Sahih al-Bukhari · The Merits of Al-Ansar
5- بَابُ قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلأَنْصَارِ: «أَنْتُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ»:
(5) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet to the Ansar: “You are from the most beloved people to me.”
2 hadith · references 3785–3786
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Bukhari · 3785رَأَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النِّسَاءَ وَالصِّبْيَانَ مُقْبِلِينَ ، قَالَ : حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ :The Prophet (ﷺ) saw the women and children (of the Ansar) coming forward. (The sub-narrator said, "I think that Anas said, 'They were returning from a wedding party.") The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up and said thrice, "By Allah!4 narratorsBukhari · 3786وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِOnce 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."5 narrators