Ibn Majah 3801 — Praise be to You as befits Your majesty: write it as My servant said it

ابن ماجه 3801 — لك الحمد كما ينبغي لجلال وجهك: اكتباها كما قال عبدي

A hadith qudsi in Sunan Ibn Majah, no. 3801: Praise be to You as befits Your majesty: write it as My servant said it. 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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«أن عبدا من عباد الله قال يا رب لك الحمد كما ينبغي لجلال وجهك ولعظيم سلطانك فعضلت بالملكين فلم يدريا كيف يكتبانها فصعدا إلى السماء وقالا يا ربنا إن عبدك قد قال مقالة لا ندري كيف نكتبها . قال الله …»

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

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The servant whose words stumped the angels
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The servant whose words stumped the angels· Muhammad· The Noble Recording Scribes· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)
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Du'a (supplication)

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Abu Dawud 4753 — The questioning in the grave: My servant has spoken truly· Bukhari 7507 — My servant sinned and knew he has a Lord who forgives sin· Abu Dawud 864 — The first thing a servant is reckoned for is his prayer· Abu Dawud 1315 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer· Abu Dawud 2536 — Our Lord delights in a man who turned back to fight out of longing for what is with Me· Abu Dawud 4733 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer· Bukhari 122 — Musa and the righteous servant at the meeting of the two seas· Bukhari 1145 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer

Sources

  • Sunan Ibn Majah (Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi edition)
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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Abu Dawud 4753 — The questioning in the grave: My servant has spoken truly

A hadith qudsi in Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 4753: The questioning in the grave: My servant has spoken truly. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.