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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عبد الله بن مسعود
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
مُسْنَدُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
Musnad Abi Ya'la 5149 — the Prophet ﷺ said: If I were to take anyone
وَعَنْ مُغِيرَةَ ، عَنْ وَاصِلِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْهُذَيْلِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ خَلِيلًا ، لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ خَلِيلًا ، وَلَكِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللهِ ، وَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ نَزَلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ ، لِكُلِّ آيَةٍ مِنْهَا ظَهْرٌ وَبَطْنٌ ، وَلِكُلِّ حَدٍّ مَطْلَعٌ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I were to take anyone from the people of the earth as my khalil (intimate friend), I would have taken Abu Bakr bin Abi Quhafah as my khalil; but this companion of yours (meaning the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself) is the khalil of Allah. And indeed the Qur'an was revealed in seven ahruf (modes); each of its verses has an outer meaning and an inner meaning, and every limit (of the Shari'ah) has a point of access (a place of awareness and understanding)."
