حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كُنَّا نَقُولُ فِي زَمَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ ثُمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ وَلَقَدْ أُوتِيَ ابْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ لَأَنْ تَكُونَ لِي وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ زَوَّجَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْنَتَهُ وَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ وَسَدَّ الْأَبْوَابَ إِلَّا بَابَهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَأَعْطَاهُ الرَّايَةَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4797
It was narrated that Ibn Umar said: at the time of the Prophet (PBUH) , we used to say: theMessenger of Allah is the best of the people, then Abu Bakr, then 'Umar. However, Ibn Abi Talib has been given three characteristics: if i were to have one of them, that would be dear to me than red camels: the Messenger erf Allah (PBUH) gave daughter to him in marriage and she bore him children; he closed up all the doors into the mosque except his (All’s) door; and he gave him the banner on the day of Khaybar.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020