The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, thus stated:

I am near to the thought of My servant as he thinks about Me, and I am with him as he remembers Me. And if he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My Heart, and if he remembers Me in assembly I remember him in assembly, better than his (remembrance), and if he draws near Me by the span of a palm, I draw near him by the cubit, and if he draws near Me by the cubit I draw near him by the space (covered by) two hands. And if he walks towards Me, I rush towards him.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters, but there is no mention of these words:

" He draws near Me by the space of a hand, I draw near him by the space (covered) by two hands."

Hammam b. Munabbih reported so many ahadith from Abu Huraira and one out of them is this that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that Allah thus stated:

When My servant draws close to me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the space of a cubit, and when he draws close to Me by the space of a cubit, I draw close to him by the space (covered) by two hands, and when he draws close to Me by the space (covered by) two hands, I go in hurry towards him.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ as saying that Allah thus stated:

I live in the thought of My servant as he thinks of Me and with him as he calls Me.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said:

When My servant draws close to Me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the cubit and when he draws close to Me by the cubit, I draw close to him by the space (covered) by two armspans, and when he comes to me walking, I go in a hurry towards him.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Mu'tamar from his father with the same chain of transmitters, with a slight variation of wording.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, thus stated:

I live in the thought of My servant as he thinks about Me, and I am with him, as he remembers Me. And if he remembers Me in his heart, I also remember him in My Heart, and if he remembers Me in assembly I remember him in the assembly, better than he (does that), and if he draws near Me by the span of a palm I draw near him by the cubit, and if he draws near Me by the cubit I draw near him by the space (covered by) two hands. And if he walks towards Me, I rush towards him.

Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was travelling along the path leading to Mecca that he happened to pass by a mountain called Jumdan. He said:

Proceed on, it is Jumdan, Mufarradun have gone ahead. They (the Companions of the Prophet) said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , who are Mufarradun? He said: They are those males and females who remember Allah much.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

There are ninety-nine names of Allah; he who commits them to memory would get into Paradise. Verily, Allah is Odd (He is one, and it is an odd number) and He loves odd number. And in the narration of Ibn 'Umar (the words are):" He who enumerated them."

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Verily, there are ninety-nine names for Allah, i. e. hundred excepting one. He who enumerates them would get into Paradise. And Hammam has made this addition on the authority of Abu Huraira who reported it from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he said:" He is Odd (one) and loves odd number."

Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

When one of you makes supplication, he should supplicate with a will and should not say: O Allah, confer upon me if You likest, for there is none to coerce Allah.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

When one of you makes a supplication (to his Lord) one should not say: O Allah, grant me pardon, if You so likest, but one should beg one's (Lord) with a will and full devotion, for there is nothing so great in the eye of Allah which He cannot grant.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

None of you should say to Allah (like this): O Allah, grant me mercy, if you so likest. The supplication (of his) should (be permeated with) conviction (that it would be accepted by the Lord), for Allah is the Doer of (everything) He likes to do, and there is none to force Him (to do or not to do this or that).

Anas (b. Malik) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. None of you should make a request for death because of the trouble in which he is involved, but if there is no other help to it, then say:

O Allah, keep me alive as long as there is goodness in life for me and bring death to me when there is goodness in death for me.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters, but with a small variation of wording.

Nadr b. Anas reported, as when Anas was alive, that he said:

Had Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) not stated this.." None should make a request for death," I would have definitely done that.

Abu Hazim reported:

I visited Khabbab who had seven cauteries on his stomach and he said: Had Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) not forbidden us to call for death, I would have done so.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Isma'il through other chains of narrators.

Hammam b. Munabbih said:

Abu Huraira narrated to us ahadith from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and out of these one is that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: None amongst you should make a request for death, and do not call for it before it comes, for when any one of you dies, he ceases (to do good) deeds and the life of a believer is not prolonged but for goodness.

Ubida b. Samit reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

He who loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also abhors to meet him.