Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 447:2
Musnad Ahmad 447:2
Hadith of Wathila ibn al-Asqa (RA) "also repeated in the Meccan and Medinan [collections], except for some hadiths which I have established here, while the rest are in the Meccan and Medinan [collections]."
حديث واثلة بن الأسقع " معاد أيضا في المكيين والمدنيين (1) إلا أحاديث منها قد أثبتها هاهنا، وباقيها في المكيين والمدنيين "
Hadith 447:2
Abu al-Mughirah narrated to us, he said: Hisham ibn al-Ghazi narrated to us, he said: Abu al-Nadr narrated to me, he said: Wathilah ibn al-Asqa' called me, and his eyesight had gone, and he said: "O Hayyan, lead me to Yazid ibn al-Aswad al-Jurashi" — then he mentioned the hadith — and he said: "Rejoice, for I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saying about Allah, the Almighty and Majestic: 'I am as My servant expects of Me, so let him expect of Me whatever he wishes.'"
حدثنا أبو المغيرة، قال: حدثنا هشام بن الغاز، قال: حدثني أبو النضر، قال: دعاني واثلة بن الأسقع، وقد ذهب بصره فقال: يا حيان ، قدني إلى يزيد بن الأسود الجرشي - فذكر الحديث -، فقال: أبشر، فإني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول عن الله عز وجل: " أنا عند ظن عبدي بي، فليظن بي ما شاء "