Fortress of the Muslim
Hisn al-Muslim 251
Arabic hadith text
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ فَكُنْ
Translation
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “The Lord is nearest to the servant in the last part of the night. If you are able to be among those who remember Allah at that hour, then be among them.”
Translation notes
أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ
The witness says “the Lord comes closest,” while this source says “the Lord is nearest,” without an explicit verb of coming.
Should the witness wording be flagged as a theological interpretive expansion?