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According to the Hadith of Qurb al-Nawafil, the most favored act by God is to do [[obligatory]] worships, which is a means of obtaining nearness to God. Nawafil or [[supererogatory]] worships are also means of obtaining nearness to God. The hadith says, "if one seeks nearness to Me via a supererogatory worship, I will love him and I will become his ears, his eyes, his tongue, and his hand by means of which he can hear and see, and if he calls to me, I will answer him and fulfill his wishes." | According to the Hadith of Qurb al-Nawafil, the most favored act by God is to do [[obligatory]] worships, which is a means of obtaining nearness to God. Nawafil or [[supererogatory]] worships are also means of obtaining nearness to God. The hadith says, "if one seeks nearness to Me via a supererogatory worship, I will love him and I will become his ears, his eyes, his tongue, and his hand by means of which he can hear and see, and if he calls to me, I will answer him and fulfill his wishes." | ||
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===Mystical View=== | ===Mystical View=== | ||
Muslim mystics have cited the hadith as evidence in their mystical discussions. [[Ibn al-'Arabi]] takes words in the Hadith of Qurb al-Nawafil literally, citing it as evidence for the theory of the [[Unity of Existence]]. In his view, the fact that God becomes a believer's eyes and ears amounts to the human annihilation in God's attributes. | Muslim mystics have cited the hadith as evidence in their mystical discussions. [[Ibn al-'Arabi]] takes words in the Hadith of Qurb al-Nawafil literally, citing it as evidence for the theory of the [[Unity of Existence]]. In his view, the fact that God becomes a believer's eyes and ears amounts to the human annihilation in God's attributes. | ||