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