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[Machine] About Al-Hasan from Abu Darda, if you wish, I will tell you about the people who are most beloved to Allah. They are the ones who make people love Allah and act sincerely on the earth. And if you wish, I will swear to you that the most beloved worshippers of Allah to Allah are the guardians of the sun and the moon.  

الزهد لأحمد:٧٧٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ

عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ لَأُحَدِّثَنَّكُمْ مَنْ أَحَبُّ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يُحَبِّبُونَ اللَّهَ إِلَى عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْمَلُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ نُصْحًا وَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ لَأُقْسِمَنَّ لَكُمْ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ لِرِعَاءِ الشَّمْسِ وَالْقَمَرِ