Once an Ansari woman, accompanied by a son of hers, came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoke to her and said twice, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, you are the most beloved people to me."

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهَا صَبِيٌّ لَهَا فَكَلَّمَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ مَرَّتَيْنِ

By Him in Whose Hand is my life, you are dearest to me amongst the people. He repeated it thrice.

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَخَلاَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لأَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ

[Machine] Umm Salamah said, "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, none was dearer to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than her father."

أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا أَبَاهَا»

[Machine] "By Allah, I swear by the One in whose hand is my soul, if it is for their best interest and they are most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."

«أَمَا وَاللهِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَأَخْيَرَهُمْ وَأَحَبَّهُمْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ»