The Meaning of the Hadith: “Indeed, Allah does not get tired until you get tired”
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Question:
The questioner: May Allah make your morning good. In the hadithSunan Ibn Majah 4241Hasan (Darussalam) Do the people of the Sunnah (may Allah have mercy on them) have different opinions regarding this attribute? Or is their opinion one regarding this attribute, just as it is regarding the other attributes?
Answer:
This is what is said to be an attribute; it is a report about Allah: "He does not get tired until you get tired," like His saying[At-Tawbah 9:67] [Al-Baqarah 2:14-15] [Ali 'Imran 3:54] This is a matter of contrast and recompense, so it is not said that Allah gets tired or that Allah is tired, but rather it is said that Allah does not get tired until His slave gets tired. This is coupled with the affirmation of the text, where some of the wording is affirmed and some is left out. Just as it is not said that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) forgot them, but rather it is said [At-Tawbah 9:67] Yes.
The questioner: May Allah make your morning good. In the hadith
for Allah does not get tired (of giving reward) but you get tired
إن الله لا يمل حتى يملAnswer:
This is what is said to be an attribute; it is a report about Allah: "He does not get tired until you get tired," like His saying
They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them
نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمْwe were only mockers." (15) [But] Allah mocks them
إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِئُونَ اللَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْAnd the disbelievers planned, but Allah planned
وَمَكَرُوا وَمَكَرَ اللَّهُThey have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them
نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7/3/14 شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط السابع / جزء٣ — youtube.com (6:48)
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