Hadith #57

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Sa'd (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ was approached by a group who asked him for something, and he gave to all of them except one man. Sa'd said: 'I said: O Messenger of Allah, you gave to them but left out so-and-so. By Allah, I consider him a believer.' the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Or a Muslim?' Sa'd repeated it three times, saying 'a believer,' and the Prophet ﷺ kept replying 'or a Muslim.' Then the Prophet ﷺ said on the third time: 'By Allah, I may give to a man while someone else is more beloved to me than him, out of fear that Allah might throw him on his face into the Fire.' Abu Nu'aym said: I met Sufyan in Makkah, and the first person he asked me about was Shuja' — meaning Abu Badr.