The Right of Allah over the Servants and the Right of the Servants over Allah
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Question:
What is the right of Allah over the servants, and the right of the servants over Allah?
Answer:
This is clarified in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, who said, "I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey." There is also the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal, who said, "I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey, and he said to me, 'O Mu'adh, do you know what the right of the servants over Allah is? What is the right of Allah over the servants, and the right of the servants over Allah?' I said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2856. I said, 'Shall I not inform Sahih Muslim 30b?' He said, 'Yes.'"
What is the right of Allah over the servants, and the right of the servants over Allah?
Answer:
This is clarified in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, who said, "I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey." There is also the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal, who said, "I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a donkey, and he said to me, 'O Mu'adh, do you know what the right of the servants over Allah is? What is the right of Allah over the servants, and the right of the servants over Allah?' I said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said:
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 الله على العباد أن يعبدوه ولا يشركوا به شيئا، وحق العباد على الله ألا يعذب من لا يشرك به شيئاto the people? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do not tell them this good news, for they would trust in it alone.
النَّاسَ قَالَ لاَ تُبَشِّرْهُمْ فَيَتَّكِلُوا
Source
شهر الله الحرام 06-01-1441هـ جامع الإمام تركي بن عبد الله بالرياض — alfawzan.live (43:45)
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