Abu Dawud 2536 — Our Lord delights in a man who turned back to fight out of longing for what is with Me

أبو داود 2536 — عجب ربنا من رجل رجع إلى القتال رغبة فيما عندي

A hadith qudsi in Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 2536: Our Lord delights in a man who turned back to fight out of longing for what is with Me. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«عجب ربنا من رجل غزا في سبيل الله فانهزم . يعني أصحابه : فعلم ما عليه فرجع حتى أهريق دمه، فيقول الله تعالى لملائكته : انظروا إلى عبدي رجع رغبة فيما عندي وشفقة مما عندي حتى أهريق دمه .»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

Laws of war and peace

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Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)
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Du'a (supplication)

People and things also explored

Abu Dawud 864 — The first thing a servant is reckoned for is his prayer· Abu Dawud 1315 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer· Abu Dawud 4733 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer· Abu Dawud 4753 — The questioning in the grave: My servant has spoken truly· Bukhari 122 — Musa and the righteous servant at the meeting of the two seas· Bukhari 1145 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer· Bukhari 3350 — Ibrahim and his father on the Day of Resurrection· Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted

Sources

  • Sunan Abi Dawud
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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