that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah has ordered me to love four, and He informed me that He loves them." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah! Name them for us." He said: "'Ali is among them," saying that three times, "And Abu Dharr, Al-Miqdad, and Salman. And He ordered me to love them, and He informed me that He loves them."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ سَمِّهِمْ لَنَا قَالَ عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثًا وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَالْمِقْدَادُ وَسَلْمَانُ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّهِمْ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has commanded me to love four people, and He told me that He also loves them.' He was asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: ''Ali is one of them,' and he said that three times, 'and Abu Dharr, Salman and Miqdad.'"

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثًا وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَسَلْمَانُ وَالْمِقْدَادُ

[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."

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

"أمِرْتُ بِحُبِّ أرْبعة مِنْ أصْحَابِي، وأخْبَرنِي اللهُ أنَّهُ يحبُّهم. عِلي، وَأبو ذَرٍّ الغِفَارى، وسلمانُ الفارسيُّ، والمقدادُ بن الأسْودِ الكندى) .