Hadith #85

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Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ

Body (Matn)

عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ خَلِيلًا

Isnad Chain

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عبد الرحمنnarrator

عبد الرحمن

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سفيانnarrator

سفيان

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أبي إسحاقcompanion

أبي إسحاق

English Translation

It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via 'Abd al-Rahman, from Sufyan, from Abi Ishaq, from Abi al-Ahwas — that he said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Had I taken anyone as my intimate friend [khalil], I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafa [Abu Bakr] as my khalil.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 85

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3923

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