Explanation of the Hadith: I am the third of two who have blessed each other

Question:
He says: Please explain this hadith to us, Honorable Shaykh. "I am the third of the partners, as long as one of them does not betray the other."

Answer:
Yes, the hadith is valid, and its meaning is that I am the third, meaning that I am with them in companionship. This is a special kind of companionship, because Allah’s companionship is with all of His creation, both the disbeliever and the Muslim, in the sense that He encompasses them and is aware of them. However, He is with the believers specifically by guiding them, supporting them, helping them, and granting them success. This is a special companionship. Likewise, when Muslim partners advise one another, Allah is with them in a special companionship by making their work blessed and guiding their words and deeds. If one of them betrays the other, Allah abandons them and leaves them to themselves as a punishment for their betrayal. Yes.