Sahih al-Bukhari · The Virtues and Merits of The Companions of The Prophet

4- بَابُ فَضْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:

(4) Chapter. The merits of Abu Bakr as next to those of the Prophet (in excellence).

1 hadith · references 3655–3655

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Bukhari · 3655كُنَّا نُخَيِّرُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِي زَمَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَنُخَيِّرُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، ثُمَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، ثُمَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْWe used to compare the people as to who was better during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . We used to regard Abu Bakr as the best, then `Umar, and then `Uthman .5 narrators