Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ صُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى الصِّبْيَانَ وَالنِّسَاءَ مُقْبِلِينَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ حَسِبْتُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مِنْ عُرْسٍ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُمْثِلًا فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ يَعْنِي الْأَنْصَارَ.
English Translation
Isma'il, that is Ibn Ibrahim ibn 'Ulayyah, told us: 'Abd al-'Aziz, that is Ibn Suhayb, told us, from Anas, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saw children and women coming toward him — 'Abd al-'Aziz said: I think he said, from a wedding — so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stood up, drawing himself up, and said, "O Allah, you are among the most beloved of people to me. O Allah, you are among the most beloved of people to me. O Allah, you are among the most beloved of people to me" — meaning the Ansar.