I entered the mosque of Damascus, and there I saw a young man with bright white teeth, surrounded by people. Whenever they disagreed about something, they would refer it to him and accept his judgment. I asked about him and was told, "This is Muaz bin Jabal."The next day, I went early to the mosque, but I found that he had arrived even earlier, and he was praying. I waited until he finished his prayer, then approached him from the front, greeted him, and said, "By Allah, I love you for the sake of Allah."He asked, "For Allah?"I said, "For Allah."He asked again, "For Allah?"I said, "For Allah."He asked a third time, "For Allah?"I said, "For Allah."He then took hold of the edge of my cloak, pulled me toward him, and said, "Rejoice, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say that Allah said, 'My love is assured for those who love one another for My sake, who sit together for My sake, who visit one another for My sake, and who give generously to one another for My sake.'"
دخلت مسجد دمشق، فإذا فتى شاب براق الثنايا، وإذا الناس معه، إذا اختلفوا في شيء أسندوا إليه، وصدروا عن قوله، فسألت عنه، فقيل: هذا معاذ بن جبل، فلما كان الغد، هجرت، فوجدته قد سبقني بالتهجير، ووجدته يصلي، قال: فانتظرته حتى قضى صلاته، ثم جئته من قبل وجهه، فسلمت عليه، ثم قلت: والله إني لأحبك الله، فقال: الله؟ فقلت: الله، فقال: الله؟ فقلت: الله، فقال: الله؟ فقلت: الله، قال: فأخذ بحبوة ردائي، فجبذني إليه، وقال: أبشر، فإني سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: قال الله تبارك وتعالى: وجبت محبتي للمتحابين في، والمتجالسين في، والمتزاورين في، والمتباذلين في.
Malik narrated it in Shir (16) from Abu Hazim bin Dinar, from Abu Idris Khawlani, who said, and then he mentioned it.Ahmad also narrated it (22030), and Ibn Hibban declared it sahih (575), as did Hakim (3/269), all of them through Malik's route with the same wording. Hakim abridged it, but he also related it in full detail (4/168–169) and said, "This is a hadith that is sahih according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs, though they did not narrate it." Abu Idris, with a sahih chain, brought together both Muaz and Ubada bin Samit in this text.This account refutes those who claimed that Abu Idris never met Muaz bin Jabal. Abu Idris is Aidhullah bin Abdullah, and the hadith that follows this one is more complete than this version.