عَن أَنَسِ بْن مَالِكٍ رضى الله عنه، قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَارِجَانِ مِنَ المَسْجِدِ، فَلَقِيَنَا رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ سُدَّةِ المَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَتَى السَّاعَةُ؟ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «مَا أَعْدَدْتَ لَهَا؟»، فَكَأَنَّ الرَّجُلَ اسْتَكَانَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا أَعْدَدْتُ لَهَا كَبِيرَ صِيَامٍ، وَلا صَلاةٍ، وَلا صَدَقَةٍ،وَلَكِنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، قَالَ: «أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ».
Anas ibn Mālik narrated, saying:
As I was with the Prophet, coming out of the Mosque, a man met us near the shaded area of the mosque. He said: ‘Messenger of God, when is the Last Hour?’ The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘What have you prepared for it?’ The man appeared to hesitate. He then said: ‘Messenger of God, I have not prepared much in the way of fasting, prayer or charity, but I love God and His Messenger’. The Prophet said: ‘You are with those you love’.
Related by al-Bukhari, 7153; Muslim, 2639.
Abu Ḥamzah Anas ibn Mālik ibn al-Naḍr of the Anṣār was a distinguished scholar, mufti, excellent reciter of the Qur’an and a leading scholar of Hadith. He was the chronicler of Islam. He was the servant of God’s Messenger and his household. Anas was the last of the Prophet’s companions to die in Basrah. He was only ten years of age when the Prophet migrated to Madinah, and he was 20 when the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed away. He remained very close to the Prophet from his early days in Madinah to the end of his blessed life. Anas took part in several military expeditions with the Prophet, and he took part in the pledge given to the Prophet (peace be upon him) known as ‘the pledge under the tree’. He reported a wealth of knowledge from the Prophet. God’s Messenger prayed to God to give him plenty of wealth and offspring. His date trees used to give fruit twice a year. He died in Year 93 AH 712 CE.
