AHMAD 22968:
from Ibn Buraydahaʿan Abīh —
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah loves four individuals from among my companions. He informed me that He loves them, and He commanded me to love them." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, who are they?" He said, "Indeed, Ali is one of them, and Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari, and Salman Al-Farisi, and Al-Miqdad ibn Al-Aswad Al-Kindi."
أحمد ٢٢٩٦٨:
عن ابن بريدهعن ابيه —
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي أَرْبَعَةً أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُحِبَّهُمْ قَالُوا مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلِيًّا مِنْهُمْ وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِيُّ وَسَلْمَانُ الْفَارِسِيُّ وَالْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ الْكِنْدِيُّ
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