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Ever Thought Of This Hadith?

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Topic: Ever Thought Of This Hadith?

Posted By: Abu Fauzi
Subject: Ever Thought Of This Hadith?
Date Posted: 03 March 2018 at 1:59am

As-Salaam alaikum,
In a Hadith Qudsi, Allah Ta'ala says:--

"I am as My Servant thinks I am,
   I am with him whenever he remembers Me; if he thinks
   of Me, I think of him; if he mentions Me in a gathering,
   I mention him in a gathering even better than it.

   If he draws to Me a hand's span, I draw near to him in
   an arm's length; if he draws to Me an arm's length, I
   draw closer to him by 2 arms length; and if he comes
   to Me walking, I go to him running." [Bukhari and Muslim].

This Noble Hadith tells us of the speed at which Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, changes a person's reality as he remembers Him. Because Allah has no need of/to travel, He does not have a body and isn't in creation, when He says 'I go to him running', this refers to shaping man's perception of Allah, meaning 'I shape his reality quickly'. The more a person comes to Allah by Remembering Him (by various means of Zikr), the faster Allah changes his perception towards good.

In this connection, the Prophet Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said: IHSAN (human perfection) is to worship Allah as if you see Him, which is the highest form of worship. And in the Holy Qur'an, we have read it that:--
"He is with you, wherever you are" (57:4)
"And We are nearer to him than his jagular vein" (50:16)