صحيح البخاري

Hadith 3657

Book 62: The Virtues and Merits of The Companions of The Prophet

كِتَاب فَضَائِلِ الصحابة

Chapter 5

(5) Chapter. The saying of the Prophet: “If I were to take a Khalil...".

5- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً»:

English narration

Narrated by أيوب السختياني

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr) as a Khalil, but the Islamic brotherhood is better."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ , وَمُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ التَّبُوذَكِيُّ , قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، وَقَالَ : "

لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُهُ خَلِيلًا وَلَكِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ أَفْضَلُ

" حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ مِثْلَهُ .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3657In-book: Book 62, Hadith 3657

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