all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you

القدسي كلكم ضال إلا من هديته فاستهدوني أهدكم.

Answer:
Yes, the guidance referred to here is the guidance of success and steadfastness upon the truth. This is a favor from Allah (Mighty and Majestic)

Their messengers said to them, "We are only men like you, but Allah confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by permission of Allah. And upon Allah let the believers rely.

يَمُنُّ

[Ibrahim 14:11]

by which

upon whom He wills of His servants

عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ

[Ibrahim 14:11]

He grants him success and keeps him steadfast upon the truth. As for the guidance that means indication and direction, it is attained by every created being, by every human being, whether disbeliever, Muslim, hypocrite, or believer. Allah has guided them all in the sense that He made the truth clear to them and explained it to them, but He did not grant them success to accept it and remain steadfast upon it, as a punishment for them because they turned away from Allah and did not desire the truth,

And when they deviated, Allah caused their hearts to deviate. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

فَلَمَّا زَاغُوا أَزَاغَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ

[As-Saf 61:5]

as a recompense for them, Allah has deprived them of the guidance of success and steadfastness upon the truth.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6670- المراد بقول الله في الحديث القدسي : كلكم ضال إلا من هديته... - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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