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24 – Qadi Abu al-Qasim informed us; Abu ‘Ali narrated to us; ‘Abd Allah narrated to us; Abu Hammam al-Sakuni narrated to us; Yusuf ibn ‘Atiyyah al-Saffar narrated to us; Thabit narrated to us, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “All created beings are Allah’s dependants, and the most beloved of them ⦗36⦘ to Allah are those who are of greatest benefit to His servants.”
٢٤ - أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاضِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنا أَبُو هَمَّامٍ السَّكُونِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ الصَّفَّارُ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «الْخَلْقُ كُلُّهُمْ عِيَالُ اللَّهِ، فَأَحَبُّهُمْ ⦗٣٦⦘ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِعِبَادِهِ»