Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
إِنَّ لِلَّهِ أَهْلِينَ مِنَ النَّاسِ ” .
قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ هُمْ
قَالَ ” هُمْ أَهْلُ الْقُرْآنِ أَهْلُ اللَّهِ وَخَاصَّتُهُ ” .”
رواه ابن ماجه ٢١٥ وصححه الألباني في صحيح ابن ماجه
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: The Messenger of Allah 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.'”
Ibn Majah, 215 and classed as Saheeh by Al- Albani in Saheeh Ibn Majah