Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 3656
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ، أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنْ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي ".
Translation
Muslim ibn Ibrahim narrated to us: Wuhaib narrated to us: Ayyub narrated to us, from ʿIkrima, from Ibn ʿAbbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet ﷺ, who said, “If I were to take an intimate friend from my community, I would take Abu Bakr; but he is my brother and companion.”