English translation
[6172] 3 - (2383) ‘Abdullâh bin Mas'ûd narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “If I were to have taken a Khalîl I would have taken Abû Bakr as a close friend, but he is my brother and my companion. Allâh, Exalted and Glorified is He, has taken your companion as a Khalîl.”
