Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:7880 حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ ثنا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَاتِكَةِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَهَانَ لِي وَلِيًّا فَقَدْ بَارَزَنِي بِالْعَدَاوَةِ ابْنَ آدَمَ لَنْ تُدْرِكَ مَا عِنْدِي إِلَّا بِأَدَاءِ مَا افْتَرَضْتُ عَلَيْكَ وَلَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَحَبَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ فَأَكُونَ قَلْبَهُ الَّذِي يَعْقِلُ بِهِ وَلِسَانَهُ الَّذِي يَنْطِقُ بِهِ وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ فَإِذَا دَعَانِي أَجَبْتُهُ وَإِذَا سَأَلَنِي أَعْطَيْتُهُ وَإِذَا اسْتَنْصَرَنِي نَصَرْتُهُ وَأَحَبُّ عِبَادَةِ عَبْدِي إِلَيَّ النَّصِيحَةُ»
English Translation
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, in a hadith qudsi: "Whoever humiliates a friend (wali) of Mine has declared war against Me. O son of Adam, you will never attain what I have except by fulfilling what I have made obligatory upon you. My servant continues to endear himself to Me through voluntary acts of worship until I love him. When I love him, I become his heart with which he understands, his tongue with which he speaks, and his sight with which he sees. When he calls upon Me, I answer him. When he asks Me, I give him. When he seeks My help, I help him. And the most beloved worship of My servant to Me is sincere counsel."