The Special Proximity and Its Distinction from the General Presence
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The questioner:
And Allah the Exalted brings near to His servant who remembers Him a special proximity. We ask for clarification of this special proximity, and whether it differs from the general presence, which is a presence of encompassing and following?
The Shaykh:
We said that the proximity is specific to the believers, unlike the presence, which is divided into two categories: a general category for the believers and the disbelievers, and a special category for the believers. So the proximity is synonymous with the special presence of the believers.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh Hafizah ibn Mubarak.
The Shaykh:
Because whenever you draw near to Allah through worship, He draws near to you. He, Glorious and Majestic is He, said in the Holy Hadith:, My soul. So whenever the servant draws near to Allah through worship, remembrance, and supplication, Allah is near, responsive, and He draws near to him with a special proximity.
And Allah the Exalted brings near to His servant who remembers Him a special proximity. We ask for clarification of this special proximity, and whether it differs from the general presence, which is a presence of encompassing and following?
The Shaykh:
We said that the proximity is specific to the believers, unlike the presence, which is divided into two categories: a general category for the believers and the disbelievers, and a special category for the believers. So the proximity is synonymous with the special presence of the believers.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh Hafizah ibn Mubarak.
The Shaykh:
Because whenever you draw near to Allah through worship, He draws near to you. He, Glorious and Majestic is He, said in the Holy Hadith:
Draw near to Me by a hand's breadth, and I will draw near to you by an arm's length. And if My servant comes to Me walking, I will come to him running.
تقرب إلي ذراعا تقربت منه باعا، وإذا أتان عبدي يمشي أتيته هرولةAnd I am with him wherever he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in a gathering, I remember him in a gathering better than it. And if he remembers Me in his own self, I remember him in
وأنا معه حيث ذكرني، فإن ذكرني في ملأ ذكرته في ملأ خير منه، وإن ذكرني في نفسه ذكرته في
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