Forty Hadith Qudsi
Hadith 15, 40 Hadith Qudsi
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي، وَأَنَا مَعَهُ إِذَا ذَكَرَنِي، فَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي نَفْسِهِ، ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي نَفْسِي، وَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي مَلَإٍ، ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي مَلَإٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْهُمْ، وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ بِشِبْرٍ، تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا، وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ ذِرَاعًا، تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ بَاعًا(1) وَإِنْ أَتَانِي يَمْشِي، أَتَيْتُهُ هَرْوَلَةً" رواه البخاري (وكذلك مسلم والترمذي وابن ماجه)
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that Allah, Exalted is He, says:
‘I am as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me within himself, I remember him within Myself; if he remembers Me in an assembly, I remember him in a better assembly. If he draws near to Me by a handspan, I draw near to him by a forearm’s length; if he draws near to Me by a forearm’s length, I draw near to him by a fathom. If he comes to Me walking, I come to him at a quick pace.’
It was related by al-Bukhari (and likewise by Muslim, al-Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
"يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي،
The witness adds a possible alternative translation (‘expects Me to be’) and an extensive theological explanation, neither present in this Arabic block. The Arabic marker (1) has no corresponding footnote here.
Which rendering is supported for ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي in this project, and can the missing source note be recovered?