Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The believer shows affection and is shown affection, and there is no good in one who neither shows affection nor is shown affection."
Imam Ahmad and Imam al-Bazzar recorded this narration; the narrators of Imam Ahmad are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزهد / 17975
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند (3591) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (400/2) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 8945، وأخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 67»