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Riyad as-Salihin 440 (Book) #38825
The Closeness of Allah

SUMMARY: Allah is pleased when His slaves think of Him and He will come closer to them if they come closer to Him.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah said, "Allah says: 'I am just as My slave thinks of Me when he remembers Me'. By Allah! Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than one of you who unexpectedly finds in the desert his lost camel'.He who comes closer to Me one span, I come closer to him a cubit; and he who comes closer to Me a cubit, I come closer to him a fathom; and if he comes to Me walking, I come to him running". Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، عن رسول الله أنه قال‏:‏ “ قال الله، عز وجل‏:‏ أنا عند ظن عبدي بي وأنا معه حيث يذكرني، والله لله أفرح بتوبة عبده من أحدكم يجد ضالته بالفلاة، ومن تقرب إلي شبراً، تقربت إليه ذراعاً، ومن تقرب إلي ذراعاً، تقربت إليه باعاً، وإذا أقبل إلي يمشي، أقبلت إليه أهرول‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏ وهذا لفظ إحدى روايات مسلم‏.‏ وتقدم شرحه في الباب قبله‏.‏ وروي في الصحيحين ‏:‏ ‏"‏وأنا معه حين يذكرني‏"‏ بالنون، وفي هذه الرواية ‏"‏حيث” بالثاء وكلاهما صحيح‏.‏

TOPICS
repentance  *  remembrance  *  closeness

QUICK LESSONS:
Remember and think positively about God; Take steps towards God in repentance or remembrance; Find joy in repenting from sins.
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the closeness of Allah to His slaves. It tells us that when we remember and think of Allah, He is just as we think of Him. Furthermore, it teaches us that if we take a step towards Him in repentance or remembrance then He will take two steps towards us in closeness. Finally, it shows us how much pleasure and joy Allah has for the repentance of His slave by comparing it to a person who unexpectedly finds his lost camel in the desert.

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