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Sahih al-Bukhari 7536

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “My Lord says, ‘If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him…

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حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زَيْدٍ، سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ الْهَرَوِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رضى الله عنه عَنِ

النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ رَبِّهِ، قَالَ: «إِذَا تَقَرَّبَ الْعَبْدُ إِلَىَّ شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا، وَإِذَا تَقَرَّبَ مِنِّي ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ بَاعًا، وَإِذَا أَتَانِي مَشْيًا أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “My Lord says, ‘If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.’”

আনাস (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম তাঁর প্রতিপালক থেকে বর্ণনা করেন। তিনি বলেনঃ আমার বান্দা যখন আমার দিকে এক বিঘত নিকটবর্তী হয়, আমি তখন তার দিকে এক হাত নিকটবর্তী হই। আর সে যখন আমার দিকে এক হাত নিকটবর্তী হয়, আমি তখন তার দিকে দু’হাত নিকটবর্তী হই। সে যদি আমার দিকে হেঁটে আসে আমি তার দিকে দৌড়ে যাই।

Enes'in nakline göre Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem Rabbinden rivayet ederek şöyle dedi: "Kul bana bir karış yaklaştığı zaman ben de ona bir arşın yaklaşırım. O bana bir arşın yaklaştığı zaman ben ona bir kulaç yaklaşmm. O bana yürüyerek geldiği zaman ben ona koşarak varırım

Sahih al-Bukhari 7536, Book 97, Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed), Hadith 161. 1 min read

What it means

Whoever draws near to Allah with acts of obedience, even if small, Allah will multiply them and reward him greatly. The more he obeys Allah, the more Allah increases his reward and hastens to him with His mercy and favor. This interpretation is based on the premise that this Hadīth is not one about the Attributes of Allah, as is the approach of a group of the scholars of Ahl As-Sunnah Wa al-Jamā‘ah who affirm the divine attributes, including Ibn Taymiyyah. Another group affirmed the attribute of running for Allah, the Almighty, without asking 'how'.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Abd ar-RahimTold me, Fourth generation, died 255 AH
  3. 3Said ibn ar-RabiTold us, Third generation, died 211 AH
  4. 4Shubah ibn al-HajjajTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Qatadah ibn DiamahFrom, Successor, died 117 AH
  6. 6Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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