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Musnad Ahmad 836

The best of this ummah after its Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is Abu Bakr, the best of it after Abu Bakr is Umar; and if I wanted, I could name the third one.

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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، و عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، و عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ خَيْرُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَخَيْرُهَا بَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ سَمَّيْتُ الثَّالِثَ

The best of this ummah after its Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is Abu Bakr, the best of it after Abu Bakr is Umar; and if I wanted, I could name the third one.

Musnad Ahmad 836, Book 5, Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Hadith 308. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Ahmad back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam AhmadCompiler, died 241 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn AdamTold us, Third generation, died 203 AH
  3. 3Malik ibn MighwalTold us, Third generation, died 157 AH
  4. 4Habib ibn Abi ThabitFrom, Successor, died 119 AH
  5. 5Abd Khayr ibn YazidFrom, Successor, died 81 AH
  6. 6عَلِيٍّ وFrom
  7. 7Amir ash-ShabiFrom, Successor, died 103 AH
  8. 8Wahb ibn AbdullahFrom, Companion, died 74 AH
  9. 9عَلِيٍّ وFrom
  10. 10Awn ibn Abi JuhayfahFrom, Successor, died 116 AH
  11. 11Wahb ibn AbdullahFrom, Companion, died 74 AH
  12. 12Ali ibn Abi TalibFrom, Companion, died 40 AH

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