Hadiths About The Companions’ Love For The Prophet (Saw)

Hadiths about the companions’ love for the Prophet (saw).

According to Anas b. Malik (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “None of you will have full faith until he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.” (al-Bukhari, al-Iman, 8)

Anas b. Malik (ra) said, “There was no person more beloved to them than the Messenger of Allah (saw). And they would not stand when they saw him because they knew that he disliked that.” (al-Tirmidhi, al-Adab, 13)

Abu Qurad al-Salami (ra) said, “We were with the Prophet (saw). He asked for some water for the wudu’. And he put his hands into the water, and performed his wudu’. We vied for the leftover water, and sipped it. Thereupon, the Prophet (saw) said, ‘What motivated you to do this?’ We said, ‘The love of Allah and his Messenger.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘If you want Allah and his Messenger to love you, be trustworthy when something was entrusted to you, tell the truth when you speak, and get along well with your neighbors.’” (al-Tabarani, al-Muʿjam al-Awsat, VI, 320)

ʿAwn b. Abi Juhayfa said that his father (ra) said, “I went to the Prophet (saw) while he was inside a red leather tent, and I saw Bilal taking the remaining water of the wudu’ of the Prophet (saw), and the people were taking that water and rubbing it on their faces; and whoever could not get anything of it would share the moisture of the hand of his Companion (and then rub it on his face).” (al-Bukhari, al-Libas, 42)