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Musnad Ahmed: Hadith 3557

26. 'Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas''ood'

مسند احمد

3557
Musnad Ahmed
Its isnad is saheeh, Muslim (2383)]
It was narrated from `Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) from
The Prophet (ﷺ) “I disavow the friendship of anyone who claims I am his close friend. If I were to have taken a close friend (khaleel) I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend, but your companion (meaning himself) is the close friend (khaleel) of Allah.”
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 3580
Arabic/English book : Book 26, Hadith 3580