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Hadith 1

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

ENGLISH

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."

ARABIC

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ ‏

‏ وَإِنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَىَّ ذِرَاعًا تَقَرَّبْتُ مِنْهُ بَاعًا ‏

Hadith referenceSahih Muslim 1
CollectionSahih Muslim
BookThe Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness
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