(5) باب قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً " قَالَهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion (in Islam). (ID)
Reference (ID): Sahih al-Bukhari 3656 (ID)
In-book reference (ID): Book 62, Hadith 8 (ID)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 8 (ID)