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abudawud:5126 – Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Sulaymān > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ṣāmit > Abū Dhar

Messenger of Allah! A man loves some people, but he cannot do work like their work. He replied; Yes, Abu Dharr, will be with those whom you love. Abu Dharr then repeated it. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) also repeated it.  

أبو داود:٥١٢٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ الْقَوْمَ وَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ كَعَمَلِهِمْ قَالَ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ قَالَ فَأَعَادَهَا أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَأَعَادَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

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ahmad:21463 – Rawḥ And Hāshim > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl > Hāshim > Ḥumayd > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ṣāmit

[Machine] Abu Dharr, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, can a person love a group of people but not be able to work like they do?" He said, "You, O Abu Dharr, are with whom you love." I said, "Indeed, I love Allah and His Messenger." He said, "Then, you, O Abu Dharr, are with whom you love." He repeated this three times, "You are with whom you love."  

أحمد:٢١٤٦٣ – حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ وَهَاشِمٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ قَالَ هَاشِمٌ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قَالَ

أَبُو ذَرٍّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ الْقَوْمَ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ كَعَمَلِهِمْ؟ قَالَ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ قَالَ هَاشِمٌ قَالَهَا لَهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ  

ahmad:21379 – Bahz > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ṣāmit

[Machine] Abu Dhar, I said, "O Messenger of Allah, can a person love a people but not be able to do their deeds?" He (the Prophet) said, "You, Abu Dhar, are with those whom you love." I said, "Indeed, I love Allah and His Messenger, may He repeat it once or twice."  

أحمد:٢١٣٧٩ – حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قَالَ

أَبُو ذَرٍّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ الْقَوْمَ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ؟ قَالَ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يُعِيدُهَا مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

darimi:2829 – Saʿīd b. Sulaymān > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ṣāmit > Abū Dhar

Messenger of Allah! A man loves some people, but he cannot do work like their work. He replied; Yes, Abu Dharr, will be with those whom you love. Abu Dharr then repeated it. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) also repeated it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5126)   

الدارمي:٢٨٢٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ الْقَوْمَ ولَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ مِثْلَ عَمَلِهِمْ؟ قَالَ «أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ» قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ قَالَ «أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ»  

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ مَحَبَّةَ الْمَرْءِ الصَّالِحِينَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُقَصِّرًا فِي اللُّحُوقِ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ يَبْلُغُهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَهُمْ

ibnhibban:556 – Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Shaybān b. Abū Shaybah > Sulaymān b. al-Mughīrah > Ḥumayd b. Hilāl > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ṣāmit > Abū Dhar

Messenger of Allah! A man loves some people, but he cannot do work like their work. He replied; Yes, Abu Dharr, will be with those whom you love. Abu Dharr then repeated it. The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) also repeated it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5126)   

ابن حبّان:٥٥٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ الْقَوْمَ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ كَعَمَلِهِمْ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّكَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ» قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ قَالَ «أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ»  

adab:351 –

Abu Dharr said, "I asked, 'Messenger of Allah, what if a man loves a people but cannot join them?' He replied, 'Abu Dharr, you are with the one you love.' I said, 'I love Allah and His Messenger.' He said, 'Abu Dharr, you are with the one you love.'"  

الأدب المفرد:٣٥١ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ الْقَوْمَ وَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَلْحَقَ بِعَمَلِهِمْ؟ قَالَ أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ قُلْتُ إِنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ قَالَ أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ