صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الرقائقBook of Heart-Softeners
باب الأذكار - ذكر الله جل وعلا في ملكوته من ذكره في نفسه من عبادهChapter on Remembrance – On Allah mentioning in His dominion those who remember Him privately
Hadith 811
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ قَحْطَبَةَ بْنِ مَرْزُوقٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى : أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي ، وَأَنَا مَعَهُ حَيْثُ يَذْكُرُنِي ، إِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي نَفْسِهِ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي نَفْسِي ، وَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي مَلأٍ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي مَلأٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْهُمْ ، وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ مِنِّي ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ بَاعًا ، وَإِنْ أَتَانِي يَمْشِي أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً " . قَالَ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : اللَّهُ أَجَلُّ وَأَعْلَى مِنْ أَنْ يُنْسَبَ إِلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ صِفَاتِ الْمَخْلُوقِ ، إِذْ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ ، وَهَذِهِ أَلْفَاظٌ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ أَلْفَاظِ التَّعَارُفِ عَلَى حَسَبِ مَا يَتَعَارَفُهُ النَّاسُ مِمَّا بَيْنَهُمْ . وَمَنْ ذَكَرَ رَبَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلا فِي نَفْسِهِ بِنُطْقٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ يَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إِلَى رَبِّهِ ، ذَكَرَهُ اللَّهُ فِي مَلَكُوتِهِ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ لَهُ تَفَضُّلا وَجُودًا ، وَمَنْ ذَكَرَ رَبَّهُ فِي مَلأٍ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ ، ذَكَرَهُ اللَّهُ فِي مَلائِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ لَهُ ، وَقَبُولِ مَا أَتَى عَبْدُهُ مِنْ ذِكْرِهِ ، وَمَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَى الْبَارِي جَلَّ وَعَلا بِقَدْرِ شِبْرٍ مِنَ الطَّاعَاتِ ، كَانَ وُجُودُ الرَّأْفَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ مِنَ الرَّبِّ مِنْهُ لَهُ أَقْرَبَ بِذِرَاعٍ ، وَمَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَى مَوْلاهُ جَلَّ وَعَلا بِقَدْرِ ذِرَاعٍ مِنَ الطَّاعَاتِ كَانَتِ الْمَغْفِرَةُ مِنْهُ لَهُ أَقْرَبَ بِبَاعٍ ، وَمَنْ أَتَى فِي أَنْوَاعِ الطَّاعَاتِ بِالسُّرْعَةِ كَالْمَشْيِ ، أَتَتْهُ أَنْوَاعُ الْوَسَائِلِ وَوُجُودُ الرَّأْفَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ بِالسُّرْعَةِ كَالْهَرْوَلَةِ ، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ .
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Allah Almighty says: I am as My servant thinks of Me. When and wherever he remembers Me, I am there. If he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My heart. And if he remembers Me among people, I remember him in a group better than them. If he remembers Me by a span, I come closer to him by a span. If he comes walking towards Me, I come running towards him.”
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The Being of Allah Almighty is far above and exalted from anything of the attributes of creation being ascribed to Him, for nothing is like unto Him. These words (used in this narration) are according to the common idiom prevalent among people. Whoever remembers his Lord in solitude, whether by tongue or by action, through which he seeks nearness to his Lord, then Allah Almighty, out of His grace and bounty, mentions him in His dominion along with forgiveness. And whoever remembers his Lord in the presence of His servants, then Allah Almighty mentions that person with forgiveness before His close angels. He has accepted the remembrance of His servant (and mentions him along with it). And whoever draws near to his Lord by a span’s worth of obedience, then from the Lord’s side, kindness and mercy come closer to him by a cubit (the distance from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow). Whoever draws near to his Creator by a cubit’s worth of obedience, then from the Lord’s side, forgiveness comes closer to him by more than a fathom (the span of both outstretched arms). Whoever performs various good deeds with the speed of walking, then means, kindness, mercy, and forgiveness come towards him with such speed as running. So Allah Almighty is exalted and far above.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The Being of Allah Almighty is far above and exalted from anything of the attributes of creation being ascribed to Him, for nothing is like unto Him. These words (used in this narration) are according to the common idiom prevalent among people. Whoever remembers his Lord in solitude, whether by tongue or by action, through which he seeks nearness to his Lord, then Allah Almighty, out of His grace and bounty, mentions him in His dominion along with forgiveness. And whoever remembers his Lord in the presence of His servants, then Allah Almighty mentions that person with forgiveness before His close angels. He has accepted the remembrance of His servant (and mentions him along with it). And whoever draws near to his Lord by a span’s worth of obedience, then from the Lord’s side, kindness and mercy come closer to him by a cubit (the distance from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow). Whoever draws near to his Creator by a cubit’s worth of obedience, then from the Lord’s side, forgiveness comes closer to him by more than a fathom (the span of both outstretched arms). Whoever performs various good deeds with the speed of walking, then means, kindness, mercy, and forgiveness come towards him with such speed as running. So Allah Almighty is exalted and far above.
