«وَهُوَ مَا أُضِيفَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَسْنَدَهُ إِلَى رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ»
A ḥadīth qudsī is a report conveyed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and attributed by him to his Lord, Mighty and Majestic.
The description combines attribution to Allah with transmission through the Prophet. Such attribution does not make the report part of the Qur’an, whose revelation, recitation, and modes of transmission have distinctive characteristics.
An essential caution: The label “qudsī” does not independently guarantee an authentic chain. As with other marfūʿ reports, the narrators, transmission links, and text must be evaluated.