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Sunan Abi DawudSahih (Al-Albani)

سنن أبي داود

Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 4628

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah), with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
33

Chapter 8

Chapter context: Order Of The Companions In Respect Of Merit

باب فِي التَّفْضِيلِ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ قَالَ سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ كُنَّا نَقُولُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَىٌّ أَفْضَلُ أُمَّةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْدَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ عُثْمَانُ رضى الله عنهم أَجْمَعِينَ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Ibn ‘Umar said:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was alive, we used to say: The most excellent member of the community of the Prophet (ﷺ) after himself is Abu Bakr, then ‘Umar, then 'Uthman.

About this reference

Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 4628 in Sunan Abi Dawud. It appears in Book 42, Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah), as in-book entry 33 under the chapter “Order Of The Companions In Respect Of Merit.”

Browse every hadith in Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)

Reference details

Collection
Sunan Abi Dawud
In-book entry
33

Source and grading notes

Sunan Abi Dawud 4628 In-book : Book 42, Hadith 33 English translation : Book 41, Hadith 4611

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Sahih

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