Chapter: A Man Will Be With Those Whom He Loves

When would be the Last Hour? Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: What preparation have you made for that? Thereupon he said: The love of Allah and of His Messenger (that is my preparation for the Last Hour) (for the Day of Resurrection). Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: You would be along with one whom you love.

When would be the Last Hour ? He (the Holy Prophet) said : What preparation have you made for that ? And he gave no details , but said : I love Allah and His Messenger. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said : You would be along with one whom you love.

Anas b. Malik reported through another chain of transmitters that a desert Arab came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon , him) , the rest of the hadith is the same but with this variation that he said : I have not made much preparations which merit appreciation for myself.

When would be the Last Hour? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: What preparation have you made for the Last Hour? He said: The love of Allah and of His Messenger (is my only preparation). Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: You would be along with one whom you love. Anas said: Nothing pleased us more after accepting Islam than the words of Allah's Apostle: You would be along with one whom you love. And Anas said. I love Allah and His Messenger and Abu Bakr and Umar, and I hope that I would be along with them although I have not acted like them.

I love, and what follows subsequently.

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I were coming out of the mosque that we met a person on the threshold of the mosque and he said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ): When would be the Last Hour? Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: What preparation have you made for that? The man became silent and then said: Allah's Messenger, I have made no significant preparation with prayer and fasting and charity but I, however, love Allah and His Messenger. Thereupon (the Holy Prophet) said: You would be along with one whom you love.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas through another chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Anas with different chains of transmitters.

What is your opinion about the person who loves the people but his (acts or deeds are not identical to theirs)? Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: A person would be along with one whom he loves.

A hadith like this has been transmitted on the authority of 'Abdullah.

Abu Musa, reported that a person came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ; the rest of the hadith is the same.