It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty says, "Whoever humiliates any of My friends has declared war against Me, and My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to Me than the obligations I have enjoined upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to Me with voluntary acts until I love him. Then, when I love him, if he asks of Me, I grant him, and if he supplicates to Me, I accept his supplication. And I do not hesitate in anything as I hesitate in taking the soul of My servant, for he dislikes death and I dislike to harm him."