The Qudsi Hadiths are those reported by the Prophet May God bless him and grant him peace from his Lord, the Almighty, and are called "Qudsi," meaning "sacred" or "sanctified," as they are from the words of the Lord, Allah. They are similar to the Qur'an in being the speech of Allah, the Almighty, but the Qur'an is a continuous miracle, and people are required to purify themselves when touching the Mus'haf (the physical copy of the Qur'an). The Qur'an is miraculous and is the speech of Allah.
As for Qudsi Hadiths, they are indeed the words of the Lord, but they do not have the same rulings as the Qur'an in terms of requiring purification when touching them. They belong to a different category; they are the words of Allah, yet they are distinct from the Qur'an, which is the enduring miracle for the Prophet May God bless him and grant him peace, a miraculous sign of prophethood. The words of the Lord in the Qudsi Hadiths are revealed and uncreated, but they are not of the same nature as the Qur'an, which is a continuous miracle that attests to the truthfulness of the Prophet May God bless him and grant him peace and has rulings distinct from those of Qudsi Hadiths.
For example, it is authentically narrated in Sahih (collection) from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet May God bless him and grant him peace said: Allah, the Almighty, says: "O My servants! I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden among you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants! All of you are misguided except those whom I guide, so seek guidance from Me, and I shall guide you. O My servants! All of you are naked except those whom I clothe, so seek clothing from Me, and I shall clothe you. O My servants! All of you are hungry except those whom I feed, so seek food from Me, and I shall feed you. O My servants! You will not be able to harm Me, nor will you be able to benefit Me. O My servants! You sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness from Me, and I shall forgive you. O My servants! If the first of you and the last of you, and the humans of you and the jinn of you, were as pious as the most pious heart among you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants! If the first of you and the last of you, and the humans of you and the jinn of you, were as wicked as the most wicked heart among you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants! If the first of you and the last of you, and the humans of you and the jinn of you, were to stand on a single plain and ask of Me, and I were to give every person what they requested, that would not decrease what I possess, except as a needle decreases what it touches when dipped into the ocean. O My servants! It is but your deeds that I account for you, and then I will fully recompense you for them. So, whoever finds good, let them praise Allah, and whoever finds other than that, let them blame none but themselves." This noble hadith was recorded by Imam Muslim in his *Sahih* collection. This great *Qudsi* hadith reflects profound lessons from the words of the Almighty, as you have heard, dear listeners.
It is a magnificent *Qudsi* hadith, illustrating the prohibition of oppression and highlighting the absolute dependence of all servants on their Lord and their poverty before Him. He is the one who bestows favors, guides whom He wills, feeds whom He wills, enriches whom He wills, and deprives whom He wills. He, glorified and exalted, is the One who forgives sins and conceals faults. He is independent of His servants; they cannot harm or benefit Him, for He is free of all need from them. Neither are His kingdom and might diminished by their disobedience, nor is He benefited by their acts of obedience. Rather, their obedience benefits themselves, and their disobedience harms them.
As for Allah, may He be glorified, their acts of obedience do not benefit Him, nor do they increase His dominion in any way, just as human sins do not decrease or harm Him in any way. Then Allah further explains that if all of His servants were to gather in a single place and ask of Him all they desire, it would not diminish what He possesses in the slightest, as His treasures are full and never depleted by anything.
Finally, Allah clarifies that in the end, it is their deeds that He records for them, and He will then fully recompense them. This means He will reward them if their deeds are good or punish them if their deeds are evil. Hence, He says, "Whoever finds good, let them praise Allah, who granted them success in obeying Him, guided them, and helped them. But whoever finds otherwise—who finds their deeds corrupt and deserving of Hellfire—should blame none but themselves, as they were negligent, heedless, and indulged in following desires and Satan. There is no power nor strength except through Allah."
