Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "This is one freed by Allah Almighty from Hell." (The narrator says:) So from that day he came to be called Atiq; before that his name was Abdullah bin Uthman.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded something similar, and the narrators of both are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 14289
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
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