الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الزيارةBook of Visiting
بَابُ فَضْلِ الزِّيَارَةِChapter: Virtue of Visiting
Hadith 350
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”زَارَ رَجُلٌ أَخًا لَهُ فِي قَرْيَةٍ، فَأَرْصَدَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَلَكًا عَلَى مَدْرَجَتِهِ، فَقَالَ: أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ: أَخًا لِي فِي هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ، فَقَالَ: هَلْ لَهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تَرُبُّهَا؟ قَالَ: لاَ، إِنِّي أُحِبُّهُ فِي اللهِ، قَالَ: فَإِنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ إِلَيْكَ، أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَحَبَّكَ كَمَا أَحْبَبْتَهُ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), who reports from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "A man set out to visit a brother of his in another town. Allah Almighty appointed an angel on his way. The angel asked: 'Where are you going?' The man replied: 'There is a brother of mine in that town (I intend to meet him).' The angel asked: 'Are you going to meet him because of any favor he has done for you?' He said: 'No, I only love him for the sake of Allah (and that is why I am going to meet him).' The angel said: 'I have been sent to you as a messenger from Allah Almighty to inform you that Allah loves you just as you have loved that person.'"
