from the ḥadīth of Hammām ibn Munabbih, narrated to us by Abū Hurayrah, attributed to the Prophet.

"No two men love each other for the sake of Allāh except that the one who loves his companion more is more beloved to Allāh." It was recorded by al-Bukhārī in "al-Adab al-Mufrad" (79), Ibn Ḥibbān (2509), al-Ḥākim in "al-Mustadrak" (4/171), and al-Khaṭīb in "al-Tārīkh" (11/341) from al-Mubārak ibn Faḍālah from Thābit from Anas. Al-Ḥākim said: "Its isnād is authentic." Al-Dhahabī agreed with him. Al-Ḥāfiẓ al-ʿIrāqī confirmed it in "Takhrīj al-Iḥyāʾ" (2/139). I said: This is surprising from al-Dhahabī, as he mentioned in the biography of this al-Mubārak in "al-Mīzān": "Abū Dāwūd said: He is a severe mudallis. If he says: 'narrated to us,' then it is reliable. Abū Zurʿah said..