He reported God’s messenger as declaring that God says, “When I take away from my believing servant his favourite friend among the people of this world and he seeks his reward from me, he will have no other reward from me but paradise.” Bukhari transmitted it.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب الجنائز / 1731
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صَحِيحٌ | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح
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