حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، وَسُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُوَالِي الرَّجُلَ، قَالَا :" هُوَ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ".
قَالَ سُفْيَانُ : وَكَذَلِكَ نَقُولُ

Abu Nu`aym told us, Sufyan told us, on the authority of Mutarrif, on the authority of Ash-Shabi, and Sufyan, on the authority of Yunus, on the authority of goodness in a man who is loyal to another man, they said: He is among the Muslims.”
Sufyan said: And so we say