Musnad Ahmed: Hadith 1579

from the Prophet (ﷺ) that some people came to him and asked him (for help), and he gave to them except one man among them. Sa’d said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, you gave to them and you left out So and so; by Allah I think he is a believer. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Or a Muslim." Sa"d repeated that three times, saying that he was a believer, and the Prophet (ﷺ) replied: “Or a Muslim” then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, the third time: “By Allah, I give something to a man although someone else is dearer to me than him, for fear that Allah may throw him on his face in Hell."