Narrated Aiyub:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr) as a Khalil, but the Islamic brotherhood is better."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3657 |
In-book reference | : Book 62, Hadith 9 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 9 |
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