Hadith #446
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Arabic Text
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ع
Body (Matn)
َنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا أَحَدًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ خَلِيلًا
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عبد الرزاقnarrator
عبد الرزاق
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أبي إسحاق عcompanion
أبي إسحاق ع
English Translation
'Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma'mar informed us, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu al-Ahwas, from Ibn Mas'ud رضي الله عنه who said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'If I were to take a khalil (intimate friend), I would have taken Abu Bakr as a khalil. But your companion is the khalil of Allah' — meaning himself ﷺ.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 446
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3684
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40074