Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I visited Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in his house and said: "O best of people after the Messenger of Allah!" He said: "Stop, O Abu Juhayfah! Woe to you! Shall I not tell you who are the best of people after the Messenger of Allah? They are Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)." (Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:) "O Abu Juhayfah! Woe to you! Love for me and hatred for Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) cannot come together in the heart of a believer."
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains a narrator, al-Fadl bin al-Mukhtar, who is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 14357
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