حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ مِمَّا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُبْغِضُنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ وَلَا يُحِبُّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 642
It was narrated that Zirr bin Hubaish said: 'Ali (RA) said: By Allah, one of the things that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) promised me was that no one would hate me except a hypocrite and no one would love me except a believer.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020