حَدَّثَنَا
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ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، عَنْ
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يَزِيدَ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ
أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيَّ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ بِالْفُسْطَاطِ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ :
" مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ شِبْرًا ، تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا ، وَمَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ ذِرَاعًا ، تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْهِ بَاعًا ، وَمَنْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَاشِيًا ، أَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ مُهَرْوِلًا ، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ ، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ ، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty says, "Whoever comes near to Me by a span, I come near to him by a hand's length; and whoever comes near to Me by a hand's length, I come near to him by a cubit; and whoever comes to Me walking, I come to him running." And Allah Almighty is Most Great and Most Exalted.