English translation
2388. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Indeed Allāh Most High says: 'I am as My slave thinks of Me, and I am with him when He calls upon Me.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.
Hadith 2388
What Has Been Related About Having Good Thoughts About Allāh, Most High
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Darussalam · Volume 4
34. Chapters On Zuhd From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 195
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Source no. 2388 · Volume 5 · Page 388
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Arabic text
٢٣٨٨ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بُرْقَانَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَصَمِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي، وَأَنَا مَعَهُ إِذَا دَعَانِي». هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
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Allāh's response in conduct with his servants will be in consonance with what they think of Allāh. And obviously, only those who perform good deeds can have good thoughts about Allāh. It, therefore, follows that only those who earnestly supplicate to Allāh can expect answer from Allāh, and those who repent on their misdeeds can expect His mercy and only those who seek pardon for their sins can hope for His forgiveness.