Hadith #268
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّة
َ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَى كُلِّ خَلِيلٍ مِنْ خُلَّتِهِ وَلَوْ اتَّخَذْتُ خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Waki', from al-A'mash, from 'Abdullah ibn Murra, from Abi al-Ahwas — that 'Abdullah said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Indeed, I declare myself free from every [bond of] close friendship [khulla] before each person. And had I taken a khalil [intimate friend], I would have taken Abu Bakr as my khalil. Verily, your companion [Muhammad] is the khalil of Allah (عز وجل).'
Topics
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 268
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3506
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39896