What is the meaning of His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He) in the Qudsi Hadith: “I have forgiven My servant, so let him do what he wills”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It came in the hadithSahih Muslim 2758a Then Allah said Sahih al-Bukhari 7507 He takes the sin and forgives the sin. I have forgiven My servant. Then at the end it came: I have forgiven My servant, so let him do what he wills. The question is: What is the meaning of His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He) “so let him do what he wills,” and is the intended meaning
Answer:
that he does what he wills, that whenever he sins he repents; that is its meaning. “So let him do what he wills” means that whenever he sins he repents, and Allah accepts it from him. To do what he wills means with repentance. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It came in the hadith
A servant committed a sin and he said: O Allah, forgive me my sins
القدسي أذنب عبدي ذنبا فقال اللهم اغفر ليMy slave has known that he has a Lord
علم عبدي أن له رباAnswer:
that he does what he wills, that whenever he sins he repents; that is its meaning. “So let him do what he wills” means that whenever he sins he repents, and Allah accepts it from him. To do what he wills means with repentance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، السؤال ما معنى قوله سبحانه في الحديث القدسي «قد غفرت لعبدي، فليفعل ما شاء»؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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