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[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, a man loves another man but cannot do his deeds." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "A person will be with those whom he loves." Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I have never seen the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rejoice over anything as much as they rejoiced over this saying of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) also said, "We love the Messenger of Allah ﷺ but we cannot do his deeds. So when we are with him, we rely on this saying (that we will be with those whom we love)."  

أحمد:١٣٣١٦حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يُحِبُّ الرَّجُلَ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَعْمَلَكَعَمَلِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَرْءُ مَعَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَرِحُوا بِشَيْءٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ الْإِسْلَامَ مَا فَرِحُوا بِهَذَا مِنْ قَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ فَنَحْنُ نُحِبُّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا نَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ نَعْمَلَ كَعَمَلِهِ فَإِذَا كُنَّا مَعَهُ فَحَسْبُنَا