On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who
said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Allah
(mighty and sublime be He) said:
Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war
with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by
Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant
continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall
love him.
When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with
which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which
he walks.
Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and
were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it.
I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing]
the soul of My faithful servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him.