101 Hadith Qudsi by pImam ibn Arabi

part two
twenty-fourth khabar (64)
[God, ever mighty and majestic is He, says:]
“O child of Adam, if you give generously of the surplus you have,
that is good for you, but if you withhold it, that is bad for you. You
will not face reproach for having a sufficiency, and I shall take over
with whoever you have to look after. The highest hand is better
than the lowest.”
I have transmitted this tradition from the Ía¢¨¢ of Muslim ibn al-±ajjåj. He did
not mention the following:
God, ever mighty and majestic is He, says: “If My servant has lost
his state of purity and does not make an ablution, he maltreats Me.
If he makes an ablution and does not pray, he maltreats Me. If he
prays and does not then call to Me, he maltreats Me. If he calls to
Me and I were not to respond to him, I would maltreat him. But I
am not a Lord who commits maltreatment.”
This tradition which I have transmitted comes from ¡Abdallåh ibn Kham¨s al-Kinån¨,
known as al-Jarrå¢. 11
twenty-fifth khabar (65)
God, ever mighty and majestic is He, says: “O child of Adam, do
not fear for lack of nourishment, for My treasuries are full, and they
shall never be exhausted.”
This tradition which I have transmitted appears in the collection of al-Raba¡¨.
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