Muwatta Malik, 1745

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar that Abu Idris al-Khawlani said, "I entered the Damascus mosque and there was a young man with a beautiful mouth and white teeth sitting with some people. When they disagreed about something, they referred it to him and proceeded from his statement. I inquired about him, and it was said, 'This is Muadh ibn Jabal.' The next day I went to the noon-prayer, and I found that he had preceded me to the noon prayer and I found him praying." Abu Idris continued, "I waited for him until he had finished the prayer. Then I came to him from in front of him and greeted him and said, 'By Allah! I love you for Allah!' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'By Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'By Allah.' He said, 'By Allah?' I said, 'By Allah.' " He continued, "He took me by the upper part of my cloak and pulled me to him and said, 'Rejoice! I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said, 'My love is obliged for those who love each other in Me, and those who sit with each other in Me, and those who visit each other in Me, and those who give to each other generously in Me

Abou Idriss Al Khawlani a dit: «En entrant dans la mosquée à Damas, je vis un homme au visage rayonnant, les hommes l'entourait, de telle façon qu'en se mettant à discuter une affaire, ils allaient se référer à lui et à tenir compte de ses dires, je demandai: «qui est-il»? - «Mou'az Ibn Jabal, me répondit-on» Aussitôt que ce fut le lendemain, je me rendis si tôt à la mosquée et le trouvai me devancer, en priant. J'attendai qu'il ait terminé sa prière puis je vins en face de lui, le saluer et lui disant: «Par Allah, je t'aime en Allah». - «En Allah, me répondit-il», «En Allah, lui répondis-je». Ayant repris ceci pour trois fois, il m'attira de par mon vêtement et me dit: «aie telle bonne nouvelle; j'ai entendu l'Envoyé d'Allah r (salallahou alayhi wa salam) (Sur lui la grâce et la paix d'Allah) dire: «Allah Béni et Très-Haut a dit: «Mon affection est un devoir à l'égard de ceux qui s'aiment en Moi, se réunissent en Moi, se visitent les uns les autres en Moi, et qui se sacrifient en Moi»