Al-Hasan reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most beloved servants to Allah are those who are most beneficial to His dependents.”
Source: al-Jāmi’ al-Ṣaghīr 217
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani
Imam al-Qari commented, “Thus, the most beloved of creation to Allah are those who show goodness to His dependents, that is, those whom Allah has prepared and enabled to act with excellence toward His creation, as it is narrated: The best of people are those who are most beneficial to people.”
Source: Mirqāt al-Mafātīḥ 8/3130
عَنِ الْحَسَن قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أحَبُّ العِبادِ إِلَى الله تَعَالَى أنْفَعُهُمْ لِعِيالِهِ
217 الجامع الصغير وزيادته
172 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع
قال الملا على القاري فَأَحَبُّ الْخَلْقِ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَى عِيَالِهِ أَيْ مَنْ هُيِّئَ وَوُفِّقَ إِلَى الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ تَعَالَى كَمَا وَرَدَ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ أَنْفَعُهُمْ لِلنَّاسِ
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