حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ بُرْقَانَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْأَصَمِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ الْأَرْوَاحُ جُنُودٌ مُجَنَّدَةٌ فَمَا تَعَارَفَ مِنْهَا ائْتَلَفَ وَمَا تَنَاكَرَ مِنْهَا اخْتَلَفَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4834
Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: The spirits are in marshalled hosts; those who know one another will be friendly, and those who do not, will keep apart.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020