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Hadees 40 of 40Sahih Selections 3 — Character & SocietySahih

A Span, a Cubit Nearness (Sahih 40)

جو مجھ سے ایک بالشت قریب ہوتا ہے، میں اس سے ایک ہاتھ قریب ہوتا ہوں۔

Whoever draws near to Me a span, I draw near to him a cubit.

Also searched as: shibr zira hadees • nearness allah hadith • taqarrub hadees

Arabic

مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا


Transliteration

Man taqarraba ilayya shibran taqarrabtu ilayhi dhiraa.


Meaning

Whoever draws near to Me a span, I draw near to him a cubit. | Urdu: جو مجھ سے ایک بالشت قریب ہوتا ہے، میں اس سے ایک ہاتھ قریب ہوتا ہوں۔


Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari


Lesson

Take one small step toward Allah and He rushes toward you with greater mercy; never delay turning back.

Source & grade

Sahih al-Bukhari

Narrated by Abu Hurairah

SahihSahih Selections

From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan) • Hadees 40 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.

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What does "مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ شِبْرًا تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ذِرَاعًا" mean?

Whoever draws near to Me a span, I draw near to him a cubit. Urdu: جو مجھ سے ایک بالشت قریب ہوتا ہے، میں اس سے ایک ہاتھ قریب ہوتا ہوں۔

What is the lesson of this hadees?

Take one small step toward Allah and He rushes toward you with greater mercy; never delay turning back.

Where is this hadees from?

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (narrated by Abu Hurairah). Grade: Sahih. From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.

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Sahih Selections 3 — Character & Society

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