Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنَ الْمُثَنَّى قَال حَدَّثنا بَكْرُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ زَبَّانَ الْعَنَزِيُّ قَال حَدَّثنا مِنْدَلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ أَوْ حِبَّانُ عَنْ عَبد اللَّهِ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ عَبد اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيدة قَالَ دَخَلَ قَوْمٌ عَلَى أَبِي فَقَالُوا أَخْلِنَا فَقَالَ لأُمِّي وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ قُومُوا فَقَامُوا وَبَقِيتُ أَنَا فَقَالُوا أَخْلِنَا فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ ابْنِي قَالُوا مَنْ كَانَ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَبِي فَقَالُوا أَخْلِنَا فَقَالَ لأُمِّي وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ قُومُوا فَقَامُوا وَبَقِيتُ أَنَا فَقَالُوا أَخْلِنَا فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ ابْنِي قَالُوا مَنْ كَانَ أَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيه وَسَلَّم قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
English Translation
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, he said: Bakr ibn Yahya ibn Zabban al-Anazi narrated to us, he said: Mindal ibn Ali or Hibban narrated to us from Abdullah ibn Ata from Abdullah ibn Burayda who said: Some people came to my father and said: "Give us privacy." So he said to my mother and those around him from the household: "Stand up." They stood up and I remained. They said: "Give us privacy." He said: "He is only my son." They said: "Who was the most beloved of people to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?" He said: "Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)."