[Machine] Jafar said, "I love you all for the sake of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Ali said, "I love you all for the sake of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Zaid said, "I love you all for the sake of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." They said, "So come with us to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." I then went out and returned and said, "This is Jafar, Ali, and Zaid bin Harithah seeking permission." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Give them permission." So they entered and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we have come to ask you, who do you love the most among people?" He said, "Fatimah." They asked, "We are asking you about men." He said, "As for you, O Jafar, you resemble my appearance and my manners. And as for you, O Ali, you are my brother and father to my children, and you are from me and I am from you. And as for you, O Zaid, you are my mawla (close friend or loyalist) and from me and I am from you, and you are the most beloved to me among people."
جَعْفَرٌ أَنَا أَحَبُّكُمْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَنَا أَحَبُّكُمْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ زَيْدٌ أَنَا أَحَبُّكُمْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَانْطَلِقُوا بِنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا جَعْفَرٌ وَعَلِيٌّ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «ائْذَنْ لَهُمْ» فَدَخَلُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكَ مَنْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ «فَاطِمَةُ» قَالُوا نَسْأَلُكَ عَنِ الرِّجَالِ قَالَ «أَمَا أَنْتَ يَا جَعْفَرُ فَيُشْبِهُ خَلْقَكَ خَلْقِي وَيُشْبِهُ خُلُقَكَ خُلُقِي وَأَنْتَ إِلَيَّ وَمِنْ شَجَرَتِي وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا عَلِيُّ فَأَخِي وَأَبُو وَلَدَيَّ وَمِنِّي وَإِلَيَّ وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا زَيْدُ فَمَوْلَايَ وَمِنِّي وَإِلَيَّ وَأَحَبُّ الْقَوْمِ إِلَيَّ»