The ruling on the hadith: “Indeed, Allah is closer to the face of the one praying”
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The questioner:
It is a weak hadith, in reality. The hadith “Indeed, Allah is closer to the face of the one praying”—is this one of the hadiths regarding creation?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is one of the hadiths regarding nearness. The servant is closest to his Lord when he is prostrating, and Allah is before the face of the one praying. This is nearness; He draws near to the one praying.
The questioner:
And do we understand it as being said?
The Shaykh:
Yes, we understand it despite its weakness. What prevents this regarding Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He?[At-Talaq 65:12] Yes.
It is a weak hadith, in reality. The hadith “Indeed, Allah is closer to the face of the one praying”—is this one of the hadiths regarding creation?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is one of the hadiths regarding nearness. The servant is closest to his Lord when he is prostrating, and Allah is before the face of the one praying. This is nearness; He draws near to the one praying.
The questioner:
And do we understand it as being said?
The Shaykh:
Yes, we understand it despite its weakness. What prevents this regarding Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He?
Allah is over all things competent
اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Source
معنى حديث : «إن الله قِبَل وجه المصلي» — alfawzan.live
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.