The Book of the Merits of the Companions
كتاب فضائل الصحابة رضى الله تعالى عنهم
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The Virtues Of Sa'd Bin Abi Waqqas (RA)
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ENGLISH
Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
If I were to choose from my Umma anyone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr.
ARABIC
لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَحَدًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ