Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Asadi narrated to us. He said: `Abdullah b. Muhammad al-Marzaban narrated to us. He said: `Ali b. al-Ja`d narrated to us. He said: Shu`ba narrated to us from Abi `Imran al-Juni from `Abdullah b. al-Samit. He said: Abu Dharr said:

I said: O Messenger of Allah! [What do you say regarding] a man who works for himself and gains the love of the people? He said: That is of the immediate glad tidings of the believer.