(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. (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan Abi Dawud 4628 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 42, Hadith 33 (FR)
English translation (FR): Book 41, Hadith 4611 (FR)