How to reconcile the aforementioned hadith with the hadith (I am as My slave thinks of Me), because this man thought that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) would not forgive him, and yet He forgave him
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The questioner : How to reconcile the aforementioned hadith with the hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 7505 because this man thought that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) would not forgive him, and yet Allah forgave him?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is a difference between them. This one thought that Allah would not forgive him because he accused himself of a sin, whereas the other thought that Allah would not forgive him because he thought ill of Allah.
I am to my slave as he thinks of Me
أنا عند ظن عبدي بيThe Shaykh : Yes, there is a difference between them. This one thought that Allah would not forgive him because he accused himself of a sin, whereas the other thought that Allah would not forgive him because he thought ill of Allah.