Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 149
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ الإِيَادِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ " . قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ " عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ " . يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ ثَلاَثًا " وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَسَلْمَانُ وَالْمِقْدَادُ " .
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Ismail ibn Musa and Suwayd ibn Sa‘id reported to us; they said: Sharik reported to us, from Abu Rabi‘ah al-Iyadi, from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, ‘Allah has commanded me to love four people and informed me that He loves them.’ It was asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, who are they?’ He said, ‘Ali is one of them,’ saying this three times, ‘and Abu Dharr, Salman, and al-Miqdad.’