عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّـهِ ﷺ: «لَـمَّا قَضَى اللهُ الخَلْقَ كَتَبَ فِي كِتَابِهِ، فَهُوَ عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ العَرْشِ: إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي غَلَبَتْ غَضَبِي
30 - Mercy and justice in God’s decree
Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
1. When God brought His creation into existence, He wrote in His Book, 2. which is with Him above the Throne: 3. My Mercy prevails over My Wrath.
Related by al-Bukhari, 3194; Muslim, 2751.
Abu Hurayrah ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī
Abu Hurayrah ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī embraced Islam in the year in which the Battle of Khaybar took place, i.e. Year 7 of the Hijri calendar. He was the Prophet’s companion who narrated the largest number of his hadiths, because he committed himself to remain close to the Prophet. He was keen to learn the Prophet’s hadiths and he remained for a long time in Madinah. He died in Year 58 AH, 678 CE.
