Hadith 33559

Muwatta Malik

موطأ مالك

52
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " قَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِذَا أَحَبَّ عَبْدِي لِقَائِي أَحْبَبْتُ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِذَا كَرِهَ لِقَائِي كَرِهْتُ لِقَاءَهُ " .


Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said, 'If My slavelongs to meet Me, I long to meet him, and if he is averse to meetingMe, I am averse to meeting him.' "

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 16, Hadith 51

Arabic reference: Book 16, Hadith 573