Hadith 9650

Chapter 5

باب 5

(5) باب قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلأَنْصَارِ " أَنْتُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ "

(5) Chapter: "You are from the most beloved people to me."
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ رَأَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم النِّسَاءَ وَالصِّبْيَانَ مُقْبِلِينَ ـ قَالَ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مِنْ عُرُسٍ ـ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُمْثِلاً، فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ ". قَالَهَا ثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ.

Narrated Anas:
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! You are from the most beloved people to me."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3785

In-book reference: Book 63, Hadith 10

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 58, Hadith 129