50. Tawbah (Repentance)
٥٠۔ كتاب التوبة
Nothing is more loveable to Allah than His praise as He has praised Himself and no one is more self-respecting than Allah Himself and it As because of this that He has prohibited abominable acts.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ مَدَحَ نَفْسَهُ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَغْيَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ
None is more self-respectidg than Allah and it is because of this that He has prohibited abominable acts-both visible and invisible-and none loves His praise more than Allah Himself.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ أَحَدٌ أَغْيَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلاَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ
None is more self-respecting than Allah and it is because of this that He has prohibited abominable acts-both visible and invisible and nothing is loved by Allah more than the praise of His Ownself and it is because of this that He has praised Himself.
أَنَّهُ قَالَ لاَ أَحَدٌ أَغْيَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلاَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَلِذَلِكَ مَدَحَ نَفْسَهُ
None loves one's own praise more than Allah, the Exalted and Glurious, does. It is because of this that He has praised Himself, and none is more self-respecting than Allah and it is because of this that He has prohibited abominable acts and there is none who is more anxious to accept the apologies of the people than Allah Himself and it is because of this that He has revealed the Book and sent the Messengers.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ﷻ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ مَدَحَ نَفْسَهُ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَغْيَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْعُذْرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ وَأَرْسَلَ الرُّسُلَ
Allah is self-respecting and a believer is also self-respecting and the respect of Allah is injured if a believer does what He has forbidden him to do.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغَارُ وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِ
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Asma' daughter of Abu Bakr, through another chain of transmitters.
أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَيْسَ شَىْءٌ أَغْيَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ ﷻ
There is none more self-respecting than Allah, the Exalted and Glorious There is no mention of the narration of Asma'.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِ رِوَايَةِ حَجَّاجٍ حَدِيثَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ خَاصَّةً وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ حَدِيثَ أَسْمَاءَ
There is none more self-respecting than Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لاَ شَىْءَ أَغْيَرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ﷻ
A believer is self-respecting and Allah is extremely self-respecting.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ وَاللَّهُ أَشَدُّ غَيْرًا
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba through another chain of transmitters.
سَمِعْتُ الْعَلاَءَ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ