Hadith
Sahih Muslim #6017
The Book of the Merits of the Companions· كتاب فضائل الصحابة رضى الله تعالى عنهم
sahih_muslim:6017حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَحَدًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ " .
If I were to choose from my Umma anyone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr.
Chain 1·7 narrators
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Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “عن”
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5
عبد الله
عبد الله
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
4
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
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3
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
1
محمد بن جعفر
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna ibn Bashar← Compiler
محمد بن المثنى وابن بشار - واللفظ لابن المثنى - قالا
Taba Tabi'inunknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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