(162) بَابُ الرَّجُلِ يُحِبُّ قَوْمًا وَلَمَّا يَلْحَقْ بِهِمْ
Abu Dharr said, "I asked, 'Messenger of Allah, what if a man lovesa people but cannot join them?' He replied, 'Abu Dharr, you are with theone you love.' I said, 'I love Allah and His Messenger.' He said, 'AbuDharr, you are with the one you love.'"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 351
In-book reference: Book 17, Hadith 8
English translation: Book 17, Hadith 351