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— Abu Dharr (RA) (Muslim)

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A divine hadith (ḥadīth qudsī). Allah's mercy and need-meeting are infinite — but accessed by asking.

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The longest ḥadīth qudsī in the Forty. Allah Himself, on the tongue of His Messenger ﷺ, declares: I have forbidden injustice on Myself. He needs nothing from us; the entire universe of human good or bad does not affect Him. Yet He has tied Himself by His own decree to forbid injustice on the creation.

The hadith systematically dismantles every excuse: every human is hungry, naked, lost, sinning — yet provision, clothing, guidance, and forgiveness are within reach by simply asking. Allah’s treasury is not diminished by an ocean dipped from it by a needle. The barrier is not on Allah’s side — it is on ours.

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"He forbade injustice on Himself though He has the right to do as He wills — out of His perfect mercy. So how can a creature, who has no rights of his own, justify wronging another creature?"

— Ibn Rajab · Jāmi‘ al-‘Ulūm wa al-Ḥikam

"Every blessing in your life is from Allah; every evil is from yourself. This is the door to true repentance — owning the sin while attributing the gift."

— Ibn ‘Uthaymīn

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  • •Ẓulm (injustice) is of three types: shirk (the greatest), wronging others, wronging oneself by sin.
  • •Du‘ā’ is itself worship — and Allah loves to be asked. Avoiding asking is a form of arrogance.
  • •Asking through the Names and Attributes of Allah is the most beloved form: ‘Yā Razzāq, Yā Rahmān…’

nawawiDay.quranCrossRefs

2:186‘When My servants ask about Me — I am near. I respond to the call of the caller when he calls.’
40:60‘Call upon Me — I will respond to you.’
10:44‘Allah does not wrong people at all — but they wrong themselves.’

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الظُّلْمَaẓ-ẓulm

injustice / oppression

تَظَالَمُواtaẓālamū

wrong each other

اسْتَطْعَمْتُمُونِيistaṭ‘amtumūnī

you ask Me for food

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What have you stopped asking Allah for? Ask today.

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  • 1Allah forbade injustice on Himself.
  • 2Du‘ā' is the means of receiving.

nawawiDay.warnings

  • ⚠‘Allah forbade injustice on Himself’ does not mean Allah is bound by anything outside Himself — He bound Himself by His own free choice.
  • ⚠Believing that du‘ā’ ‘doesn’t work’ is a form of disbelief in Allah’s promise — the response may be delayed, redirected, or stored for ākhirah.

nawawiDay.relatedHadiths

Bukhari — ‘Beware the supplication of the wronged…’

Muslim — Full ḥadīth qudsī with all clauses

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