Hadithsahih
Sahih al-Bukhari #3500
Companions of the Prophet· Companions of the Prophet
sahih_bukhari:3500حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ، أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنْ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي ".
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion (in Islam).
Chain 1·6 narrators
5
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “عن”
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4
ابن عباس رضى الله عنهما
Sahabisahabi
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
عكرمة
Sahabisahabi
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
1
Tabi'ithiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Muslim ibn Ibrahim al-Misri← Compiler
مسلم بن إبراهيم
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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