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ahmad:17807Aswad b. ʿĀmir > Jarīr / Ibn Ḥāzim > al-Ḥasan

[Machine] A man said to 'Amr ibn al-'As, "Did you not see a man who died while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ loved him? Was he not a righteous man?" 'Amr replied, "Yes, indeed." He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has died while he loved you and utilized your services." 'Amr said, "Indeed, he utilized me, but by Allah, I do not know whether he loved me or sought my assistance. However, I will tell you about two men whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ loved and they loved him: Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and 'Ammar ibn Yasir."  

أحمد:١٧٨٠٧حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَازِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّهُ أَلَيْسَ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا؟ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ قَدْ مَاتَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّكَ وَقَدِ اسْتَعْمَلَكَ فَقَالَ قَدْ اسْتَعْمَلَنِي فَوَاللهِ مَا أَدْرِي أَحُبًّا كَانَ لِي مِنْهُ أَوْ اسْتِعَانَةً بِي وَلَكِنِّي سَأُحَدِّثُكَ بِرَجُلَيْنِ مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُحِبُّهُمَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ