Hadith #326

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏عَفَّانُ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏خَالِدِ بْنِ رِبْعِيٍّ الْأَسَدِيِّ ‏ ‏أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ‏ ‏ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ‏ ‏يَقُولُ ‏ ‏سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏يَقُولُ ‏ ‏إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ ‏ ‏خَلِيلُ ‏ ‏اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Affan, from Abu 'Awana, from 'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Umayr, from Khalid ibn Rib'iy al-Asadi — that he heard Ibn Mas'ud say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Indeed your companion [Muhammad (ﷺ)] is the khalil of Allah (عز وجل).'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 326

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3564

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39954