Is the attribute of "harwala" (trotting/hastening) affirmed for Allah -may He be glorified and exalted-? And what is meant by it in the Hadith: "And if he comes to Me walking, I will come to him trotting (harwala)"?

None of the early imams are known to have mentioned "harwalah" (trotting/hastening) among the attributes of Allah Almighty. However, the apparent meaning of the "harwalah" hadith is understood as a metaphor for Allah's reward and grace upon His servant. Al-A'mash, Qatadah, and the pious predecessors interpreted it to mean "forgiveness and mercy," while Ishaq ibn Rahawayh explained it as "reward." Ibn Hibban titled a chapter on it, "Reporting that Allah's forgiveness is closer to the obedient." As for Ibn Qutaybah and Qadi Abu Ya'la al-Farra, they interpreted it as a representation and simile for the swiftness of reward, meaning an amplification and increase in reward. This approach was followed by Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, who affirmed that the reward is of the same kind as the deed, and that Allah's drawing near to His servant is a recompense for the servant's drawing near to Him. He emphasized that the apparent meaning of the discourse in the hadith is the true meaning and does not imply physical movement.