Sahih Muslim Book - 45, Hadith - 6713

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، مَتَى السَّاعَةُ ؟ قَالَ: وَمَا أَعْدَدْتَ لِلسَّاعَةِ ؟ قَالَ: حُبَّ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّكَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ. قَالَ أَنَسٌ: فَمَا فَرِحْنَا ، بَعْدَ الإِسْلاَمِ فَرَحًا أَشَدَّ مِنْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: فَإِنَّكَ مَعَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ. قَالَ أَنَسٌ: فَأَنَا أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ، وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ، فَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ مَعَهُمْ ، وَإِنْ لَمْ أَعْمَلْ بِأَعْمَالِهِمْ.

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: "A man came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, when will the Hour be?' He said: 'And what have you prepared for it?' He said: 'Love for Allah and His Messenger.' He said: 'You will be with those whom you love.'" Anas said: "We did not rejoice over anything more, after Islam, than these words of the Prophet (s.a.w): 'You will be with those whom you love."' Anas said: "I love Allah and His Messenger, and Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I hope that I will be with them, even if I do not do what they did."