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Sunan Ibn Majah 93سنن ابن ماجه 93
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أَلاَ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَى كُلِّ خَلِيلٍ مِنْ خُلَّتِهِ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلاً إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ " . قَالَ وَكِيعٌ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ .
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'I have no need of the friendship of any Khalil (close friend) but if I were to have taken anyone as a close friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend, but your companion is the close friend of Allah,'" (One of the narrators) Waki' said: (by the phrase 'your companion'), he was referring to himself.
Grading
Sahih
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Sahih
- Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih Muslim
Chain of narrators
علي بن محمد بن إسحاق ← وكيع بن الجراح بن مليح ← سليمان بن مهران ← عبد الله بن مرة ← عوف بن مالك بن نضلة ← عبد الله بن مسعود
Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq → Waki' ibn al-Jarrah ibn Malih → Sulayman ibn Mihran → Abdullah ibn Murra → Awf ibn Malik ibn Nadla → `Abdullah
