مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
كلام أبي الدرداء ﵁Sayings of Abu al-Darda’ رضي الله عنه
Hadith 37327
٣٧٣٢٧ - حدثنا غندر عن شعبة عن عمرو بن مرة عن ابن أبي (ليلى) (١) قال: كتب أبو الدرداء إلى مسلمة بن مخلد وهو أمير بمصر: أما بعد فإن العبد إذا عمل بطاعة اللَّه أحبه اللَّه، وإذا أحبه اللَّه حببه إلى خلقه، وإذا أبغضه (اللَّه) (٢) بغضه إلى خلقه (٣).
It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abi Laila that he says Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to Hazrat Musleh bin Makhlad while he was the governor of Egypt. "Amma ba'd! Indeed, when a servant performs an act of obedience to Allah, Allah loves him. And when Allah loves him, He grants him love among His creation. And when Allah dislikes a servant, He makes him disliked among His creation."
