Sunan Ibn Majah 215
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allah has His own people among mankind.'
They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?'
He said: 'The people of the Qur'an, the people of Allah and those who are closest to Him.'"
حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ أَبُو بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بُدَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ " إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ قَالَ " هُمْ أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ أَهْلُ اللَّهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ " .
Classification
Hasan (Good) [Darussalam]
References
Sunan Ibn Majah 215
Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 1, Book of Purification and its Sunnah, Hadith 215