حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ , عَنْ
سُلَيْمَانَ يَعْنِي التَّيْمِيَّ , عَنْ
أَنَسٍ , عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : قَال : يَعْنِي الرَّبَّ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ :
" إِذَا تَقَرَّبَ الْعَبْدُ مِنِّي شِبْرًا , تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ ذِرَاعًا , وَإِذَا تَقَرَّبَ مِنِّي ذِرَاعًا , تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ بُوعًا أَوْ بَاعًا , وَإِذَا تَقَرَّبَ مِنِّي بُوعًا أَوْ بَاعًا أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty says: When My servant comes near to Me by a span, I come near to him by a cubit; and if he comes near to Me by a cubit, I come near to him by the length of a fathom; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.