Hadith 22481

Chapter 55

باب 55

(55) باب قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى {بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَجِيدٌ * فِي لَوْحٍ مَحْفُوظٍ}

(55) Chapter: "Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an, in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz. (IT)
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وَقَالَ لِي خَلِيفَةُ بْنُ خَيَّاطٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ كَتَبَ كِتَابًا عِنْدَهُ غَلَبَتْ ـ أَوْ قَالَ سَبَقَتْ ـ رَحْمَتِي غَضَبِي. فَهْوَ عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ الْعَرْشِ ".

Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Before Allah created the creations, He wrote a Book (wherein He has written): My Mercy has preceded my Anger." and that (Book) is written with Him over the Throne." (IT)

Reference (IT): Sahih al-Bukhari 7553 (IT)

In-book reference (IT): Book 97, Hadith 178 (IT)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 643 (IT)