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
الحديث: 3671 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 7
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3671. Narrated Muḥammad bin Al-Ḥanafiyya: I asked my father ('Alī bin Abī Ṭālib), "Who are the best people after Allāh's Messenger ﷺ?" He said, "Abū Bakr." I asked, "Who then?" He said, "Then 'Umar." I was afraid he would say ‘Uthmān, so I said, “Then you?” He said, “I am only (an ordinary) man from amongst the Muslims.” [See Faṭḥ Al-Bārī]
3671 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَامِعُ بْنُ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الحَنَفِيَّةِ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي أَيُّ النَّاسِ خَيْرٌ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: «أَبُو بَكْرٍ»، قُلْتُ: ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ: «ثُمَّ عُمَرُ»، وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يَقُولَ عُثْمَانُ، قُلْتُ: ثُمَّ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: «مَا أَنَا إِلَّا رَجُلٌ مِنَ المُسْلِمِينَ»
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