صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابة
The Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب مِنْ فَضَائِلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ:
Chapter: The Virtues Of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (RA)
Hadith 2382
This hadith is listed as number 6171 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي النَّضْرِ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ ، وَبُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : خَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّاسَ يَوْمًا ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If I were to choose a bosom friend I would have definitely chosen Abu Bakr (RA) as my bosom friend, but he is my brother and my companion and Allah, the Exalted and Gliorious. has taken your brother and companion (meaning Prophet (ﷺ) himself) as a friend.
