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3603. Abū Hurairah [may Allāh be pleased with him] narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Allāh, the Most High said: 'I am as My slave of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me to himself, I remember him to Myself, and if he remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a gathering better than that. And if he seeks to draw nearer to Me by a hand span, I draw nearer to him by a forearm's length, and if he comes to Me by a forearm's length, I draw nearer to him by an arm's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I come to him quickly.'" (Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ. And it has been related that Al-A'mash explained this Hadīth: "Whoever draws nearer to me by a hand span, I draw nearer to him by a forearm's length." That is: "With forgiveness and mercy." And in this manner did some of the people of knowledge explain this Hadīth. They said: "Indeed its meaning is only that He says: 'When the servant seeks to draw nearer to Me through obedience to Me, and with what I have ordered, My forgiveness and My mercy rush to him.'"
[And it is related that Sa'eed bin Jubair said concerning this Āyah: 'So remember Me, I shall
remember You.[1] He said:"Remember Me by obedience of Me, and I shall remember you with My forgiveness." (Da'if)
(A chain for that) from Sa'eed bin Jubair, with this.]
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Allāh's concern with His slave is according to his trust and belief in Him. If the slave believes that He will treat him with His favors, he will find Allāh ﷻ Most Merciful and Most Kind. Therefore one should always aspire favorable expectations.
