أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ کُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ بِهِنَّ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ مَنْ کَانَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا وَمَنْ أَحَبَّ الْمَرْئَ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَمَنْ يَکْرَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَی الْکُفْرِ کَمَا يَکْرَهُ أَنْ يُلْقَی فِي النَّارِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5004
It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “There are three things, whoever attains them will find therein the sweetness of Islam: When Allah and His Messenger are dearer to him than all else; when he loves a person and only loves him for the sake of Allah; and when he would hate to go back to disbelief as much as he would hate to be thrown into the fire.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020