Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "My Lord says, 'If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.' "
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93: Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed), Hadith #627
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "My Lord says, 'If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.' "
This hadith is from the book of Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 627 in book 93 of volume 9.
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