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ahmad:14043 – ʿAffān > Ḥammād > Thābit > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ once received a group of Ansar boys and girls. He said, 'By Allah, I really love you.'"  

أحمد:١٤٠٤٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ صِبْيَانُ الْأَنْصَارِ وَالْإِمَاءُ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكُمْ  

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ibnhibban:4329 – al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Hudbah b. Khālid > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once received some young boys, girls, and slaves from the Ansar, and he said, "By Allah, I love you all."  

ابن حبّان:٤٣٢٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اسْتَقْبَلَهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ غِلْمَانٌ وَإِمَاءٌ وَعُبَيْدٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ «وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكُمْ»