Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him

Allah (mighty and sublime be He) said:

Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant, he hates death and I hate hurting him.

[Bukhari]

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Hadith Qudsy: O My servants

On the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is that among the sayings he relates from his Lord (may He be glorified) is that He said:

“‘O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will not attain benefiting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more than a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good praise Allah and let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.’”

It was related by Muslim (also by at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah).

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I have divided the prayer into two halves between Myself and My servant

Muslim recorded that Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (blessing and peace upon him) said

“Allah, the Exalted, said,

`I have divided the prayer into two halves between Myself and My servant, and My Servant shall have what he asks for.’ If he says, `Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds’ Allah says, `My servant has praised Me.’ When the servant says, `Most Gracious, Most Merciful’. Allah says, `My servant has glorified Me.’ When he says, `Master of the Day of Judgment.’ Allah says, `My servant has related all matters to Me.’ When he says, `Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.’ Allah says, `This is between Me and My servant, and My servant shall acquire what he sought.’ When he says, `Show us the straight way. The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.’ Allah says, `This is for My servant, and My servant shall acquire what he asked for.'”

(Muslim 1:296, and An-Nasai in Al-Kubra 5:11, 12).

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If he comes to Me walking, I go to him running

Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said:
“My Lord says, ‘If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.’

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On the authority of Abu Harayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: Allah the Almighty said:

I am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me.
If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and
if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an
assembly better than it. And if he draws near to Me an arm’s length, I draw
near to him a fathom’s length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at
speed.

It was related by al-Buhkari (also by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn-Majah).

Imam Nawawi’s 40 Hadith Qudsi

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O Son of Adam

“Allah the Most High says: ‘O son of Adam! As long as you supplicate to Me and hope in Me, I will forgive you what you have done. O son of Adam! If your sins were to reach the lofty regions of the sky, then you ask Me for forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Adam! If you were to come to Me with enough sins to fill the earth, but you met Me not associating anything with Me I would bring you the like of it of forgiveness.”

[Sahih al-Bukhari, vol: 8, no: 319]

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Hadith Qudsi

The Prophet (PBUH) mentioned that Allah (SWT) said : Myself, Mankind and Jinn are in a great serious state. I create them, then they worship other gods that they make for themselves; I bless them with my bounties, then they thank someone else for what I sent them; My Mercy descends to them while their evil deeds ascend to Me; I endear them with my gifts even though I have no need to any of them while they alienate themselves from Me with their sins even though they are desperate for my help. Whoever returns to Me, I accept him no matter how far he is; and whoever turns away from Me, I approach him and call on him. Whoever leaves a sin for my sake, I reward him with many gifts and whoever seeks to please Me, I seek to please him. Whoever acknowledges My Will and Power in whatever he does, I make the iron bend for his sake. My dear people are those who are with Me (i.e. whoever would like to be with Me, let him supplicate to Me and remember Me).

Whoever thanks Me, I grant him more blessings; whoever obeys Me, I raise him and endear him more. Whoever disobeys Me, I keep the doors of My Mercy open for him; if he returns to Me, I bestow him with My Love since I love those who repent and purify themselves for My Sake. If he does not repent, I still treat him by putting them in hardship to purify him. Whoever favors Me over others, I favor them over others. I reward every single good deed ten times over or seven hundred times over to countless times over. I count every single bad deed as one unless the person repents and ask for My Forgiveness in which case I forgive even that one. I take into account any little good deed and I forgive even major sins. My Mercy supersedes My Anger; My Tolerance supersedes My Blame; My Forgiveness supersedes My Punishment as I am more merciful with My slaves than a mother with her child.

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Al-Rahim

Allah (swt) says in a hadith Qudsi:

أنا الرحمن خلقت الرحم وشققت لها اسما من اسمي

“I am The Most Merciful (al-Rahman); I created the womb (al-rahm) and derived its name from Mine.”

(Tirmidhi)

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Humiliation

In a hadith Qudsi, Allah says “My slaves, I have forbidden injustice to myself and ahve forbidden it between you so do not wrong each other”.
Part of that which is forbidden is a Muslim’s humiliation of his brother. Because the Mu’min is ordered to help his brother. The Prophet s.a.w said “Help your
brother whether he is wrongdoing or wronged” He asked “Messenger of Allah, I will help him when he is wronged but how can I help him if he is wrongdoing” He (s.a.w) answered. “Prevent him from doing wrong, because that will be your helping him.” (Bukhari)

Abu Dawud narrated a hadith of Abu Talhah al-Ansari and Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Prophet s.a.w said. “Any Muslim man who humiliates a Muslim man in a place wherein his respect is violated and his honour reduced. Allah will humiliate him in a place wherein he would love His help. Any man who helps a Muslim in a place in which his honour is reduced and his respect violated then Allah will help him in a place in which he would love His help” (Abu Dawud)

Imam Ahmad narrated in a hadith of Umamah ibn Sahl from his father that the Prophet s.a.w said. “If in someone’s presence a Mu’min is humiliated and he doesn’t help him even though he is able to help him, Allah will humiliate him in front of all people on the Day of Rising.” (Ahmad)

Al-Bazzar narrated a hadith of Imran ibn Husayn that the Prophet s.a.w said. “Whoever helps his brother in his absence while he is able to help him, Allah will help him in the dunya and the akhirah.’ (AL-Bazzar)

(from “The Compendium of Knowledge and Wisdom” by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali)

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