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Bukhari 7537 — When the servant draws near Me by a span, I draw near him by a cubit

البخاري 7537 — إذا تقرب العبد مني شبرا تقربت منه ذراعا

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 7537: When the servant draws near Me by a span, I draw near him by a cubit. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«إذا تقرب العبد مني شبرا تقربت منه ذراعا وإذا تقرب مني ذراعا تقربت منه باعا أو بوعا . وقال معتمر سمعت أبي، سمعت أنسا، عن أبي هريرة، عن النبي يرويه عن ربه، عز وجل.»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)

People and things also explored

Bukhari 6408 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance· Bukhari 6502 — Whoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, I declare war on him· Bukhari 7405 — I am as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he remembers Me· Bukhari 7507 — My servant sinned and knew he has a Lord who forgives sin· Ibn Majah 3792 — I am with My servant when he remembers Me and his lips move with My name· Ibn Majah 3801 — Praise be to You as befits Your majesty: write it as My servant said it· Ibn Majah 4107 — Son of Adam, devote yourself to My worship and I shall fill your heart with richness· Tirmidhi 981 — I have forgiven My servant what lies between the two ends of the record

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  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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islam.museum contributors. “Bukhari 7537 — When the servant draws near Me by a span, I draw near him by a cubit”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/bukhari-7537/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-10.

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Bukhari 6408 — Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 6408: Angels seek the gatherings of remembrance. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.