Muslim 6172 · Book 44
Sahih Muslim, 6172
The Book of the Merits of the Companions
Sahih (authentic)by the collection
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، بْنِ رَجَاءٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي الْهُذَيْلِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ، اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلاً وَلَكِنَّهُ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي وَقَدِ اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلاً " .
Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:If I were to choose a bosom friend I would have definitely chosen Abu Bakr as my bosom friend, but he is my brother and my companion and Allah, the Exalted and Gliorious. has taken your brother and companion (meaning Prophet himself) as a friendRapporté par Abdullah ibn Mas'ud رضي الله عنه : Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a dit : « Si je devais choisir un ami intime, j’aurais certainement choisi Abu Bakr comme ami intime, mais il est mon frère et mon compagnon, et Allah, le Très-Haut et Glorieux, a pris votre frère et compagnon (c’est-à-dire le Prophète lui-même) comme ami. »Grades given by scholars
Sahih collection: its hadiths are held authentic by the compiler.
Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).