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Allah Is Exactly as His Servant Thinks He Is

Sahih
Sahih Bukhari · 7405·Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (RA)

يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَنَا عِنْدَ ظَنِّ عَبْدِي بِي، وَأَنَا مَعَهُ إِذَا ذَكَرَنِي، فَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي نَفْسِهِ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي نَفْسِي، وَإِنْ ذَكَرَنِي فِي مَلَإٍ ذَكَرْتُهُ فِي مَلَإٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْهُمْ

Transliteration

Yaqūlullāhu ta'ālā: Anā 'inda dhanni 'abdī bī, wa anā ma'ahu idhā dhakaran. Fa-in dhakaran fī nafsihī dhakartuhū fī nafsī, wa in dhakaran fī mala'in dhakartuhū fī mala'in khayrin minhum

Translation

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah the Almighty says: 'I am as My servant thinks of Me. I am with him when he remembers Me. If he mentions Me within himself, I mention him within Myself. If he mentions Me in an assembly, I mention him in an assembly far better than his.'"

Practice This Today

Replace any negative thought about Allah's mercy with absolute certainty — He is exactly as you believe Him to be. Think well of Him.

hopemercydhikrhusn al-dhanncloseness to Allah

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