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«سمعت النبي قبل أن يموت بخمس وهو يقول: «إني أبرأ إلى الله أن يكون لي منكم خليل؛ فإن الله تعالى قد اتخذني خليلا كما اتخذ إبراهيم خليلا، ولو كنت متخذا من أمتي خليلا لاتخذت أبا بكر خليلا»»
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Summary
A report of Jundub ibn Abdullah al-Bajali in the Book of Prayer of Sahih Muslim, which he heard from the Prophet ﷺ five days before his death. It equates Abu Bakr's special love for the Prophet with the Prophet's divine friendship, and the text continues, "The one who has shown me most gratitude in companionship and wealth is Abu Bakr". 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Muhammad and Abraham.
Connections
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- Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· Muhammad· Ibrahim (Abraham)
People and things also explored
Mecca· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· The conversion of Abu Quhafa· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· The three years of the secret call· After Badr: the dead, the captives, the spoils, and the news in Mecca and Medina· The day of Badr: the lines, the duels and the victory· The Badr war council
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 532 — Had I taken a bosom friend, it would have been Abu Bakr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-0532/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.