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Musnad AhmedIt was narrated that Abu Juhaifah said:
‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) addressed us and said: Shall I not tell you of the best of this ummah after its Prophet? [It is] Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq. Then he said: Shall I not tell you of the best of this ummah after its Prophet (ﷺ) and after Abu Bakr? He Said: [lt is] ʻUmar.
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 871
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 871
Arabic/English book : Book 5, Hadith 871