Abdullah ibn Hisham رضیﷲ عنه narrated that We were with the RASOOLALLAH صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and he was holding the hand of Umar ibn al Khattab رضیﷲ عنه. Umar رضیﷲ عنه said to him,
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لأَنْتَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إِلا نَفْسِي
“Ya Rasoolallah, you are more beloved to me than everything but myself☆”
The RASOOLALLAH صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said,
لا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ
“No, by the one in whose hand is my soul, until I am more beloved to you than yourself☆”
Umar رضیﷲ عنه said, “Indeed, I swear by ALLAH that you are more beloved to me now than myself.”
The RASOOLALLAH صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم replied, “Now you are right, O Umar☆”
-(Sahih Al Bukhari 6257)
Umar ibn Khattab رضیﷲ عنه said In the time of the Rasool صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, there was a man named Abdullah who was nicknamed Donkey, and he would make the Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم laugh☆
Rasool صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم lashed him for drinking wine, and one day the man was brought again and the Nabi صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ordered him to be lashed. Another man among the people said, “O Allah, curse him! How many times has he been brought?”
The Rasool صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said,
لَا تَلْعَنُوهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ إِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ
“Do not curse him. By Allah, I know that he loves ALLAH and his RASOOL صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم.”
-(Sahih Bukhari 6398)
Abu Huraira رضیﷲ عنه narrated that The MOHAMMAD صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
مِنْ أَشَدِّ أُمَّتِي لِي حُبًّا نَاسٌ يَكُونُونَ بَعْدِي يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ رَآنِي بِأَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ
Among the strongest in love for me in my nation are some people who will come after me. One of them would wish to see me, even in place of his family and his wealth☆
-(Sahih Muslim 2832)
