Sahih Muslim — Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness

A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of A'isha through another chain of transmitters

حدثناه اسحاق بن ابراهيم، اخبرنا عيسى بن يونس، حدثنا زكرياء، عن عامر، حدثني شريح بن هاني، ان عايشة، اخبرته ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال بمثله

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:He who loves meeting Allah, Allah loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him. I (Shuraih b. Hani, one of the narrators) came to A'isha and said to her: Mother of the faithful, I heard Abu Huraira narrate from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) which, if it is actually so, is a destruction to us. Thereupon she said: Those are in fact ruined who are ruined at the words of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). What are (the words which in your opinion would cause your destruction)? He said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had stated: He who loves to meet Allah, Allah too loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah too abhors to meet him, and there is none amongst us who dons not hate death. Thereupon she said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has in fact stated this, but it does not mean what you construe, but it implies (the time) when one loses the lustre of the eye, and there is rattling in the throat, shudder in the body and convulsion in fingers (at the time of death). (It is about this time) that it has been said: He who loves to meet Allah, Allah would love to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah would abhor to meet him

حدثنا سعيد بن عمرو الاشعثي، اخبرنا عبثر، عن مطرف، عن عامر، عن شريح، بن هاني عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " من احب لقاء الله احب الله لقاءه ومن كره لقاء الله كره الله لقاءه " . قال فاتيت عايشة فقلت يا ام المومنين سمعت ابا هريرة يذكر عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حديثا ان كان كذلك فقد هلكنا . فقالت ان الهالك من هلك بقول رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وما ذاك قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " من احب لقاء الله احب الله لقاءه ومن كره لقاء الله كره الله لقاءه " . وليس منا احد الا وهو يكره الموت . فقالت قد قاله رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وليس بالذي تذهب اليه ولكن اذا شخص البصر وحشرج الصدر واقشعر الجلد وتشنجت الاصابع فعند ذلك من احب لقاء الله احب الله لقاءه ومن كره لقاء الله كره الله لقاءه

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Mutarrif with the same chain of transmitters

وحدثناه اسحاق بن ابراهيم الحنظلي، اخبرني جرير، عن مطرف، بهذا الاسناد نحو حديث عبثر

Abu Musa reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:He who loves to meet Allah, Allah too loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah abhors to meet him

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وابو عامر الاشعري وابو كريب قالوا حدثنا ابو اسامة عن بريد، عن ابي بردة، عن ابي موسى، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " من احب لقاء الله احب الله لقاءه ومن كره لقاء الله كره الله لقاءه

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him 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)

حدثنا ابو كريب، محمد بن العلاء حدثنا وكيع، عن جعفر بن برقان، عن يزيد، بن الاصم عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ان الله يقول انا عند ظن عبدي بي وانا معه اذا دعاني

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (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

حدثنا محمد بن بشار بن عثمان العبدي، حدثنا يحيى، - يعني ابن سعيد - وابن ابي عدي عن سليمان، - وهو التيمي - عن انس بن مالك، عن ابي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " قال الله عز وجل اذا تقرب عبدي مني شبرا تقربت منه ذراعا واذا تقرب مني ذراعا تقربت منه باعا - او بوعا - واذا اتاني يمشي اتيته هرولة

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

حدثنا محمد بن عبد الاعلى القيسي، حدثنا معتمر، عن ابيه، بهذا الاسناد ولم يذكر " اذا اتاني يمشي اتيته هرولة

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

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وابو كريب - واللفظ لابي كريب - قالا حدثنا ابو معاوية، عن الاعمش، عن ابي صالح، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " يقول الله عز وجل انا عند ظن عبدي وانا معه حين يذكرني فان ذكرني في نفسه ذكرته في نفسي وان ذكرني في ملا ذكرته في ملا خير منه وان اقترب الى شبرا تقربت اليه ذراعا وان اقترب الى ذراعا اقتربت اليه باعا وان اتاني يمشي اتيته هرولة

Abu Dharr reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, stated:" He who comes with goodness, there are in store for him ten like those and even more than those: 'And he who comes with vice, ' it is only for that that he is called to account. I even forgive him (as I like) and he who draws close to Me by the span of a palm I draw close to him by the cubit, and he who draws close to Me by the cubit I draw close to him by the space (covered) by two hands, and he who walks towards Me I rush towards him, and he who meets Me in the state that his sins fill the earth, but not associating anything with Me, I would meet Him with the same (vastness) of pardon (on My behalf)." This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Waki

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا وكيع، حدثنا الاعمش، عن المعرور بن سويد، عن ابي ذر، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " يقول الله عز وجل من جاء بالحسنة فله عشر امثالها وازيد ومن جاء بالسيية فجزاوه سيية مثلها او اغفر ومن تقرب مني شبرا تقربت منه ذراعا ومن تقرب مني ذراعا تقربت منه باعا ومن اتاني يمشي اتيته هرولة ومن لقيني بقراب الارض خطيية لا يشرك بي شييا لقيته بمثلها مغفرة " . قال ابراهيم حدثنا الحسن بن بشر حدثنا وكيع بهذا الحديث

A hadith like this has been transmitted on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters and he (further) said:There is for him ten like that (the good he performed) or more than that

حدثنا ابو كريب، حدثنا ابو معاوية، عن الاعمش، بهذا الاسناد . نحوه غير انه قال " فله عشر امثالها او ازيد

Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited a person from amongst the Muslims in order to inquire (about his health) who had grown feeble like the chicken. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Hallowed be Allah, you have neither the power nor forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Fire. He (the Holy Prophet) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right

حدثنا ابو الخطاب، زياد بن يحيى الحساني حدثنا محمد بن ابي عدي، عن حميد، عن ثابت، عن انس، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عاد رجلا من المسلمين قد خفت فصار مثل الفرخ فقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " هل كنت تدعو بشىء او تساله اياه " . قال نعم كنت اقول اللهم ما كنت معاقبي به في الاخرة فعجله لي في الدنيا . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " سبحان الله لا تطيقه - او لا تستطيعه - افلا قلت اللهم اتنا في الدنيا حسنة وفي الاخرة حسنة وقنا عذاب النار " . قال فدعا الله له فشفاه

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Humaid with the same chain of transmitters, but with a slight variation of wording

حدثناه عاصم بن النضر التيمي، حدثنا خالد بن الحارث، حدثنا حميد، بهذا الاسناد الى قوله " وقنا عذاب النار " . ولم يذكر الزيادة

Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited a person from amongst his Companions who had grown as feeble as the chicken. The rest of the hadith is the same, but with this variation that he (the Holy Prophet) said:You have not power enough to undergo the torment imposed by Allah. And there is no mention of: He supplicated Allah for him and He cured him

وحدثني زهير بن حرب، حدثنا عفان، حدثنا حماد، اخبرنا ثابت، عن انس، انعليه وسلم دخل على رجل من اصحابه يعوده وقد صار كالفرخ . بمعنى حديث حميد غير انه قال " لا طاقة لك بعذاب الله " . ولم يذكر فدعا الله له فشفاه

This hadith had been transmitted on the authority of Anas through another chain of narrators

حدثنا محمد بن المثنى، وابن، بشار قالا حدثنا سالم بن نوح العطار، عن سعيد، بن ابي عروبة عن قتادة، عن انس، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بهذا الحديث

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying Allah has mobile (squads) of angels, who have no other work (to attend to but) to follow the assemblies of Dhikr and when they find such assemblies in which there is Dhikr (of Allah) they sit in them and some of them surround the others with their wings till the space between them and the sky of the world is fully covered, and when they disperse (after the assembly of Dhikr is adjourned) they go upward to the heaven and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, asks them although He is best informed about them:Where have you come from? They say: We come from Thine servants upon the earth who had been glorifying Thee (reciting Subhan Allah), uttering Thine Greatness (saying Allah o-Akbar) and uttering Thine Oneness (La ilaha ill Allah) and praising Thee (uttering al-Hamdu Lillah) and begging of Thee. Be would say: What do they beg of Me? They would say: They beg of Thee the Paradise of Thine. He (God) would say: Have they seen My Paradise? They said: No, our Lord. He would say: (What it would be then) if they were to see Mine Paradise? They (the angels) said: They seek Thine protection. He (the Lord) would say: Against what do they seek protection of Mine? They (the angels) would say: Our Lord, from the Hell-Fire. He (the Lord) would say: Have they seen My Fire? They would say: No. He (the Lord) would say: What it would be if they were to see My Fire? They would say: They beg of Thee forgiveness. He would say: I grant pardon to them, and confer upon them what they ask for and grant them protection against which they seek protection. They (the angels) would again say: Our Lord, there is one amongst them such and such simple servant who happened to pass by (that assembly) and sat there along with them (who had been participating in that assembly). He (the Lord) would say: I also grant him pardon, for they are a people the seat-fellows of whom are in no way unfortunate

حدثنا محمد بن حاتم بن ميمون، حدثنا بهز، حدثنا وهيب، حدثنا سهيل، عن ابيه، عن ابي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " ان لله تبارك وتعالى ملايكة سيارة فضلا يتبعون مجالس الذكر فاذا وجدوا مجلسا فيه ذكر قعدوا معهم وحف بعضهم بعضا باجنحتهم حتى يمليوا ما بينهم وبين السماء الدنيا فاذا تفرقوا عرجوا وصعدوا الى السماء - قال - فيسالهم الله عز وجل وهو اعلم بهم من اين جيتم فيقولون جينا من عند عباد لك في الارض يسبحونك ويكبرونك ويهللونك ويحمدونك ويسالونك . قال وماذا يسالوني قالوا يسالونك جنتك . قال وهل راوا جنتي قالوا لا اى رب . قال فكيف لو راوا جنتي قالوا ويستجيرونك . قال ومم يستجيرونني قالوا من نارك يا رب . قال وهل راوا ناري قالوا لا . قال فكيف لو راوا ناري قالوا ويستغفرونك - قال - فيقول قد غفرت لهم فاعطيتهم ما سالوا واجرتهم مما استجاروا - قال - فيقولون رب فيهم فلان عبد خطاء انما مر فجلس معهم قال فيقول وله غفرت هم القوم لا يشقى بهم جليسهم

Qatada asked Anas which Supplication Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) frequently made. He said:The supplication that he (the Prophet made very frequently is this:" O Allah, grant us the good in this world and the good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Hell-Fire." He (Qatada) said that whenever Anas had to supplicate he made this very supplication, and whenever he (intended) to make another supplication he (inserted) this very supplication in that

حدثني زهير بن حرب، حدثنا اسماعيل، - يعني ابن علية - عن عبد العزيز، - وهو ابن صهيب - قال سال قتادة انسا اى دعوة كان يدعو بها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اكثر قال كان اكثر دعوة يدعو بها يقول " اللهم اتنا في الدنيا حسنة وفي الاخرة حسنة وقنا عذاب النار " . قال وكان انس اذا اراد ان يدعو بدعوة دعا بها فاذا اراد ان يدعو بدعاء دعا بها فيه

Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to supplicate (in these words):" Our Lord, grant us the good in this world and the good in the Hereafter and save us from the torment of Hell Fire

حدثنا عبيد الله بن معاذ، حدثنا ابي، حدثنا شعبة، عن ثابت، عن انس، قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " ربنا اتنا في الدنيا حسنة وفي الاخرة حسنة وقنا عذاب النار

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:He who uttered these words:" There is no god but Allah, the One, having no partner with Him. Sovereignty belongs to Him and all the praise is due to Him, and He is Potent over everything" one hundred times every day there is a reward of emancipating ten slaves for him, and there are recorded hundred virtues to his credit, and hundred vices are blotted out from his scroll, and that is a safeguard for him against the Satan on that day till evening and no one brings anything more excellent than this, except one who has done more than this (who utters these words more than one hundred times and does more good acts) and he who utters:" Hallowed be Allah, and all praise is due to Him," one hundred times a day, his sins are obliterated even if they are equal to the extent of the foam of the ocean

حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، قال قرات على مالك عن سمى، عن ابي صالح، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " من قال لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شىء قدير . في يوم ماية مرة . كانت له عدل عشر رقاب وكتبت له ماية حسنة ومحيت عنه ماية سيية وكانت له حرزا من الشيطان يومه ذلك حتى يمسي ولم يات احد افضل مما جاء به الا احد عمل اكثر من ذلك . ومن قال سبحان الله وبحمده في يوم ماية مرة حطت خطاياه ولو كانت مثل زبد البحر

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:He who recites in the morning and in the evening (these words):" Hallowed be Allah and all praise is due to Him" one hundred times, he would not bring on the Day of Resurrection anything excellent than this except one who utters these words or utters more than these words

حدثني محمد بن عبد الملك الاموي، حدثنا عبد العزيز بن المختار، عن سهيل، عن سمى، عن ابي صالح، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " من قال حين يصبح وحين يمسي سبحان الله وبحمده ماية مرة . لم يات احد يوم القيامة بافضل مما جاء به الا احد قال مثل ما قال او زاد عليه

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Two are the expressions which are light on the tongue, but heavy in scale, dear to the Compassionate One:" Hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him" ;" Hallowed be Allah, the Great

حدثنا محمد بن عبد الله بن نمير، وزهير بن حرب، وابو كريب ومحمد بن طريف البجلي قالوا حدثنا ابن فضيل، عن عمارة بن القعقاع، عن ابي زرعة، عن ابي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " كلمتان خفيفتان على اللسان ثقيلتان في الميزان حبيبتان الى الرحمن سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم