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[Machine] "The entry of joy onto the believer, it was said, what remains from you? He said, 'The favor upon the brothers.'"  

الزهد لأحمد:٢١٣٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ قَالَ قِيلَ لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ

إِدْخَالُ السُّرُورِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ قِيلَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ؟ قَالَ «الْإِفْضَالُ عَلَى الْإِخْوَانِ»