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abudawud:4599 – Musaddad > Khālid b. ʿAbdullāh > Yazīd b. Abū Ziyād > Mujāhid > a man > Abū Dhar

The Prophet ﷺ said: The best of the actions is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah.  

أبو داود:٤٥٩٩ – حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَفْضَلُ الأَعْمَالِ الْحُبُّ فِي اللَّهِ وَالْبُغْضُ فِي اللَّهِ  

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The Prophet ﷺ said: The best of the actions is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4599)   

السيوطي:٣٧١٦a –

"أفضلُ الأعمالِ الحبُّ في الله، والبُغض في الله" .  

[د] أبو داود عن أبي ذَرٍّ