[Machine] He, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , said, "If I were to take a close friend other than Allah, I would have taken Abu Bakr as my close friend."
لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا سِوَى اللهِ حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُ لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ جَعَلَ الْجَدَّ أَبًا