Book 62: Companions of the Prophet
Chapter: "If I were to take Khalil ..."
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Sahih al-Bukhari 3656 · Book 62, Hadith 8
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Narrated by ibn Abbas 5 narrators
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 3656
In-book reference
Book 62, Hadith 8
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 8
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا 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 ".
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