Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 150b
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَعْدٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَعْطَى رَهْطًا وَسَعْدٌ جَالِسٌ فِيهِمْ قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَتَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْجَبُهُمْ إِلَىَّ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكَ عَنْ فُلاَنٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَاهُ مُؤْمِنًا . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَوْ مُسْلِمًا " . قَالَ فَسَكَتُّ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكَ عَنْ فُلاَنٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَاهُ مُؤْمِنًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَوْ مُسْلِمًا " . قَالَ فَسَكَتُّ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكَ عَنْ فُلاَنٍ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَرَاهُ مُؤْمِنًا . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَوْ مُسْلِمًا . إِنِّي لأُعْطِي الرَّجُلَ وَغَيْرُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْهُ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يُكَبَّ فِي النَّارِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ " .
Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to me: Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim narrated to us; Ibn Shihab's nephew narrated to us, from his uncle, who said: 'Amir ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas informed me, from his father, Sa'd, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave something to a group of men, among whom Sa'd was sitting. The Messenger of Allah passed over one man, although he was the one I liked best among them. I said: Messenger of Allah, why have you left out so-and-so? By Allah, I consider him a believer. The Messenger of Allah said: Or a Muslim? I was silent for a while, then what I knew of him overcame me, and I asked again: Messenger of Allah, why have you left out so-and-so? By Allah, I consider him a believer. He said: Or a Muslim? I was silent for a while, then what I knew of him overcame me, and I asked a third time: Messenger of Allah, why have you left out so-and-so? By Allah, I consider him a believer. He replied: Or a Muslim? I give to a man while another is dearer to me, for fear that he may be cast face-first into the Fire.