عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِالْفُسْطَاطِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا وَمَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْهِ بَاعًا وَمَنْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَاشِيًا أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ مُهَرْوِلًا وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him), while he was delivering a sermon on the pulpit in Fustat, that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Whoever draws near to Allah by a handspan, Allah draws near to him by a cubit; and when the servant draws near to Allah by a cubit, Allah draws near to him by the span of two outstretched arms; and whoever comes walking towards Allah, Allah comes to him running. And Allah is Most High and Possessor of the Greatest Majesty, Allah is Most High and Possessor of the Greatest Majesty, Allah is Most High and Possessor of the Greatest Majesty.