Zirr bin Hubaysh (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I went early in the morning to one of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called Safwan bin Assal, and he asked: "What has brought you?" I said: "I have come to seek knowledge." He said: "Shall I not tell you that the angels spread their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of pleasure with what he does? And I saw us when we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey; a Bedouin called out to him (peace and blessings be upon him) in a loud voice and said: 'O Muhammad!' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Yes, listen.' He said: 'A man loves a people but has not done deeds like theirs (what is his ruling)?' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'A person is with the one he loves.'"
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الصاد / 7340