He also said that he asked the Prophet what was the most excellent aspect of faith, and received the reply, “That you should love for God’s sake, hate for God’s sake, and employ your tongue in making mention of God.” “What more, messenger of God?” he asked and was told, “That you should like other people to have what you like yourself, and dislike that they should have what you dislike yourself.” Ahmad transmitted it.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب الإيمان / 48
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:لم تتمّ دراسته | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij´تحقيق و تخريج: محدث العصر حافظ زبير على زئي رحمه الله` «إسناده ضعيف، رواه أحمد (5/ 247 ح 22481) ٭ زبان و تلميذه رشدين: ضعيفان، و رشدين: تابعه ابن لھيعة .»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Research and Authentication: Its chain of narration is weak. There are two weak narrators in this chain: ➊ Rashdeen bin Sa’d is weak. [تقریب التہذیب : 1942] ➋ Zubaan bin Faa’id, despite being righteous and devout, is weak in hadith. See: [تقریب التہذیب : 1975]
Note: In Al-Mawsu’ah Al-Hadithiyyah [ج36 ص445], some supporting narrations (shawahid) for this weak narration are mentioned, which make one independent of this narration. «والحمدلله»
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 48