It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stated that Allah Almighty said: Whoever humbles himself for My sake in this manner—then Yazid, the narrator, turned his palm towards the ground and brought it close to the earth—I, Allah, will raise him up in this way—then the narrator turned the back of his hand towards the sky and raised it towards the heavens.