أَخْبَرَنَا وَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لَا يُحِبُّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يَبْغُضُنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5037
It was narrated that ‘Ali said: “The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم made a Covenant with me that none would love me but a believer, and none Would hate me but a hypocrite.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020