Defining the narrator of the hadith, explaining the definition of the qudsi hadith, and the difference between it and the Noble Qur'an.

The Shaykh : First: The narrator of this hadith is Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, the famous Companion. Part of his fame is his extreme asceticism, which distinguished him from the other Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Few people know the name of Abu Dharr; therefore, the author mentioned him by his kunyah and added his name. His name is Jundub, and his father's name is Janadah, so Abu Dharr is Jundub ibn Janadah. He narrates this hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he said in what he narrates from Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) that He said; meaning: this hadith is one of the qudsi hadiths, not one of the ordinary Prophetic hadiths.
The difference between the qudsi hadith and the Prophetic hadith is that the qudsi hadith is narrated by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from his Lord (Mighty and Majestic), from His words (Blessed and Exalted is He) and His speech, just as the Companion narrates the ordinary hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), from his words and his speech. So the qudsi hadith is narrated by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from his Lord (Blessed and Exalted is He) that He said such and such. Among these qudsi hadiths is this hadith that is before us now. The distinguishing feature between the ordinary hadith and the qudsi hadith is that the ordinary hadith does not mention that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah said this speech. For example: , this is an ordinary Prophetic hadith in which the Companion says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . As you see, it does not mention that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said. In contrast to this, there are many examples of ordinary hadiths; they are the majority of all hadiths. As for the qudsi hadith, it is distinguished by the Messenger (peace be upon him) beginning it with his saying: Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said, as in this hadith and as in other hadiths, not a few, such as his saying (peace be upon him): . Here, the Messenger (peace be upon him) also says: Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said.
So we have known the difference between the ordinary hadith and the Prophetic hadith, and it is a clear difference, everyone.
The qudsi hadith, yes.
We have known the difference between the ordinary hadith and the qudsi hadith, and the difference between them is clear; every hadith in which you hear that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said such and such; it is a qudsi hadith.
And upon us, after we have known this difference between the ordinary Prophetic hadith and the qudsi hadith, is to know the difference between the qudsi hadith and the Noble Qur'an. So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said in the Noble Qur'an, we say: . So the entire Qur'an, from its beginning to its end, is the speech of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). So what is the difference, then, between the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) written in the mushaf and the qudsi hadith?
The difference is from two aspects. The first aspect is that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in His wording and meaning, and that is established by mass transmission (tawatur) in which it is impossible for there to be an addition of a letter or a subtraction of a letter. As for the qudsi hadith, it is that which was not narrated through the path of the Qur'an—that is, the mushaf—and it was not narrated through the path of mass transmission except for what is very rare; rather, it came through the path of individual transmission (ahad). The path of individual transmission does not necessarily preserve even a single letter; it is possible that the Companion himself, when he heard this qudsi hadith, for example, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), may have placed a word in place of another word because of their sharing in meaning; the wording differs, but the meaning is the same. From this aspect, the Prophetic hadith differs from the Noble Qur'an.
And there is another difference between the qudsi hadith and the Noble Qur'an; which is that the Qur'an is a miracle in its eloquence and clarity, whereas the Prophetic hadith is not at the level of the Noble Qur'an, the qudsi hadith; it is not at the level of the Noble Qur'an in terms of its clarity and eloquence.
Just as we are obligated to recite the Qur'an, by his saying (may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him): مَن قرأ القرآن فله بكلِّ حرف عشر حسنات ، لا أقول : ألم حرف ، ولكن ألف حرف ، لام حرف ، ميم حرف Whoever recites the Qur'an, he has for every letter ten good deeds. I do not say: Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter, Mim is a letter.. This virtue, which the scholars express by saying that we are obligated to recite the Qur'an, is a specific characteristic of the Qur'an and not of the hadith; meaning that if you recite the hadith, any hadith it may be, even if it is a qudsi hadith; you do not get ten good deeds for every letter. This is a matter specific to the Noble Qur'an. But of course, you have reward for its recitation, its mention, and its narration, less than the reward for reciting the Qur'an.
After this explanation of the difference between the Qur'an and the qudsi hadith from one aspect, and the explanation of the difference between the qudsi hadith and the ordinary hadith from another aspect.