Anas b. Malik reported that a woman from the Ansar came to Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) and Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) stood aside with her and said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, you are dearest to me amongst the people. He repeated it thrice. This hadith has been reported on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.