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Common narrators appear once. Edge weights show how many input chains share that transmission step.

Hadiths in comparison

Sahih al-Bukhari · 3656sahih
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion (in Islam).
Sahih Muslim · 2383 bsahih
If I were to choose from my Umma anyone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr.
Sahih Muslim · 2383 csahih
If I were to choose as my bosom friend I would have chosen the son of Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr) as my bosom friend.
Sahih Muslim · 2383 esahih
" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) is reported to have said: Behold I am free from the dependence of all bosom friends and if I were to choose anyone as bosom friend I would have taken Abu Bakr as my bosom friend. Allah has taken your companion as a f
Musnad Ahmad · 3884graded
“If I were to take a close friend from among my ummah, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend."
Musnad Ahmad · 4134graded
He said: "If I were to take anyone among my ummah as a close friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend."

Merged isnād DAG

Top: Prophet ﷺ. Each row is one transmission generation. Cards show narrator metadata; the badge shows how many of the compared hadiths pass through that narrator.