مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 4413
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْهُذَيْلِ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا، لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا، وَلَكِنْ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي، وَقَدِ اتَّخَذَ اللهُ، ، صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلًا " (١)،
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 anyone as a close friend (khalil), I would have taken Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) as my close friend, but he is my brother and companion, and your Prophet is the close friend (khalil) of Allah, the Exalted."
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This is Hadith 4413 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 26, Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood, as in-book entry 866.
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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 4413
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