Who Allah says His love has become due for
Muadh took hold of his cloak before he told him.
وَجَبَتْ مَحَبَّتِي لِلْمُتَحَابِّينَ فِيَّ وَالْمُتَجَالِسِينَ فِيَّ وَالْمُتَزَاوِرِينَ فِيَّ وَالْمُتَبَاذِلِينَ فِيَّ
Wajabat maḥabbatī li-l-mutaḥābbīna fiyya wa-l-mutajālisīna fiyya wa-l-mutazāwirīna fiyya wa-l-mutabādhilīna fiyya
“My love has become due for those who love one another in Me, who sit together in Me, who visit one another in Me, and who spend on one another in Me.”
Where this comes from
Abu Idris walked into the Damascus mosque and found a young man everyone deferred to. The next day he came early and found him already there praying. He waited, then said: by Allah, I love you for Allah. Muadh asked him three times if he meant it, then pulled him close by his cloak and said: good news, and gave him this.
The full narration
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar that Abu Idris al-Khawlani said, "I entered the Damascus mosque and there was a young man with a beautiful mouth and white teeth sitting with some people. When they disagreed about something, they referred it to him and proceeded from his statement. I inquired about him, and it was said, 'This is Muadh ibn Jabal.' The next day I went to the noon-prayer, and I found that he had preceded me to the noon prayer and I found him praying." Abu Idris continued, "I waited for him until he had finished the prayer. Then I came to him from in front of him and greeted him and said, 'By Allah! I love you for Allah!' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'By Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'By Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'By Allah.' " He continued, "He took me by the upper part of my cloak and pulled me to him and said, 'Rejoice! I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said, 'My love is obliged for those who love each other in Me, and those who sit with each other in Me, and those who visit each other in Me, and those who give to each other generously in Me
Source
Muwaṭṭa' Mālik · 1745
- Salim al-Hilali: Sahih