Hadith #286
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْ
نَ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا
Isnad Chain
أبو سعيد وابن جعفر
شعبة
أبو إسحاق
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Abu Sa'id and Ibn Ja'far, from Shu'ba, from Abu Ishaq — Muhammad [ibn Ja'far] says: from Abu Ishaq — from Abu al-Ahwas — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'If I were to take a close intimate companion [khalil] from my ummah, I would have taken Abu Bakr as my khalil.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 286
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4124
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40514