صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الذكر والدعاء والتوبة والاستغفار
The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness
باب فَضْلِ الذِّكْرِ وَالدُّعَاءِ وَالتَّقَرُّبِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى:
Chapter: The Virtue Of Remembrance, Supplication, Drawing Close To Allah And Thinking Positively Of Him
Hadith 2675
This hadith is listed as number 6830 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ الْعَبْدِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ وَهُوَ التَّيْمِيُّ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : " إِذَا تَقَرَّبَ عَبْدِي مِنِّي شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ ذِرَاعًا ، وَإِذَا تَقَرَّبَ مِنِّي ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ بَاعًا أَوْ بُوعًا ، وَإِذَا أَتَانِي يَمْشِي أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً " ،
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said: When My servant draws close to Me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the cubit and when he draws close to Me by the cubit, I draw close to him by the space (covered) by two hands, and when he draws close to Me by the space (covered) by two hands, I go in hurry towards him.
