[Machine] I entered the mosque in Hims and sat in a gathering where there were thirty-two men who were companions of the Prophet ﷺ . One of them would say, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say," and then the other would say, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say," and so on. Among them was a man with a striking appearance. Whenever they had any doubts about something, they would refer it to him and be satisfied with what he said. I had never sat before or after this gathering that was like it. The people dispersed, and I didn't know the name or rank of any of them. I spent the night as I had never spent such a night before. I said to myself, "I am a man seeking knowledge, and I sat with the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ without knowing the name or rank of any of them." When morning came, I went to the mosque and found myself with the man they used to refer to when they had doubts. He was bowing on some pillars of the mosque, so I sat next to him. When he finished praying, I said to him, "O Abdullah, by Allah, I love you for the sake of Allah." He held me tightly until it hurt, then asked, "Do you really love me for the sake of Allah?" I said, "By Allah, I do love you for the sake of Allah." He said, "Then I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'The people who love each other for the sake of Allah will be under the shade of Allah's Throne on a day when there will be no shade except His shade.'" I got up from beside him and found myself with a man from the group who used to be with him. I said to him, "I have heard a hadith from that man who said, 'He does not speak except the truth.'" He replied, "I have also heard that hadith, and I have heard even better hadiths from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ where he mentioned my name. My love for those who love each other for the sake of Allah is true, and my love for those who strive for my sake is true, and my love for those who meet each other for my sake is true." I asked him, "Who are you? May Allah have mercy on you." He replied, "I am Ubada bin Samit." I asked him, "Who is that man?" He replied, "Muadh bin Jabal."  

دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ حِمْصَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى حَلْقَةٍ فِيهَا اثْنَانِ وَثَلَاثُونَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيُحَدِّثُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ الْآخَرُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيُحَدِّثُ قَالَ وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ أَدْعَجُ بَرَّاقُ الثَّنَايَا فَإِذَا شَكُّوا فِي شَيْءٍ رَدُّوهُ إِلَيْهِ وَرَضُوا بِمَا يَقُولُ فِيهِ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَجْلِسْ قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ مَجْلِسًا مِثْلَهُ فَتَفَرَّقَ الْقَوْمُ وَمَا أَعْرِفُ اسْمَ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَلَا مَنْزِلَهُ قَالَ فَبِتُّ بِلَيْلَةٍ مَا بِتُّ بِمِثْلِهَا قَالَ وَقُلْتُ أَنَا رَجُلٌ أَطْلُبُ الْعِلْمَ وَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ أَعْرِفْ اسْمَ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ وَلَا مَنْزِلَهُ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِالرَّجُلِ الَّذِي كَانُوا إِذَا شَكُّوا فِي شَيْءٍ رَدُّوهُ إِلَيْهِ يَرْكَعُ إِلَى بَعْضِ أُسْطُوَانَاتِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قُلْتُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ لِلَّهِ فَأَخَذَ بِحُبْوَتِي حَتَّى أَدْنَانِي مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَتُحِبُّنِي لِلَّهِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِي وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ لِلَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْمُتَحَابِّينَ بِجَلَالِ اللهِ فِي ظِلِّ اللهِ وَظِلِّ عَرْشِهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مَعَهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ حَدِيثًا حَدَّثَنِيهِ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَا يَقُولُلَكَ إِلَّا حَقًّا قَالَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ قَدْ سَمِعْتُ ذَلِكَ وَأَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَأْثِرُ عَنْ رَبِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى حَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلَّذِينَ يَتَحَابُّونَ فِيَّ وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلَّذِينَ يَتَبَاذَلُونَ فِيَّ وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلَّذِينَ يَتَزَاوَرُونَ فِيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنْ أَنْتَ يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ؟ قَالَ أَنَا عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنِ الرَّجُلُ؟ قَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ  

[Machine] "I came to the mosque of the people of Damascus, and there was a circle in which were elderly companions of the Prophet ﷺ and there were young men among them with kohl-lined eyes, with shining blackness. Whenever they differed in something, they would return it to a young lad. I said to a companion sitting next to me, 'Who is this?' He said, 'This is Muadh ibn Jabal.' I came from the evening, but they did not attend. I came again the next morning, but they did not come. I was happy, and suddenly, I saw the young man praying towards a canister. I prayed behind him, and then turned towards him. He greeted, and I approached him and said, 'Indeed, I love you for the sake of Allah.' He said, 'Draw me closer.' He asked, 'How did you say it?' I said, 'Indeed, I love you for the sake of Allah.' He said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Those who love each other for the sake of Allah are upon pulpits of light on the Day when there is no shade except His shade.' I left until I met Ubada ibn Samit, and I mentioned to him the hadith of Muadh ibn Jabal. He said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ narrate from his Lord, 'My love is due to those who love each other for my sake, and My love is due to those who spend on each other for My sake, and My love is due to those who visit each other for My sake. And those who love each other for the sake of Allah are upon pulpits of light on the Day when there is no shade except His shade.'"  

أَتَيْتُ مَسْجِدَ أَهْلِ دِمَشْقَ فَإِذَا حَلْقَةٌ فِيهَا كُهُولٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَإِذَا شَابٌّ فِيهِمْ أَكْحَلُالْعَيْنِ بَرَّاقُ الثَّنَايَا كُلَّمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَيْءٍ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الْفَتَى فَتًى شَابٌّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِجَلِيسٍ لِي مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ مِنَ الْعَشِيِّ فَلَمْ يَحْضُرُوا قَالَ فَغَدَوْتُ مِنَ الْغَدِ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَجِيئُوا فَرُحْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِالشَّابِّ يُصَلِّي إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ فَرَكَعْتُ ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلْتُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمَ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ فِي اللهِ قَالَ فَمَدَّنِي إِلَيْهِ قَالَ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟ قُلْتُ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ فِي اللهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْمُتَحَابُّونَ فِي اللهِ عَلَى مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ فِي ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى لَقِيتُ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ حَدِيثَ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَحْكِي عَنْ رَبِّهِ يَقُولُ حَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَحَابِّينَ فِيَّ وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَبَاذِلِينَ فِيَّ وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَزَاوِرِينَ فِيَّ وَالْمُتَحَابُّونَ فِي اللهِ عَلَى مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ فِي ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ  

[Machine] I entered the mosque of Hims and found around thirty young men from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Among them was a young man with dark eyes and radiant complexion, silent and serene. Whenever the people needed something, they would come to him and ask him. I asked my neighbor, "Who is this?" He replied, "This is Mu'adh ibn Jabal." I developed a love for him in my heart and I stayed with them until they dispersed. Then I migrated to the mosque and there I found Mu'adh ibn Jabal standing and praying near a column. He remained silent and did not speak to me. I prayed and then sat down, wrapping myself in my cloak. He sat there silently without speaking to me, and I also remained silent. Then I said, "By Allah, I love you." He asked, "For what reason do you love me?" I replied, "For the sake of Allah the Most Blessed and Exalted." He held my collar and pulled me towards him gently, then he said, "Rejoice! If you are truthful, then I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Those who love each other for my sake will have pulpits of light, and they will envy the prophets and martyrs.'" He then left, and I met Ubada ibn As-Samit and said to him, "O Abu Al-Walid, I inform you of what Mu'adh ibn Jabal said about those who love each other for the sake of Allah." Ubada replied, "Let me tell you what the Prophet ﷺ said about this. He said, 'By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, your love for the sake of Allah is confirmed. Your love for those you meet and accompany is confirmed. And your love for those you spend money on and support is confirmed. And your love for those you maintain ties with is confirmed.'"  

دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ حِمْصَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ نَحْوٌ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ كَهْلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِذَا فِيهِمْ شَابٌّ أَكْحَلُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ بَرَّاقُ الثَّنَايَا سَاكِتٌ فَإِذَا امْتَرَى الْقَوْمُ فِي شَيْءٍ أَقْبَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقُلْتُ لِجَلِيسٍ لِي مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ هَذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَوَقَعَ لَهُ فِي نَفْسِي حُبٌّ فَكُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى تَفَرَّقُوا ثُمَّ هَجَّرْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ فَسَكَتَ لَا يُكَلِّمُنِي فَصَلَّيْتُ ثُمَّ جَلَسْتُ فَاحْتَبَيْتُ بِرِدَائِي ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَسَكَتَ لَا يُكَلِّمُنِي وَسَكَتُّ لَا أُكَلِّمُهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ قَالَ فِيمَ تُحِبُّنِي؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ فِي اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَأَخَذَ بِحُبْوَتِي فَجَرَّنِي إِلَيْهِ هُنَيَّةً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبْشِرْ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْمُتَحَابُّونَ فِي جَلَالِي لَهُمْ مَنَابِرُ مِنْ نُورٍ يَغْبِطُهُمُ النَّبِيُّونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ 10 قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْوَلِيدِ لَا أُحَدِّثُكَ بِمَا حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فِي الْمُتَحَابِّينَ قَالَ فَأَنَا أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ ﷻ قَالَ حَقَّتْمَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَحَابِّينَ فِيَّ وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَزَاوِرِينَ فِيَّ وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَبَاذِلِينَ فِيَّ وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَوَاصِلِينَ فِيَّ  

[Machine] I sat in a gathering with twenty companions of the Prophet ﷺ , and among them was a young man with a pleasant face, captivating eyes, and beautiful voice. Whenever they differed in something, they would seek his opinion, and he would give a decisive statement. This young man was Mu'adh bin Jabal. The next day, I came and found him praying near a banner. He raised his voice with a recitation from his prayer, and then he became silent. I said, "By Allah, I love you for the sake of Allah." He asked, "For Allah's sake?" I replied, "Yes, for Allah's sake." He said, "Then surely, those who love each other for the sake of Allah will be in the shade of Allah on a day when there is no shade except His shade." Then, he added, "They will be given chairs of light, and the prophets, the truthful, and the martyrs will envy them for their gathering with their Lord." I also narrated this conversation to 'Ubada ibn As-Samit, and he said, "I will only narrate to you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." My love for those who love me is justified, and my love for those who visit me is also justified, as well as my love for those who spend on me and my love for those who remain in contact with me. There is some difference of opinion regarding whether the term "those who remain in contact" refers to those who visit or those who remain in touch.  

جَلَسْتُ مَجْلِسًا فِيهِ عِشْرُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَإِذَا فِيهِمْ شَابٌّ حَدِيثُ السِّنِّ حَسَنُ الْوَجْهِ أَدْعَجُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ أَغَرُّ الثَّنَايَا فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَيْءٍ فَقَالَ قَوْلًا انْتَهَوْا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ جِئْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ يُصَلِّي إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ قَالَ فَحَذَفَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ ثُمَّ احْتَبَى فَسَكَتَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ مِنْ جَلَالِ اللهِ قَالَ أَللَّهِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَللَّهِ قَالَ فَإِنَّمِنَ الْمُتَحَابِّينَ فِي اللهِ فِيمَا أَحْسَبُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي ظِلِّ اللهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ ثُمَّ لَيْسَ فِي بَقِيَّتِهِ شَكٌّ يَعْنِي فِي بَقِيَّةِ الْحَدِيثِ يُوضَعُ لَهُمْ كَرَاسِي مِنْ نُورٍ يَغْبِطُهُمْ بِمَجْلِسِهِمْ مِنَ الرَّبِّ ﷻ النَّبِيُّونَ وَالصِّدِّيقُونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ فَقَالَ لَا أُحَدِّثُكَ إِلَّا مَا سَمِعْتُ عَنْ لِسَانِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَحَابِّينَ فِيَّ وَحَقَتْ مَحَبَّتِي للمتزاورينَ في وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتي لِلْمُتَبَاذِلِينَ فِيَّ وَحَقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَصَافِينَ فِيَّ الْمُتَوَاصِلِينَ شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ فِي الْمُتَوَاصِلِينَ أَوِ الْمُتَزَاوِرِينَ  

[Machine] "That I should be afflicted by it, nor any relationship between me and you." He said, "For what reason?" I said, "For the sake of Allah." He said, "Then He would draw my shoulder [closer to him] and say, 'Rejoice! If you are truthful, then I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Those who love one another for the sake of Allah will be in the shade of the Throne on the Day when there will be no shade except His shade. The prophets and martyrs will envy them for their position.'" Then he said, "So I went out and came to 'Ubada bin As-Samit and told him about the hadith of Mu'adh. 'Ubada bin As-Samit said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'My love is guaranteed for those who love one another for my sake, for those who advise one another for my sake, for those who visit one another for my sake, and for those who spend on one another for my sake, while they are upon pulpits of light. The prophets and the truthful ones will envy them for their position.'"  

أَنْ أُصِيبَهَا مِنْكَ وَلَا قَرَابَةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ قَالَ فَلِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ قُلْتُ لِلَّهِ قَالَ فَجَذَبَ حُبْوَتِي ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبْشِرْ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الْمُتَحَابُّونَ فِي اللَّهِ فِي ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ يَغْبِطُهُمْ بِمَكَانِهِمِ النَّبِيُّونَ وَالشُّهَدَاءُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِحَدِيثِ مُعَاذٍ فقَالَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ عَنْ رَبِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى «حُقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي عَلَى الْمُتَحَابِّينَ فِيَّ وَحُقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي عَلَى الْمُتَنَاصِحِينَ فِيَّ وَحُقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي عَلَى الْمُتَزَاوِرِينَ فِيَّ وَحُقَّتْ مَحَبَّتِي عَلَى الْمُتَبَاذِلِينَ فِيَّ وَهُمْ عَلَى مَنَابِرَ مِنْ نُورٍ يَغْبِطُهُمُ النَّبِيُّونَ وَالصِّدِّيقُونَ بِمَكَانِهِمْ»