Hadith #404

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏قَالَ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏ ‏إِذَا أَحَبَّ عَبْدِي لِقَائِي أَحْبَبْتُ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِذَا كَرِهَ لِقَائِي كَرِهْتُ لِقَاءَهُ ‏

English Translation

He (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that and Allah (عز وجل) said: 'When My servant loves to meet Me, I love to meet him. And when he hates to meet Me, I hate to meet him.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 20, Hadith 404

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 9042

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