[Machine] I entered the mosque of Damascus and found a young man with a radiant face surrounded by people. Whenever they disagreed on something, they would turn to him and accept his opinion. So, I asked about him and was told, "This is Muadh ibn Jabal." The next day, I migrated and found him praying. I waited for him to finish his prayer, then I approached him from the front, greeted him, and said, "By Allah, I love you for the sake of Allah." He asked, "For Allah?" I replied, "For Allah." Then he repeated, "For Allah?" I said, "For Allah." He then took hold of my collar and pulled me closer, saying, "Be glad, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Allah, the Almighty, has declared that My Love is obligatory for those who love each other for My sake, those who sit together for My sake, those who exchange gifts for My sake, and those who visit each other for My sake.'"
دَخَلْتُ مَسْجِدَ دِمَشْقَ فَإِذَا فَتًى بَرَّاقُ الثَّنَايَا وَإِذَا النَّاسُ مَعَهُ إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَيْءٍ أَسْنَدُوا إِلَيْهِ وَصَدَرُوا عَنْ رَأْيِهِ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ فَقِيلَ هَذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ هَجَّرْتُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ قَدْ سَبَقَنِي وَوَجَدْتُهُ يُصَلِّي قَالَ فَانْتَظَرْتُهُ حَتَّى قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ وَجْهِهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ فِي اللَّهِ فَقَالَ آللَّهُ؟ فَقُلْتُ آللَّهُ؟ فَقَالَ آللَّهُ فَقُلْتُ آللَّهُ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ بِحُبْوَةِ رِدَائِي وَجَذَبَنِي إِلَيْهِ وَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ وَجَبَتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَحَابِّينَ فِيَّ وَالْمُتَجَالِسِينَ فِيَّ وَالْمُتَبَاذِلِينَ فِيَّ وَالْمُتَزَاوِرِينَ فِيَّ