40 Hadith

Hadith 9

((إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ: يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَرِضْتُ فَلَمْ تَعُدْنِي، قَالَ: يَا رَبِّ كَيْفَ أَعُودُكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ قَالَ: أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عَبْدِي فُلَاناً مَرِضَ فَلَمْ تَعُدْهُ، أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّكَ لَوْ عُدْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَنِي عِنْدَهُ؟ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ اسْتَطْعَمْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْنِي، قَالَ: يَا رَبِّ وَكَيْفَ أُطْعِمُكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ قَالَ: أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ اسْتَطْعَمَكَ عَبْدِي فُلَانٌ فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْهُ؟ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّكَ لَوْ أَطْعَمْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ اسْتَسْقَيْتُكَ، فَلَمْ تَسْقِنِي، قَالَ: يَا رَبِّ كَيْفَ أَسْقِيكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ قَالَ: اسْتَسْقَاكَ عَبْدِي فُلَانٌ فَلَمْ تَسْقِهِ، أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَوْ سَقَيْتَهُ وَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي))

“On the day of resurrection, Allah –azza wa jalla- will say:
- O son of Adam! I was ill, you visited me not?
The servant will answer:
- O Lord! When You are the Lord of the heavens and earth how should I visit You?
Allah Almighty will reply:
- Didn’t you know that such and such a servant of mine was ill, yet you did not visit him. Didn’t you know that if you had visited him you would have found Me with him?
Allah Almighty will say:
- O son of Adam! I asked for food from you but you did not feed me!
The servant will reply:
- O Lord, how should I feed You when You are the Lord of the Universe!
Allah Almighty will say;
- My servant So-and-so wanted food from you. You did not feed him. Did you not know that if you had given him food, you would have found what you have given beside Me!
Allah Almighty will say:
- O son of Adam! I asked water from you but you did not give it to me!
The servant will answer:
- O Lord! How can I give you water? You are the Lord of the Worlds!
Allah Almighty will reply:
- My servant So-and-so wanted water from you. You did not give him water. Do you not know that if you had given him water, you would have found what you have given beside Me!”

(Muslim, Birr, 43)