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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 8550 — Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, looked

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ زِرٍّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: " إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ اطَّلَعَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَوَجَدَ قَلْبَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْرَ قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ، فَاصْطَفَاهُ لِنَفْسِهِ، وَخَصَّهُ - أَوْ قَالَ: بَعَثَهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ - ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ بَعْدَ قَلْبِهِ فَوَجَدَ قُلُوبَ أَصْحَابِهِ خَيْرَ قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَجَعَلَهُمْ وُزَرَاءَ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى دِينِهِ "
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, looked into the hearts of the servants and found the heart of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to be the best of the hearts of the servants, so He chose him for Himself and singled him out - or he said: sent him with His message. Then, after his (peace and blessings be upon him) heart, He looked into the hearts of the servants and found the hearts of his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions to be the best of the hearts of the servants, so He made them the ministers (helpers) of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), fighting for the sake of his (peace and blessings be upon him) religion."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 8550
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 9، صفحہ 112، حدیث 8582