Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 48
Arabic hadith text
وَعَن معَاذ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْإِيمَانِ قَالَ: «أَنْ تُحِبَّ لِلَّهِ وَتُبْغِضَ لِلَّهِ وَتُعْمِلَ لِسَانَكَ فِي ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ قَالَ وماذا يَا رَسُول الله قَالَ وَأَن تحب للنَّاس مَا تحب لنَفسك وَتَكْرَهُ لَهُمْ مَا تَكْرَهُ لِنَفْسِكَ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ
Translation
Muʿādh also reported that he asked the Prophet about the finest aspect of faith. He replied, “That you love for God’s sake, hate for God’s sake, and put your tongue to work in remembrance of God.” He asked, “What else, Messenger of God?” He replied, “That you love for other people what you love for yourself, and dislike for them what you dislike for yourself.”
Ahmad transmitted it.