Sahih al-Bukhari 3657

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كتاب فضائل أصحاب النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم ›

Chapter: "If I were to take Khalil ..."

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by 'Abdul Wahab bin 'Abdul Majeed al-Thaqaf 6 narrators

Ma'la bin Asad al-'Ami Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 212 AH Musa bin Isma'il al-Munqari al-Tabudhaki Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 223 AH Wahayb bin Khalid bin 'Ajlan al-Bahli Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 165 AH or after Ayoub al-Sakhtiyani Tābiʿī 66 or 68 AH – 131 AH Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~150 AH – ~240 AH 'Abdul Wahab bin 'Abdul Majeed al-Thaqaf Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~108 AH – 194 AH

Narrated Aiyub: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."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 3657

In-book reference

Book 62, Hadith 9

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 9

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى، وَمُوسَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَقَالَ، ‏ "‏ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُهُ خَلِيلاً، وَلَكِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الإِسْلاَمِ أَفْضَلُ ‏"‏‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، مِثْلَهُ‏.‏

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