Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَمَرَنِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِحُبِّ أَرْبَعَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي أَرَى شَرِيكًا قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّهُمْ عَلِيٌّ مِنْهُمْ وَأَبُو ذَرٍّ وَسَلْمَانُ وَالْمِقْدَادُ الْكِنْدِيُّ.
English Translation
Aswad ibn Amir told us: Sharik informed us, from Abu Rabi'ah, from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, commanded me to love four of my companions - I think Sharik said: and he informed me that He loves them - Ali among them, and Abu Dharr, and Salman, and al-Miqdad al-Kindi.