Hadith 38 - Attaining Nearness to Allah and His Love

Sharh Arba'een an Nawawî

Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadeeth

Hadeeth 38

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Verily Allah ta’ala has said: ‘Whosoever shows enmity to a wali (friend) of Mine, then I have declared war against him. And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to me with nafil (supererogatory) deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him; and were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.’”

It was related by al-Bukhari.

Source: Arba'een an Nawawî

to be continued . . . .

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Hadith Qudsi 30 My servant likes to meet Me

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Hadith Qudsi 30:

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah [The Most High] be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah [The Most High]  said: Allah (mighty and sublime be He) said: 

If My servant likes to meet Me, I like to meet him; 
and if he dislikes to meet Me, I dislike to meet him.

Prophetic explanation of this Sacred Hadith: "He who likes to meet Allah, Allah likes to meet him; and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah dislikes to meet him." Aishah (may Allah [The Most High] be pleased with her) said: O Prophet of Allah, is it because of the dislike of death, for all of us dislike death? 

The Prophet  said: It is not so, but rather it is that when the believer is given news of Allah's mercy, His approval and His Paradise, he likes to meet Allah and Allah likes to meet him; but when the unbeliever is given news of Allah's punishment and His displeasure, he dislikes to meet Allah and Allah dislikes to meet him. 

It was related by al-Bukhari and Malik. The Prophetic version is related by Muslim. 

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To Be Continued....