Rights of Allah & His Creation
Hazrat Mu‘az (ra) bin Jabal narrates that he enquired from the Holy Prophet (sa) as to what the most excellent kind of faith was. The Holy Prophet (sa) replied, “The most excellent form of faith is to instil love for Allah and to only express your hatred for His sake, and to remain occupied in the remembrance of Allah.” Hazrat Mu‘az (ra) then asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what else?” The Holy Prophet (sa) answered, “Love for others what you love for yourself. You must like for others that which you like for yourself, and you must dislike for them that which you dislike for yourself.”
(Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, Vol. 7, p. 385, Hadith 22481, Alam al-Kutub, Beirut, 1998)