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ahmad-zuhd:2043ʿAbdullāh from my father > Sufyān

[Machine] "Indeed, you love Allah, so you love those who love Allah."  

الزهد لأحمد:٢٠٤٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِمَسْرُوقٍ إِنِّي أُحِبُّكَ فِي اللَّهِ قَالَ

«إِنَّكَ أَحْبَبْتَ اللَّهَ فَأَحْبَبْتَ مَنْ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ ﷻ»  


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tabarani:13823Aḥmad b. Yaḥyá b. Khālid b. Ḥayyān

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: "Indeed, Allah ﷻ loves those who love dates."  

الطبراني:١٣٨٢٣حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي يَحْيَى بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي حَيَّةَ عَنِ ابنِ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي قَبِيلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يُحِبُّ مَنْ يُحِبُّ التَّمْرَ»