Hadith #256

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏قَالَ ‏ ‏وَقَالَ ‏ ‏أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏ ‏إِذَا جَاءَنِي عَبْدِي شِبْرًا جِئْتُهُ بِذِرَاعٍ وَإِذَا جَاءَنِي بِذِرَاعٍ جِئْتُهُ ‏ ‏بِبَاعٍ ‏ ‏وَإِذَا جَاءَنِي يَمْشِي جِئْتُهُ أُهَرْوِلُ ‏

English Translation

And Abu al-Qasim (ﷺ) said: Allah (عز وجل) said: 'When My servant comes to Me a hand-span, I come to him an arm's length. When he comes to Me an arm's length, I come to him a fathom's length. And when he comes to Me walking, I come to him running.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 22, Hadith 256

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10094

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-46484