مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكثرين من الصحابةMusnad of the Prolific Narrators Among the Companions
مسنَد عبد الله بن مسعود رَضِیَ اللَّه تَعَالَى عَنهMusnad of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith 3909
اُردوEn
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْأَحْوَصِ يَقُولُ : كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ : عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي ، لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I were to take a close friend (khalil) from among my Ummah, I would have taken Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)."
