Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37004 — The words of the Prophet Musa

Ka'b said: Musa (peace be upon him) said (in the Divine presence): O my Lord! (Tell me,) are You (so) near (to me) that (when I wish to submit something before You) I should speak to You in a whisper, or are You (so) far (from me) that (when presenting my needs) I should call out to You (in a somewhat raised voice)? Allah, Glorified and Exalted, said: O Musa! I am (indeed) near to everyone who remembers Me. Musa (peace be upon him) said again: O my Lord! We are sometimes in a state in which we do not consider it befitting Your majesty to remember You. Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said: What state is that (in which you do not consider remembering Me befitting My majesty)? He said (in reply): Ritual impurity and (the time of) relieving oneself. Allah, Exalted is His Majesty, said: O Musa, remember Me in every state (although when relieving oneself and on other such occasions where remembrance with the tongue is not appropriate, one should remember inwardly in the heart).