426 - أحَبُّ النّاسِ إلَى اللَّهِ‏

426. The People Loved Most by Allah

1331.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أحَبُّ عِبادِ اللَّهِ إلى‏ اللَّهِ أنْفَعُهُم‏لِعبادِهِ ، وأقْوَمُهُم بحقِّهِ ، الّذينَ يُحَبَّبُ إلَيهِمُ المَعروفُ وفِعالُهُ .¹

1331.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most beloved of Allah's servants to Him are those that are the most useful to His servants, and the most persistent of them in establishing His right, those who endear virtue and its practices.' ²

1332.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أحَبُّ العِبادِ إلى‏ اللَّهِ عزّ وجلّ رجُلٌ صَدوقٌ في حَديثِهِ ، مُحافِظٌ على‏ صَلَواتِه وما افْتَرَضَ اللَّهُ علَيهِ ، مَع أداءِ الأمانَةِ .³

1332.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The most beloved of people to Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is a man who is truthful in his speech, careful about his prayer and all that Allah has made obligatory for him, along with returning whatever he is entrusted with.' ⁴