Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The believer is friendly, for there is no goodness in one who is neither friendly nor befriended.”
Source: Musnad Aḥmad 8945
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut
Imam al-San’ani commented, “The believer befriends others and feels at ease with them due to the soundness of his heart, the excellence of his character, and the righteousness of his inner nature. Likewise, people are drawn to him because of his good state and because he is a source of familiarity and comfort to them. There is no good in one who does not cultivate affection with others, for that is due to the badness of his character, the ugliness of his conduct, and the corruption of his inner self—unless he withdraws from people out of preference for piety, devotion to the worship of his Lord, and to distance his own harm from them. And there is no good in one who is not befriended by others, for people only refrain from befriending someone due to the ugliness of his condition, the badness of his character, and the wretchedness of his companionship.”
Source: al-Tanwīr Sharḥ al-Jāmi’ al-Ṣaghīr 10/450
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مُؤْلَفٌ وَلَا خَيْرَ فِيمَنْ لَا يَأْلَفُ وَلَا يُؤْلَفُ
8945 مسند أحمد بن حنبل
9198 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في تخريج المسند
قال الصنعاني المؤمن يألف غيره ويأنس به لسلامة صدره وحسن خلقه وصلاح طويته ويؤلف يألفه الناس لحسن حاله وكونه لهم إلفًا ولا خير فيمن لا يألف فإنه لسوء خليقته وقبيح طريقته وخبث طويته إلا أن يتركهم إيثارًا لتقواه وانفرادًا بطاعة مولاة وتبعيدًا لشره عنهم ولا يؤلف لأنه لا يترك الناس ألفته إلا لقبح
10/450 التنوير شرح الجامع الصغير
