Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:3447 حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ مَرْثَدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي ضَمْضَمُ بْنُ زُرْعَةَ عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ 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
English Translation
Narrated Abu Malik al-Ash'ari: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, 'Three things I have concealed from My servants - if they saw them, no one would ever do evil again: if I removed My veil so they could see Me and know with certainty, and know how I deal with My creation when I cause them to die, and I grasp the heavens in My Hand, then grasp the earth and all the earths, and say, "I am the King! Who has dominion besides Me?" Then I would show them Paradise and all the good I have prepared in it, so they would be certain of it, and I would show them the Fire and all the evil I have prepared in it, so they would be certain of it. But I deliberately concealed that from them so that I may know how they act, though I have made it clear to them.'