Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: In the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) we used to say that the Messenger of Allah was the best of all people, then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Then Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was given three distinctions; if I had even one of them, it would be dearer to me than red camels: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married him to his daughter, and she bore him children; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had all the doors of the mosque closed except his particular door; and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the banner at the Battle of Khaybar.
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it, and the narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 14698
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
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