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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the interpretation of the hadith, “The right of Allah over the servants, and the right of the servants over Allah”?

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Question:
What is the interpretation of the hadith
The Right of Allah over the Servants and the Right of the Servants over Allahحق الله على العباد وحق العباد على الله
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Answer:
It was explained in the hadith
Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone) and should not worship any besides Him. And slave's right on Allah is that He should not punish him who worships none besides Him.حق العباد حق الله على العباد أن يعبدوه ولا يشركوا به شيئا وحق العباد على الله ألا يعذب من لا يشرك به شيئا
Sahih al-Bukhari 2856
that the hadith explains its end by its beginning. I told you not to take the beginning of the speech and cut off its end. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما تفسير حديث «حق الله على العباد، وحق العباد على الله»؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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