Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ مَنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ الْعَبْدَ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَنْ يُقْذَفَ فِي النَّارِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يُعَادَ فِي الْكُفْرِ.
English Translation
'Affan narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Anas ibn Malik, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said, "Three things: whoever has them finds the sweetness of faith—one for whom Allah and His Messenger are dearer than anything else; one who loves a servant of Allah only for Allah's sake; and one who would hate to return to disbelief as he would hate to be cast into the Fire."