"إِن الله -تَعَالى- يَقُول: ثَلاثُ خِلال غَيَّبْتُهُنّ عَنْ عِبَادى، لَوْ رآهُن رَجُل مَا عَمِل سُوءًا أبَدًا؛ لَوْ كشَفْتُ غِطَائِى فَرآنِى حتَّى يَسْتَيقِنَ، وَيَعْلَمَ كيف أفْعَلُ بخَلقِى إِذا أمَتُّهُمْ، وَقَبَضْتُ السمواتِ بِيَدِى، ثُمَّ قَبَضْتُ الأرْضَ، ثُمَّ الأرَضِين، ثُمَّ قُلتُ: أنَا المَلِكُ مَن ذَا الذي لَهُ المُلكُ دُونِى، ثُمَّ أريهمُ الجنةَ، وَمَا أعْدَدْتُ لَهُمْ فِيها مَنْ كُلِّ خَير، فَيَسْتَيقِنُونَها وَأرِيهِمُ النَّارَ، وَمَا أعْدَدْتُ لَهُمْ فيها مِنَ كُل شَر فَيَسْتَيقِنُونَها، ولكِنْ عَمْدًا غَيبْتُ ذلك عَنْهُم لأعْلَمَ كَيفَ يَعْمَلُونَ، وقَدْ بَيَّنْتُهُ لَهُمْ".
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "There are three qualities that I have concealed from my servants, and if they were to see them, they would not engage in any wrongdoing forever. If I were to remove the veil, they would see me until they were certain and knew how I deal with my creation when I cause their death. I would then take hold of the heavens with my hand, and then take hold of the earth and all that is in it. Then I would say: 'I am the King. Who is there who has any authority apart from Me?' Then I would show them Paradise and what I have prepared for its inhabitants from every kind of goodness, so that they would be certain of it. And I would show them Hell and what I have prepared for its inhabitants from every kind of evil, so that they would be certain of it. However, deliberately I have concealed that from them so that I may know how they will act even though I have explained it to them."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثُ خِلَالٍ غَيَّبْتُهُنَّ عَنْ عِبَادِي لَوْ رَآهُنَّ مَا عَمِلَ سُوءًا أَبَدًا لَوْ كَشَفْتُ غِطَائي فَرَآنِي حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِنَ وَيَعْلَمَ كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ بِخَلْقِي إِذَا أَمَتُّهُمْ وَقَبَضْتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِيَدِي ثُمَّ قَبَضْتُ الْأَرْضَ وَالْأَرَضِينَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي لَهُ الْمُلْكُ دُونِي؟ ثُمَّ أُرِيهِمُ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُمْ فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ فَيَسْتَيْقِنُونَهَا وأُرِيهِمُ النَّارَ وَمَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ فَيَسْتَيْقِنُونَهَا وَلَكِنْ عَمْدًا غَيَّبْتُ ذَلِكَ عَنْهُمْ؛ لِأَعْلَمَ كَيْفَ يَعْمَلُونَ وَقَدْ بَيَّنْتُهُ لَهُمْ