Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34315 — The virtues of Ali bin Abi Talib

Jabir said: We were with Abu Ja'far in the mosque while a boy kept looking at Abu Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) and weeping. Abu Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) said to him: "What has made you weep?" He said: "Love for you people." He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "You have looked where Allah looked, and you have chosen the one whom Allah chose."