Hadith 3660

"If I Was To Take A Khalil, Then I Would Take Abū Bakr As A Khalil."

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Darussalam · Volume 6

46. Chapters On Al-Manāqib (Virtues) From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 41

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English translation

3660. Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sat upon the Minbar and said: 'Indeed a worshipper has been given a choice by Allāh, between Him giving him from the bounty of this life as much as he wishes, and between what is with Him. So he chose what is with Him.' So Abū Bakr said: 'We will ransom our fathers and mothers for you O Messenger of Allāh!'" He said: "So we were amazed. Then the people said: 'Look at this old man. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ informs about a worshipper whom Allāh gave the choice, between Him giving him from the bounty of this life as much as he wishes, and between that which is with Allāh, and he says: 'We will ransom our fathers and mothers for you?' But the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was the one given the choice, and Abū Bakr was the one most knowledgeable of it among them. So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'From those who were most beneficial to me among the people in their companionship and their wealth was Abū Bakr. And if I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abū Bakr as a Khalil. But rather, the brotherhood of Islām. Let there not remain a door in the Masjid except the door of Abū Bakr.'" (Sahih) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Arabic text

٣٦٦٠ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ‌مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ ‌عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ عَبْدًا خَيَّرَهُ اللهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ» الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَاخْتَارَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: فَدَيْنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِآبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا، قَالَ: فَعَجِبْنَا، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا الشَّيْخِ يُخْبِرُ رَسُولَ اللهِ عَنْ عَبْدٍ خَيَّرَهُ اللهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَ اللهِ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: فَدَيْنَاكَ بِآبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا، قَالَ: فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ هُوَ الْمُخَيَّرَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ هُوَ أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ مِنْ أَمَنِّ النَّاسِ عَلَيَّ فِي صُحْبَتِهِ وَمَالِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا، وَلَكِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ، لَا تُبْقَيَنَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ خَوْخَةٌ إِلَّا خَوْخَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

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Other Companions could not comprehend the real meaning of the Prophet's ﷺ statement but Abū Bakr instantly understood the real meaning and started weeping, upon which the other Companions were amazed.