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Riyad as-Salihin, 413

Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah, the Almighty, says: 'Whosoever does a good deed, will have (reward) ten times like it and I add more; and whosoever does an evil, will have the punishment like it or I will forgive (him); and whosoever approaches Me by one span, I will approach him by one cubit; and whosoever approaches Me by one cubit, I approach him by one fathom, and whosoever comes to Me walking, I go to him running; and whosoever meets Me with an earth-load of sins without associating anything with Me, I meet him with forgiveness like that". <b>[Muslim]</b>

وعن أبي ذر، رضي الله عنه ، قال‏:‏ قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏

‏يقول الله عز وجل‏:‏ من جاء بالحسنة، فله عشر أمثالها أو أزيد، ومن جاء بالسيئة، فجزاء سيئة سيئة مثلها أوغفر‏.‏ ومن تقرب مني شبراً ، تقربت منها ذراعا، ومن تقرب منى ذراعاً ، تقربت منه باعاً، ومن أتاني يمشي ، أتيته هرولة، ومن لقينى بقراب الأرض خطيئة لايشرك به شيئاً ، لقيته بمثلها مغفرة‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Introduction, Hadith 413
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) It urges people to hope for the forgiveness and mercy of Allah Almighty and not despair of His pardon.<br> 2) When a person diligently seeks to please Allah, He will give him rewards many times more than his deeds. This is among the glad tidings for the believers.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> “Allah Almighty said... I will draw close to him by one cubit... I will draw close to him by one fathom...”<br> This is one of the Hadiths comprising attributes of Allah Almighty, which we establish as confirmed by the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and adopted by our righteous predecessors. We do not change the meanings of these attributes or negate them. Blissful are those who adhere to the Sunnah.<br> <br> <b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br> Fathom: length of a person’s outstretched arms plus the width of his chest (i.e. distance from tip of middle finger to the tip of the other middle finger when a person stands with his arms outstretched).
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