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Musnad Ahmed: Hadith 3857

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

مسند احمد

3857
Musnad Ahmed
Its isnad is saheeh, Muslims (2383)]
It was narrated that Abul Ahwas said: ‘Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I disavow the friendship of anyone who claims l am his close friend. If I were to have taken a close friend (khaleel) I would have taken Ibn Abu Quhafah (i.e., Abu Bakr) as a close friend, but your companion (meaning himself) is the close friend (khaleel) of Allah."
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 3880
Arabic/English book : Book 26, Hadith 3880