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3819. Usāmah bin Zaid said: "I was sitting [with the Prophet ﷺ] when 'Alī and Al-'Abbās came seeking permission to enter. They said: 'O Usāmah, seek permission for us from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.' So I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, 'Alī and Al-'Abbās seek permission to enter.' He said: 'Do you know what has brought them?' I said: 'No [I do not know].' So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'But I know, grant them permission.' So they entered and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, we have come to you, to ask you which of your family is most beloved to you.' He said: 'Fāṭimah bint Muḥammad.' So they said: 'We did not come to ask you about (immediate) family.' He said: 'The most beloved of my family to me is the one whom Allāh favored and I favored, Usāmah bin Zaid.' They said: 'Then who?' He said: 'Then 'Alī bin Abī Ṭālib.' Al-'Abbās said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, you have made your uncle the last of them.' He said: 'Indeed, 'Alī has preceded you in emigration.'" (Hasan)
[He said:] This Hadīth is Hasan [Sahīh]. And Shu'bah graded 'Umar bin Abī Salamah (a narrator in the chain) weak.
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The word 'Ahl' meaning family, as it is used for the close family, like children and wives etc., is also used for other kin and relations. Naturally everyone loves his children and wives; therefore, there was no need to ask about them. They wanted to ask about other relatives.
