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Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “If I were to take a close friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend, but he is my brother and companion, and Allah has taken your companion as a close friend.” [Narrated by Muslim]
Ali al-Qari said: This Hadith is clear evidence that Abu Bakr is the most virtuous of the companions.
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- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2383a (unverified) 96% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
حضرت ملا علی قاری نے فرمایا اس حدیث شریف میں واضح دلیل ہے۔ اس بات کی کہ ابوبکر تمام صحابہ میں افضل ہیں۔