(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.'" (ID)
Reference (ID): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 351 (ID)
In-book reference (ID): Book 17, Hadith 8 (ID)
English translation (ID): Book 17, Hadith 351 (ID)