Musnad Ahmad 3580
graded· 2383It was narrated from `Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) from
The Prophet (ﷺ) “I disavow the friendship of anyone who claims I am his close friend. If I were to have taken a close friend (khaleel) I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend, but your companion (meaning himself) is the close friend (khaleel) of Allah.”
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- Arabic/English book
- Book 26, Hadith 3580