(حديث قدسي) حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا
الْوَلِيدُ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي
الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي السَّائِبِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي
حَيَّانُ أَبُو النَّضْرِ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ مَعَ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الْأَسْقَعِ عَلَى أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ الْجُرَشِيِّ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَلَسَ ، قَالَ : فَأَخَذَ أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ يَمِينَ وَاثِلَةَ ، فَمَسَحَ بِهَا عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ وَوَجْهِهِ لِبَيْعَتِهِ بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ وَاثِلَةُ : وَاحِدَةٌ أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهَا , قَالَ : وَمَا هِيَ ؟ قَالَ : كَيْفَ ظَنُّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ؟ قَالَ : فَقَالَ أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ ، وَأَشَارَ بِرَأْسِهِ ، أَيْ حَسَنٌ , قَالَ
وَاثِلَةُ : أَبْشِرْ ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي ، فَلْيَظُنَّ بِي مَا شَاءَ " .
Hayan says that once I went with Sayyiduna Wathilah to Abu al-Aswad Jurashi during his illness of death. Sayyiduna Wathilah greeted him and sat down. Abu al-Aswad took his right hand and began to rub it on his eyes and face, because Sayyiduna Wathilah had pledged allegiance to the blessed hand of the Prophet (peace be upon him) with that hand. Sayyiduna Wathilah said to him, "I want to ask you something." Abu al-Aswad asked, "What is that?" He asked, "What is your opinion about your Lord?" Abu al-Aswad replied with a gesture of his head, "It is good." He said, "Then rejoice, for I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say: Allah Almighty says, 'I am as My servant thinks of Me. So let him think of Me as he wishes.'"