(8) باب فِي التَّفْضِيلِ
Ibn 'Umar said:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was alive, we used to say: The most excellent member of the community of the Prophet (ﷺ) after himself is Abu Bakr, then 'Umar, then 'Uthman. (AR)
Reference (AR): Sunan Abi Dawud 4628 (AR)
In-book reference (AR): Book 42, Hadith 33 (AR)
English translation (AR): Book 41, Hadith 4611 (AR)