حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِکٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرِحُوا بِشَيْئٍ لَمْ أَرَهُمْ فَرِحُوا بِشَيْئٍ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ الرَّجُلَ عَلَی الْعَمَلِ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ يَعْمَلُ بِهِ وَلَا يَعْمَلُ بِمِثْلِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَرْئُ مَعَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5127
Anas bin Malik said: I never saw the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ so happy about anything as I saw them happy about this thing. A man said: Messenger of Allah! A man loves another man for the good work which he does, but he himself cannot do like it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: A man will be with those whom he loves.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020