Sayyiduna Amr bin Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) — he would not say this quietly but would proclaim it aloud — saying: "The children of so-and-so are not my beloved ones; rather, my Master, that is, my Friend, is Allah, and my beloved ones are those believers who are righteous."