Sunan Abi Dawud 5125
سنن أبي داود#5125HasanNarrated Anas ibn Malik: A man was with the Prophet (ﷺ) and a man passed by him and said: Messenger of Allah! I love this man. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then asked: Have you informed him? He replied: No. He said: Inform him. He then went to him and said: I love you for Allah's sake. He replied: May He for Whose sake you love me love you
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Al-AlbaniHasan
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidHasan
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasan
In-book reference: 43:353