- " يقول الله عز وجل: من عمل حسنة فله عشر أمثالها أو أزيد ومن عمل سيئة فجزاؤها مثلها أو أغفر ومن عمل قراب الأرض خطيئة، ثم لقيني لا يشرك بي شيئا جعلت له مثلها مغفرة ومن اقترب إلي شبرا اقتربت إليه ذراعا ومن اقترب إلي ذراعا اقتربت إليه باعا ومن أتاني يمشي أتيته هرولة ".
Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty says: Whoever does a good deed, I will grant him a reward ten times or even more than that, and whoever commits an evil deed, I will give him the recompense of only one evil or I will forgive even that. Whoever meets Me with sins nearly as much as the earth, in the condition that he has not associated anyone with Me, I will grant him forgiveness equal to that. Whoever comes near to Me by a handspan, I come near to him by a cubit; whoever comes near to Me by a cubit, I come near to him by the span of two outstretched arms; and whoever comes to Me walking, I come to him running."
´It was narrated from Abu Dharr that :` the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said: 'Whoever does one good deed will have (the reward of) ten like it and more, and whoever does a bad deed will have one like it, or I will forgive him. Whoever draws near to Me a hand span, I draw near to him an arm's length; whoever comes to Me a forearm's length, I draw near him an arm's length; whoever comes to Me walking, I come to him in a hurry. Whoever meets Me with an earthful of sins, but does not associate anything in worship with Me, I will meet it (i.e., his sins) with forgiveness equal to that.'"
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ This hadith mentions the immense mercy of Allah; therefore, a servant should strive to increase good deeds and continue to repent from sins.
➋ Whoever turns towards Allah, Allah grants him success (tawfiq).
➌ Sins are not forgiven in the presence of shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3821