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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "A person does not truly believe until I become dearer to him than himself, his family dearer to him than his own family, and my essence dearer to him than his own essence."

الطبراني:٦٤١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي نَصْرٍ السَّكُونِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يُؤْمِنُ عَبْدٌ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَأَهْلِي أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَذَاتِي أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ ذَاتِهِ»

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suyuti:25796a –
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السيوطي:٢٥٧٩٦a –

"لا يُؤْمِنُ عَبْدٌ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيه مِنْ نَفْسِهِ، وَأَهْلِي أحَبُّ إِلَيهِ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَعِتْرَتِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيهِ مِنْ عِتْرَتِهِ، وَذَاتِي أَحَبُّ إِلَيهِ مِنْ ذَاتِهِ".

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى، عن أبيه