Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 368
Visiting the Pious Persons, loving them and adoption of their company
Arabic hadith text
وعن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: " المرء مع من أحب" ((متفق عليه)) .
وفي رواية قال: قيل للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : الرجل يحب القوم ولما يلحق بهم؟ قال: "المرء مع من أحب".
Translation
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A person will be summoned with the one whom he loves".[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].Another narration is: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked; "What about a person who loves a people but cannot be with them?" (i.e., either he cannot attain their lofty position of righteousness or that he has not met with them in this life). He (ﷺ) replied, "A person will be in the company of those whom he loves".