Hadith #140
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ يَزُورُ أَخًا لَهُ فِي اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي قَرْيَةٍ أُخْرَى فَأَرْصَدَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِمَدْرَجَتِهِ م
َلَكًا فَلَمَّا مَرَّ بِهِ قَالَ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ قَالَ أُرِيدُ فُلَانًا قَالَ لِقَرَابَةٍ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَلِنِعْمَةٍ لَهُ عِنْدَكَ تَرُبُّهَا قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَلِمَ تَأْتِيهِ قَالَ إِنِّي أُحِبُّهُ فِي اللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكَ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّكَ بِحُبِّكَ إِيَّاهُ فِيهِ
Isnad Chain
يزيد
حماد بن سلمة
ثابت البناني
أبو رافع
أبو هريرة
النبي
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Yazid, from Hammad ibn Salama, from Thabit al-Bunani, from Abu Rafi' — that the Prophet ﷺ said: "A man set out to visit a brother of his for the sake of Allah (عز وجل) in another village. Allah posted an angel on his path. When the man passed by him, the angel said: 'Where are you going?' He said: 'I am going to visit so-and-so.' The angel said: 'Is it because of kinship?' He said: 'No.' The angel said: 'Is it because of a favor he did for you?' He said: 'No.' The angel said: 'Then why are you going to him?' He said: 'I love him for the sake of Allah.' The angel said: 'I am a messenger from Allah to you, telling you that He loves you because of your love for him for His sake.'"
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 140
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7578
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43968