Sahih al-Bukhari 6645
Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 83: Oaths and Vows · How did the oaths of the Prophet (saws) use to be?
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَهَا أَوْلاَدٌ لَهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لأَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ " . قَالَهَا ثَلاَثَ مِرَارٍ .
An Ansari woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) in the company of her children, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to her, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you are the most beloved people to me!" And he repeated the statement thrice.