Hadith on Rahmah: The Prophet sent as gift of mercy

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I have only been sent as mercy and an offering of guidance.”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 2981

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

Imam al-San’ani commented, “That is, Allah offered me to His servants so that I may guide them to salvation and spare them the paths of destruction. Whoever accepts the mercy of Allah and His offering will succeed and prosper, but whoever rejects it will fail and lose. It has been proven that the Prophet is a mercy even for the unbelievers, for they will not be punished while he is among them.”

Source: al-Tanwīr Sharḥ al-Jāmi’ al-Ṣaghīr 4/189

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ رَحْمَةً مُهْدَاةً

3/223 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

2345 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

قال الصنعاني أي أهداني لعباده لأدلهم على النجاة وأجنبهم مسالك الهلاك فمن قبل رحمة الله وهديته فاز وأفلح ومن ردها خاب وخسر وقد ثبت أنه رحمة حتى للكافرين فإنهم لا يعذبون وهو بين أظهرهم

4/189 التنوير شرح الجامع الصغير

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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