حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَکُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا کَانَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَرَّ بِهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّ هَذَا فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْلَمْتَهُ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَعْلِمْهُ قَالَ فَلَحِقَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّکَ فِي اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَحَبَّکَ الَّذِي أَحْبَبْتَنِي لَهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5125
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: A man was with the Prophet ﷺ and a man passed by him and said: Messenger of Allah! I love this man. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then asked: Have you informed him? He replied: No. He said: Inform him. He then went to him and said: I love you for Allah's sake. He replied: May He for Whose sake you love me love you!
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020