Yazid bin Nu'aym says: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) saying while on the pulpit in Fustat: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever draws near to Allah Almighty by a hand-span, Allah Almighty draws near to him by a cubit; and whoever draws near to Allah Almighty by a cubit, Allah Almighty draws near to him by a fathom; and whoever comes to Allah Almighty walking, Allah Almighty comes to him running. And Allah Almighty is the Most High, the Most Great; Allah Almighty is the Most High, the Most Great; Allah Almighty is the Most High, the Most Great."
Ahmad and al-Tabarani recorded it, and the chains of both are hasan (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التوبة / 17501
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