Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) states: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came walking with him, giving him instructions; then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards Madinah and said: "My household think that they are the closest of people to me, but it is not so. My close companions among you are the God-fearing, whoever they may be and wherever they may be. O Allah, I do not permit them to corrupt what You have set right. By Allah, my Ummah will be overturned from its religion just as a vessel is overturned in the open plain."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain is jayyid (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزهد / 17718
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