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Is there a Hadith Qudsi where Allah says that He is as His servant thinks He is? If so, what does it mean?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

This narration is in the context of holding a good opinion of God, and that a believer should always place their hope in God no matter how bad their situation. That does not mean that they should not be aware of God's Justice, but that they should always have that ray of hope that causes them to repent. The better opinion of God a person has, the better it is for them.

May you always be successful
What is the view of the majority of Sunni and Shia scholars on the authenticity of Hadith Qudsi? Are such narrations common to both?
Amina Inloes

Further clarification:

There are many different hadith that are considered hadith qudsi (that is, telling us directly what God says, but not as part of the Qur'anic revelation). 

Some of these hadith are shared between Sunnis and Shi'is, and some are specifically Sunni, and some are specifically Shi'i.

As mentioned in the previous answer, each one can be evaluated individually with respect to its authenticity.
What is the view of the majority of Sunni and Shia scholars on the authenticity of Hadith Qudsi? Are such narrations common to both?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Hadeeth Qudsi is narrated in Sunni and Shia books. Our Ulama study the content and the chain of narrators before giving their opinion about the authenticity of it.

We have books on Hadeeth Qudsi compiled by Shia Ulama as well as Sunni Ulama.

Wassalam.
Is the Hadith Qudsi, where Allah (swt) refers to Himself as a hidden treasure who wanted to be known, considered authentic?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The narration which says that (Allah SWT was a hidden treasure and He liked to be known so He created the creation to be Known) has got
many points to point out :

1. About the authenticity of the narrators:  This narration is claimed to be a Hadeeth Qudsi, but we don’t have in our authentic books an authentic
chain of narrators for this narration. Even we do not see any chain of narrators in Sunni books. Yet many of our scholars and Sunni
scholars have mentioned this narration as Hadeeth Qudsi but no mention to the narrators’ chain, e.g.
Al Mohaqiq al Karaki mentioned this narration in his book Ar Rasael . Also Ibn Abi Jumhoor Al Ahsaee mentioned this narration in his book Ghawaali Al La Aali. Also Al Majlisi mentioned this narration in
Bihaar Al Anwar. Also Al Sabzawari mentioned this narration in Shar’h
Al Asmaa’ Al Husna. From the Sunni scholars many have mentioned this
narration, among them Al Aamudi in his book Al Ahkaam.

From the Shia Ulema, there are prominent Ulema who considered this
narration as fabricated. Among them is Al Sayyed Al Mar’ashi Shabuddin
in his book Ehqaaq Al Haqq vol 6 Pg 431. Many Sunni scholars also said
that this narration is not authentic at all e.g. Al-Ajlooni in Kashf Al-Khafaa’, 2:132, Al-Zarkashi, Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalaani,  and Al-Soyooti and many others.

So the first question here is about he authenticity of this narration.
We cannot here deny completely or confirm that this narration is
authentic because of the different opinions about the authenticity of
this narration.

2. The content: In studying the content of this narration if
this narration can be proved as authentic, there are important things
to be mentioned to remove the mis-understanding.

The translation of this narration in English as quoted by the person
who put the question is not correct. The narration says “KONTO KANZAN MAKHFIYYAN FA AHBABTO AN O’RAF FAKHALAQTO AL-KHALQA KAI O’RAF. (I WAS A HIDDEN TREASURE AND I LIKED TO BE KNOWN, SO I CREATED THE CREATION TO BE KNOWN). Allah SWT didn’t say that I needed to be known. The
narration says Allah liked to be known. Liking is not a need. Say, any
generous person, he always likes to give. This liking to give is not a
need at all. Allah SWT likes to grant His mercy on His creation who
will be created by Him. That does not mean at all that Allah SWT
needed to create them But Allah SWT  liked to extend His generosity,
His bounties, His mercy on them. The Quranic verse: “ELLA MAN RAHIMA RABBOK WA LITHAALIKA KHALAQAHUM"
( Allah created all the for granting them from His mercy)( Sura Hud, Verse 119).
So granting the mercy is not a need and it is wrong to think that
Allah SWT was in need to create the creation but in fact it was from
the generosity of Allah SWT and His grace on the creation and His
bounties and mercy that He created the creation.

Wassalam.