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7
The Prophet
also said: ‘Alla>h
says: ‘Indeed I
am as My servant presumes Me to be, and I am with
him when he remembers Me, so if he remembers Me
to himself I remember him to Myself, and if he
remembers Me amongst a company I remember him
amongst a company greater than it, and if he draws
near to Me the span of a hand I draw near to him the
span of an arm, and if he draws near to Me the span
of an arm I draw near to him the span of two
outstretched arms, and if he takes a step towards
Me I hastily step towards him.’
8
On the authority of ‘Abdulla>
h Ibn Busr
: “A man
said to the Prophet
, ‘O Messenger of Alla>h, The
rites of Isla>
m are much for me, so tell me of
something that I might hold fast to.’ He
said,
‘Let not your tongue cease from the remembrance
of Alla>h’.”
9
The Prophet
also said, ‘Whoever recites a letter
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7 At-Tirmiz}i> 5/459 and Ibn Ma>jah 2/1245, see: S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/316 and
S{ah}i>h}
At-Tirmiz}i> 3/139.
8 Al-Bukha>ri> 8/171 and Muslim 4/2061, this specific wording is related by
Al-Bukha>ri>.
9 At-Tirmiz}i> 5/458 and Ibn Ma>jah 2/1246, see: S{ah}i>h}
At-Tirmiz}i> 3/139 and
S{ah}i>h} Ibn Ma>jah 2/317.