Chapter 5.0

“You are from the most beloved people to me.”

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

2 hadiths

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Isma'il bin Ibrahim,Abu Ma'mar al-Hadhlifrom'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id bin Dhakwanfrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin SuhaibfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ ‏

‏‏.‏ قَالَهَا ثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ‏.‏

English translation

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."

Original Arabic chain wording

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 ‏

Sahih al-Bukhari, 3786sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Ya'qub bin Ibrahim bin Sa'dfromBahz bin Asad al-'AmifromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromHisham bin Zayd bin AnasfromAnas bin Malik

Hadith text · Matn

‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، إِنَّكُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ ‏

‏‏.‏ مَرَّتَيْنِ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Anas bin Malik:

Once an Ansari woman, accompanied by a son of hers, came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) spoke to her and said twice, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, you are the most beloved people to me."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَعَهَا صَبِيٌّ لَهَا، فَكَلَّمَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏