Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) states that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "Islam is outward, and faith is in the heart." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with his blessed hand towards his chest three times, then he said: "Taqwa (God-consciousness) is here, taqwa is here."
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it in full, while al-Bazzar recorded it in abridged form. All its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih except the narrator Ali bin Mas'adah, and he too was declared thiqah (trustworthy) by Ibn Hibban, Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi, Abu Hatim and Ibn Ma'in, while others declared him da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الإيمان / 160
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الامام احمد فى مسنده 134/3135 اخرجه أبو يعلى فى مسنده 2916 أورده المؤلف فى زوائد المسند 73 اورده المؤلف فى كشف الاستار 20 أورده المؤلف فى المقصد العلى 9 ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 11973، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 113»