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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 4354

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In-book entry
807

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ، وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا، ، خَلِيلًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي (١) ، لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا " (٢)،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If I were to take a close friend (khalil) from among my Ummah, I would have taken Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 4354 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 26, Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood, as in-book entry 807.

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Reference details

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Musnad Ahmad
In-book entry
807

Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 4354

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