Hsan bin Atyh al-Mharby حسان بن عطية المحاربي مولاهم · The Book of the Sunnah

'The Messenger of Allah said: ''Ammar- no two things were shown to him but he chose the better of the two.''

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah has commanded me to love four people, and He told me that He also loves them.' He was asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, who are they?' He said: ''Ali is one of them,' and he said that three times, 'and Abu Dharr, Salman and Miqdad.'"