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ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ مَخْرَجَ هَذَا السُّؤَالِ وَالْجَوَابِ مَعًا كَانَ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ دُونَ سَائِرِ النِّسَاءِ مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ وَغَيْرِهَا

ibnhibban:7107 – Abū ʿArūbah Biḥarrān > al-Musayyab b. Wāḍiḥ > Muʿtamir b. Sulaymān > Ḥumayd > al-Ḥasan > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, "Who is the most beloved person to you?" He said, "Aisha." It was said to him, "We are not asking you about your family." He said, "Then her father."  

ابن حبّان:٧١٠٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَرُوبَةَ بِحَرَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُسَيَّبُ بْنُ وَاضِحٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ* عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ «عَائِشَةُ» قِيلَ لَهُ لَيْسَ عَنْ أَهْلِكِ نَسْأَلُكَ قَالَ «فَأَبُوهَا»  

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hakim:6739 – Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm b. Muḥammad b. Yaḥyá

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ was asked, 'Who is the most beloved person to you?' He replied, 'Aisha.' It was then said, 'We do not mean from your family members.' He said, 'Then Abu Bakr.'"  

الحاكم:٦٧٣٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الثَّقَفِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيَّ يَقُولُ وَجَدْتُ عِنْدِي فِي كِتَابِ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنَ الْمُعْتَمِرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ مَنْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ «عَائِشَةُ» فَقِيلَ لَا نَعْنِي أَهْلَكَ قَالَ «فَأَبُو بَكْرٍ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَلَهُ إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِهِمَا وَبِهِ يُعْرَفُ غريب جدا