We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he was holding the hand of ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (radhi Allaahu ‘anhu). ‘Umar (radhi Allaahu ‘anhu) said to him,”O Allaah’s Apostle! You are dearer to me than everything except my own self.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “No, by Him in Whose Hand my soul is, (you will not have complete faith) till I am dearer to you than your own self.” Then ‘Umar (radhi Allaahu ‘anhu) said to him, “However, now, by Allaah, you are dearer to me than my own self.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Now, O ‘Umar, (now you are a believer).” (al-Bukhari vol.8)