Companions of the Prophet
كتاب فضائل أصحاب النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم
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Bai'a (pledge) of 'Uthman bin Affan رضي الله عنه as a caliph
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ENGLISH
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion (in Islam).
ARABIC
وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ، أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنْ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي