English translation
2385. Anas narrated that a man came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh! When will the Hour be established?" So the Prophet ﷺ stood to perform Salāt, and when he was finished his Salāt he said: "Where is the one who asked when the Hour will be established?" The man said: "It was I, O Messenger of Allāh!" He said: "What have you prepared for it?" He said: "O Messenger of Allāh! I have not prepared very much of Salāt nor fasting for it, but I love Allāh and His Messenger." So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "A man shall be with whomever he loves, and you shall be with whomever you love." So after the advent of Islām, I did not see that anything brought the Muslims more happiness than that. (Sahīh) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Sahīh.
