صحیح ابن حبان
Ibn Hibban
كتاب الرقائقBook of Heart-Softeners
باب حسن الظن بالله تعالى - ذكر البيان بأن من أحسن بالمعبود كان له عند ظنه ومن أساء به الظن كان له عند ذلك
Chapter on Having Good Expectations of Allah – Clarification that those who expect good from Allah will find good, and those who expect bad will find bad
Hadith 641
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُهَاجِرِ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ حَيَّانَ أَبِي النَّضْرِ ، قَالَ : خَرَجْتُ عَائِدًا لِيَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ فَلَقِيتُ وَاثِلَةَ بْنَ الأَسْقَعِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ عِيَادَتَهُ ، فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى وَاثِلَةَ ، بَسَطَ يَدَهُ ، وَجَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْهِ ، فَأَقْبَلَ وَاثِلَةُ حَتَّى جَلَسَ ، فَأَخَذَ يَزِيدُ بِكَفَّيْ وَاثِلَةَ ، فَجَعَلَهُمَا عَلَى وَجْهِهِ ، فقَالَ لَهُ وَاثِلَةُ : كَيْفَ ظَنُّكَ بِاللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : ظَنِّي بِاللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ حَسَنٌ ، قَالَ : فَأَبْشِرْ ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلا : أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي إِنْ ظَنَّ خَيْرًا ، وَإِنْ ظَنَّ شَرًّا " .
Hayan Abu Nazr narrates: I set out to visit Yazid bin Aswad who was ill, and I met Sayyiduna Wathilah bin Asqa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) who was also going to visit him. We reached Yazid, and when he saw Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him), he stretched out his hand and began to gesture towards him. Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) moved forward and sat down, so Yazid took hold of both the hands of Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) and placed them on his own face. Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: What is your opinion about Allah the Exalted? Yazid replied: By Allah! My opinion about Allah the Exalted is good. So Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then accept glad tidings, for I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Allah the Exalted says: I am as My servant thinks of Me. Whether he thinks good or bad.”
