صحيح البخاري

Hadith 3671

Book 62: The Virtues and Merits of The Companions of The Prophet

كِتَاب فَضَائِلِ الصحابة

Chapter 5

(5) Chapter. The saying of the Prophet: “If I were to take a Khalil...".

5- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً»:

English narration

Narrated by علي بن أبي طالب الهاشمي

I asked my father (`Ali bin Abi Talib), "Who are the best people after Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He said, "Abu Bakr." I asked, "Who then?" He said, "Then `Umar. " I was afraid he would say "Uthman, so I said, "Then you?" He said, "I am only an ordinary person.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَامِعُ بْنُ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَبِي : "

أَيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : قُلْتُ : ثُمَّ مَنْ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ عُمَرُ وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يَقُولَ : عُثْمَانُ ، قُلْتُ : ثُمَّ أَنْتَ ، قَالَ : مَا أَنَا إِلَّا رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3671In-book: Book 62, Hadith 3671

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