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Sahih al-Bukhari, 7504
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Chain of narration · Isnād

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Narrated by Isma'il bin 'Abdullah bin 'AbdullahfromImam MaalikfromAbu al-Zanadfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ إِذَا أَحَبَّ عَبْدِي لِقَائِي أَحْبَبْتُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَإِذَا كَرِهَ لِقَائِي كَرِهْتُ لِقَاءَهُ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'If My slaves loves the meeting with Me, I too love the meeting with him; and if he dislikes the meeting with Me, I too dislike the meeting with him.' " (See Hadith No. 514, Vol. 8)

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 97, Hadith 129
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 595 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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