The saying of the Prophet ﷺ: "If I were to take a Khalil..."
Darussalam · Volume 5
62 - THE VIRTUES AND THE MERITS OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET ﷺSahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
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3658. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin Abū Mulaika: The people of Kūfa sent a letter to Ibn Az-Zubair, asking about (the inheritance of) (paternal) grandfather. He replied that the right of the inheritance of (paternal) grandfather is the same as that of father if the father is dead, and added, "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, 'If I were to take a Khalil from this nation, I would have taken him (i.e., Abū Bakr)."
3658 - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ: كَتَبَ أَهْلُ الكُوفَةِ إِلَى ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فِي الجَدِّ، فَقَالَ: أَمَّا الَّذِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ خَلِيلًا لاَتَّخَذْتُهُ أَنْزَلَهُ أَبًا يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ»
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