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Sahih Muslim, 2383 d
sahih

Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

If I were to choose amongst the people of earth someone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen the son of Abu Quhafa as my friends but God has taken your companion as a friend.

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ وَاصِلِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي، الْهُذَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ خَلِيلاً وَلَكِنْ صَاحِبُكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ ‏

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Isnad

9 transmitters
  1. 1'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)al-Kufa · d. 239 AH
  2. 2Zuhayr bin HarbNisa'/Baghdad · d. 234 AH/848 CE
  3. 3Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Muhammadal-Basra · d. 253 AH
  4. 4Ishaq bin Shahyn al-Wastial-Wasit · d. after 250 AH
  5. 5Jarir bin 'Abdullah al-BajliMedina/Kufa · d. ~51 AH
  6. 6al-Mughira bin Maqsamal-Kufa · d. 136 AH
  7. 7'Abdullah bin Abi al-Hadhaylal-Kufa · d. < 100 AH
  8. 8Abu al-Ahwus, Salam bin Sulaym al-Hanafial-Kufa · d. 179 AH
  9. 9ibn UmarMakkah/Medina · d. 74 AH/693 CE
References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 44, Hadith 7
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 31, Hadith 5874 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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