Hadith #318
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ إِنْ ذَكَرْتَنِي فِي نَفْسِكَ ذَكَرْتُكَ فِي نَفْسِي وَإِنْ ذَكَرْتَنِي فِي مَلَإٍ ذَكَرْتُكَ فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ الْمَلَائِ
كَةِ أَوْ فِي مَلَإٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْهُمْ وَإِنْ دَنَوْتَ مِنِّي شِبْرًا دَنَوْتُ مِنْكَ ذِرَاعًا وَإِنْ دَنَوْتَ مِنِّي ذِرَاعًا دَنَوْتُ مِنْكَ بَاعًا وَإِنْ أَتَيْتَنِي تَمْشِي أَتَيْتُكَ أُهَرْوِلُ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ فَاللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَسْرَعُ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
معمر
قتادة
English Translation
'Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Ma'mar informed us from Qatadah, from Anas (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah said: O son of Adam, if you remember Me within yourself, I remember you within Myself. If you remember Me in a gathering, I remember you in a gathering better than it. If you draw near to Me by a handspan, I draw near to you by an arm's length. If you draw near to Me by an arm's length, I draw near to you by a fathom. If you come to Me walking, I come to you running.'
Topics
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 25, Hadith 318
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 11956
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48346