Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "There are three things on which I can swear an oath: Allah Almighty has not made the one who has a share in Islam like the one who has no share (in Islam), and the shares of Islam are three: prayer, fasting and zakah; (the second thing is:) the servant whom Allah Almighty befriends in this world, He will not hand over to anyone else on the Day of Resurrection; and (the third thing is:) when a man loves a people, Allah Almighty will place him with them. And if I were to swear an oath on a fourth thing, I hope that I would not be sinful, (and it is:) the servant whom Allah Almighty covers in this world, He will also cover on the Day of Resurrection."
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy); Imam Abu Ya'la also recorded it.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الإيمان / 105
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
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