Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #29761

Abu Kurayb told us, Ibn Numayr and Abu Muawiya told us, on the authority of Al-Amash, on the authority of Abu Salih, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “God Almighty says: I am when my servant thinks of me, and I am with him when he remembers me. So if he mentions me to himself, I will remember him to myself.” And if he mentions Me in an assembly, I will mention him in a better assembly than theirs, and if he approaches me by a span, I will approach him by an arm’s length, and if he approaches me by an arm’s length I approached him quickly, and if he came to me walking, I would come to him trotting.” Abu Issa said: This is a good and authentic hadith. It is narrated on the authority of Al-A’mash in Interpretation This hadith: “Whoever draws near to me by a span, I will draw near to him by an arm’s length,” means forgiveness and mercy, and this is how some people of knowledge interpreted this. The hadith. They said, its meaning is that it says, “If the servant draws near to Me by obeying Me and I do not command him, I will hasten to him with My forgiveness and mercy.” It was narrated. On the authority of Saeed bin Jubayr, he said in this verse: (So remember me, and I will remember you.) He said, “Remember me in my obedience, and I will remember you in my forgiveness.” Abd bin Humaid told us, he said: Al-Hasan bin Musa and Amr bin Hashim Al-Ramli told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’ah, on the authority of Ata’ bin Yasar, on the authority of Sa’id bin I'm stuck with this...