(8) باب قَبُولِ تَوْبَةِ الْقَاتِلِ وَإِنْ كَثُرَ قَتْلُهُ
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Qatida with the same chain of transmitters but (with this variation of wording):
" Allah commanded the earth (from where) he wanted to come out to move itself away and to the other earth (where he wanted to go) to draw nearer."
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2766 c
In-book reference: Book 50, Hadith 56
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 37, Hadith 6664