“And if My servant draws near to Me by a hand’s span, I would draw near to him by an arm’s length and if he draws near to Me by an arm’s length, I would draw near to him by a fathom’s length. And if My servant comes to me walking, I would go to him speeding.”
Al-Bukhari reported on the authority of Anas رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم related that his Lord said:
إذا تقرب العبد إلي شبرًا تقربت إليه ذراعًا، وإذا تقرب إلي ذراعًا تقربت منه باعًا، وإذا أتاني »
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“And if My servant draws near to Me by a hand’s span, I would draw near to him by an arm’s length and if he draws near to Me by an arm’s length, I would draw near to him by a fathom’s length. And if My servant comes to me walking, I would go to him speeding.”