مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
Narration on Disavowing Taking a Close Friend
Hadith 113
113 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا الْأَعْمَشُ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَبْرَأُ إِلَي كُلِّ خَلِيلٍ مِنْ خِلِّهِ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا، وَإِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ لَخَلِيلُ اللَّهِ» يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am free from liability for every companion's companionship. If I were to take anyone as a close friend (khalil), I would have taken Abu Bakr as my khalil, but your Master is Allah's khalil."
