Jami at-Tirmidhi 3655
Jami at-Tirmidhi · Book 49: Chapters on Virtues · The Virtues Of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, May Allah Be Pleased With Him, And His Name Is 'Abdullah bin 'Uthman, And His Nickname Is 'Atiq
Narrated 'Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الثَّوْرِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَبْرَأُ إِلَى كُلِّ خَلِيلٍ مِنْ خِلِّهِ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ خَلِيلاً وَإِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ .
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "I free myself of the friendship of every Khalil, and if I were to take a Khalil then I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafah as a Khalil. And indeed your companion is Allah's Khalil."
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)