(5) باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً " قَالَهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiya:
I asked my father (`Ali bin Abi Talib), "Who are the best people after Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He said, "Abu Bakr." I asked, "Who then?" He said, "Then `Umar. " I was afraid he would say "Uthman, so I said, "Then you?" He said, "I am only an ordinary person. (FR)
Reference (FR): Sahih al-Bukhari 3671 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 62, Hadith 21 (FR)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 20 (FR)