حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَی کُلِّ خَلِيلٍ مِنْ خُلَّتِهِ وَلَوْ کُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَکْرٍ خَلِيلًا إِنَّ صَاحِبَکُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ قَالَ وَکِيعٌ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 93
It was narrated that ‘Abdulláh said: “The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: ‘I have no need of the friendship of any Khalil (close friend) but if I were to have taken anyone as a close friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend, but your companion is the close friend of Allah.’” (One of the narrators) Waki’ said: (by the phrase ‘your companion’), he was referring to himself. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020