Riyad as-Salihin, 1435
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah the Exalted says: 'I am as my slave expects me to be, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me inwardly, I will remember him inwardly, and if he remembers Me in an assembly, I will remember him in a better assembly (i.e., in the assembly of angels)." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي هريرة، رضي الله عنه، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال:
يقول الله تعالى: أنا عند ظن عبدي بي، وأنا معه إذا ذكرني، فإن ذكرني في نفسه، ذكرته في نفسي وإن ذكرني في ملإٍ ذكرته في ملإٍ خير منهم
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 15, Hadith 28
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) It is better for the slave to remember his Lord in an assembly than to remember Him within himself, unless he fears to fall in ostentation and seeking fame.<br>
2) The more one has good expectations of his Lord, the more Allah Almighty honors him as he deserves, and if he has bad expectations of his Lord, He will leave him to loss and failure. So one should always have good expectations of his Lord.