صحيح البخاري

Hadith 3786

Book 63: The Merits of Al-Ansar

كِتَاب مَنَاقِبِ الْأَنْصَارِ

Chapter 5

(5) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet to the Ansar: “You are from the most beloved people to me.”

5- بَابُ قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلأَنْصَارِ: «أَنْتُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ»:

English narration

Narrated by أنس بن مالك الأنصاري

Once an Ansari woman, accompanied by a son of hers, came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) spoke to her and said twice, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, you are the most beloved people to me."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَهَا صَبِيٌّ لَهَا فَكَلَّمَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : "

وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ

" , إِلَيَّ مَرَّتَيْنِ " .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3786In-book: Book 63, Hadith 3786

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