Narrated Ibn `Umar:
During the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) we considered Abu Bakr as peerless and then `Umar and then `Uthman (coming next to him in superiority) and then we used not to differentiate between the companions of the Prophet.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3697 |
In-book reference | : Book 62, Hadith 47 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 47 |
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