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Musnad Ahmad 3580
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It 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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Book 26, Hadith 3580
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