Bukhari 7501 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds

البخاري 7501 — إن الله كتب الحسنات والسيئات

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 7501: God has written good deeds and bad deeds. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«يقول الله إذا أراد عبدي أن يعمل سيئة فلا تكتبوها عليه حتى يعملها، فإن عملها فاكتبوها بمثلها وإن تركها من أجلي فاكتبوها له حسنة وإذا أراد أن يعمل حسنة فلم يعملها فاكتبوها له حسنة، فإن عملها فاكتبوها له بعشر أمثالها …»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Mentions
Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)· Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)
Basis for
The good deeds (al-hasanat)

People and things also explored

Bukhari 6491 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Muslim 128 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Muslim 128b — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Muslim 129 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Muslim 131 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· Tirmidhi 3073 — God has written good deeds and bad deeds· The angels say: My Lord, that is Your servant who intends an evil deed — You know him best· Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted

Sources

  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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