Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiya:
I asked my father (`Ali bin Abi Talib), "Who are the best people after Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He said, "Abu Bakr." I asked, "Who then?" He said, "Then `Umar. " I was afraid he would say "Uthman, so I said, "Then you?" He said, "I am only an ordinary person.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3671 |
In-book reference | : Book 62, Hadith 21 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 20 |
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